diff --git a/packages/server/src/server/project-group-key.test.ts b/packages/server/src/server/project-group-key.test.ts
index a54c64b61..ea955124c 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/server/project-group-key.test.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/server/project-group-key.test.ts
@@ -20,15 +20,17 @@ describe("deriveProjectGroupKey", () => {
 
   test("normalizes the default SSH port", () => {
     const rootPath = path.resolve("repo");
-
-    expect(
+    const derive = (remoteUrl: string) =>
       deriveProjectGroupKey({
         rootPath,
-        remoteUrl: "ssh://git@github.com:22/getpaseo/paseo.git",
+        remoteUrl,
         worktreeRoot: rootPath,
         mainRepoRoot: null,
-      }),
-    ).toBe("remote:github.com/getpaseo/paseo");
+      });
+
+    expect(derive("ssh://git@github.com:22/getpaseo/paseo.git")).toBe(
+      derive("ssh://git@github.com/getpaseo/paseo.git"),
+    );
   });
 
   test("accepts a root-level remote repository path", () => {
@@ -70,6 +72,21 @@ describe("deriveProjectGroupKey", () => {
     expect(derive("example.com:srv/repo.git")).not.toBe(derive("example.com:/srv/repo.git"));
   });
 
+  test("distinguishes absolute SSH URL paths from home-relative SCP paths", () => {
+    const rootPath = path.resolve("repo");
+    const derive = (remoteUrl: string) =>
+      deriveProjectGroupKey({
+        rootPath,
+        remoteUrl,
+        worktreeRoot: rootPath,
+        mainRepoRoot: null,
+      });
+
+    expect(derive("ssh://git@example.com/srv/repo.git")).not.toBe(
+      derive("git@example.com:srv/repo.git"),
+    );
+  });
+
   test("distinguishes SSH users for home-relative SCP paths", () => {
     const rootPath = path.resolve("repo");
     const derive = (remoteUrl: string) =>
@@ -115,15 +132,17 @@ describe("deriveProjectGroupKey", () => {
 
   test.each(["git+ssh:", "ssh+git:"])("normalizes SSH alias default ports for %s", (scheme) => {
     const rootPath = path.resolve("repo");
-
-    expect(
+    const derive = (remoteUrl: string) =>
       deriveProjectGroupKey({
         rootPath,
-        remoteUrl: `${scheme}//git@github.com:22/getpaseo/paseo.git`,
+        remoteUrl,
         worktreeRoot: rootPath,
         mainRepoRoot: null,
-      }),
-    ).toBe("remote:github.com/getpaseo/paseo");
+      });
+
+    expect(derive(`${scheme}//git@github.com:22/getpaseo/paseo.git`)).toBe(
+      derive("ssh://git@github.com/getpaseo/paseo.git"),
+    );
   });
 
   test("accepts an SCP-style remote with a bracketed IPv6 host", () => {
diff --git a/packages/server/src/server/project-group-key.ts b/packages/server/src/server/project-group-key.ts
index ef4b3bfda..f3603f8bb 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/server/project-group-key.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/server/project-group-key.ts
@@ -82,13 +82,15 @@ function parseUrlRemote(remoteUrl: string): RemoteLocation | null {
   try {
     const parsed = new URL(remoteUrl);
     const host = deriveRemoteHost(parsed);
-    const remotePath = parsed.pathname ? parsed.pathname.replace(/^\/+/, "") : null;
+    const preserveLeadingSlash = ["git+ssh:", "ssh:", "ssh+git:"].includes(parsed.protocol);
+    let remotePath = parsed.pathname || null;
+    if (remotePath && !preserveLeadingSlash) remotePath = remotePath.replace(/^\/+/, "");
     if (!host || !remotePath) return null;
     return {
       host,
       path: remotePath,
       relativePathUser: null,
-      preserveLeadingSlash: false,
+      preserveLeadingSlash,
       decodePercentEncoding: true,
     };
   } catch {