diff --git a/__tests__/util/version.js b/__tests__/util/version.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4a93b7fb07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/__tests__/util/version.js
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+/* @flow */
+
+import {explodeHashedUrl} from '../../src/util/version';
+
+describe('getDataDir', () => {
+  test('correctly separates a url with a hash', () => {
+    const expectedUrl = 'git+ssh://git@github.com:org/proj.git';
+    const expectedHash = 'branch';
+    const {url, hash} = explodeHashedUrl(`${expectedUrl}#${expectedHash}`);
+    expect(url).toBe(expectedUrl);
+    expect(hash).toBe(expectedHash);
+  });
+
+  test('returns an empty string as the hash for a url with no hash', () => {
+    const expectedUrl = 'git+ssh://git@github.com:org/proj.git';
+    const expectedHash = '';
+    const {url, hash} = explodeHashedUrl(expectedUrl);
+    expect(url).toBe(expectedUrl);
+    expect(hash).toBe(expectedHash);
+  });
+
+  test('correctly separates a url with a hash in the hash', () => {
+    const expectedUrl = 'git+ssh://git@github.com:org/proj.git';
+    const expectedHash = 'branch#123';
+    const {url, hash} = explodeHashedUrl(`${expectedUrl}#${expectedHash}`);
+    expect(url).toBe(expectedUrl);
+    expect(hash).toBe(expectedHash);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/util/version.js b/src/util/version.js
index a335a5ca50..12e0f43ab3 100644
--- a/src/util/version.js
+++ b/src/util/version.js
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 /* @flow */
 
 export function explodeHashedUrl(url: string): {url: string, hash: string} {
-  const parts = url.split('#');
+  const [server, ...hashes] = url.split('#');
 
   return {
-    hash: parts[1] || '',
-    url: parts[0],
+    hash: hashes.length ? hashes.join('#') : '',
+    url: server,
   };
 }