diff --git a/tools/test/examples/update.py b/tools/test/examples/update.py
index 03418112ef..a385d6fbe1 100644
--- a/tools/test/examples/update.py
+++ b/tools/test/examples/update.py
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ def check_update_status(examples, github, tag):
             sys.exit(1)
 
         # Create the full repository filter component
-        org_str = ''.join(['repo:', 'ARMmbed/', example['name']])
+        org_str = ''.join(['repo:ARMmbed/', example['name']])
         filt = ' '.join([org_str, 'is:pr', tag])        
         merged = False