--- a/app/workers/post_receive.rb
+++ b/app/workers/post_receive.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ class PostReceive
   include DedicatedSidekiqQueue

   def perform(gl_repository, identifier, changes)
-    project, is_wiki = Gitlab::GlRepository.parse(gl_repository)
+    # XXX: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/36783
+    # project, is_wiki = Gitlab::GlRepository.parse(gl_repository)
+    project, is_wiki = parse_project_identifier(gl_repository)

     if project.nil?
       log("Triggered hook for non-existing project with gl_repository \"#{gl_repository}\"")
@@ -59,6 +61,15 @@ class PostReceive
     # Nothing defined here yet.
   end

+  # XXX: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/36783
+  def parse_project_identifier(project_identifier)
+    if project_identifier.start_with?('/')
+      Gitlab::RepoPath.parse(project_identifier)
+    else
+      Gitlab::GlRepository.parse(project_identifier)
+    end
+  end
+
   def log(message)
     Gitlab::GitLogger.error("POST-RECEIVE: #{message}")
   end