diff --git a/news/2597.bugfix.md b/news/2597.bugfix.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..66ab4dd1fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/news/2597.bugfix.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Failed to clone template repository if the URL contains the rev part.
diff --git a/src/pdm/cli/templates/__init__.py b/src/pdm/cli/templates/__init__.py
index 32874a5f8a..0ad13a460a 100644
--- a/src/pdm/cli/templates/__init__.py
+++ b/src/pdm/cli/templates/__init__.py
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ def _prepare_git_template(self, url: str) -> None:
         left, amp, right = url.rpartition("@")
         if left != "git" and amp:
             extra_args = [f"--branch={right}"]
+            url = left
         else:
             extra_args = []
         git_command = ["git", "clone", "--recursive", "--depth=1", *extra_args, url, self._path.as_posix()]