diff --git a/.changeset/mean-seas-bake.md b/.changeset/mean-seas-bake.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d675352ebd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/mean-seas-bake.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-catalog-import': patch
+---
+
+Create "url" type location when registering using the catalog-import plugin.
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-import/src/api/CatalogImportClient.ts b/plugins/catalog-import/src/api/CatalogImportClient.ts
index 0e3ea2e1d6..0e28042db3 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-import/src/api/CatalogImportClient.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-import/src/api/CatalogImportClient.ts
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ export class CatalogImportClient implements CatalogImportApi {
         },
         method: 'POST',
         body: JSON.stringify({
-          location: { type: 'github', target: repo },
+          location: { type: 'url', target: repo },
         }),
       },
     ).catch(e => {
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ export class CatalogImportClient implements CatalogImportApi {
         },
         method: 'POST',
         body: JSON.stringify({
-          type: 'github',
+          type: 'url',
           target: location,
           presence: 'optional',
         }),