diff --git a/llvm/utils/git/github-automation.py b/llvm/utils/git/github-automation.py
index e2b84aeca3ad7..7eb76e435b3f3 100755
--- a/llvm/utils/git/github-automation.py
+++ b/llvm/utils/git/github-automation.py
@@ -603,16 +603,16 @@ def execute_command(self) -> bool:
         """
         This function reads lines from STDIN and executes the first command
         that it finds.  The 2 supported commands are:
-        /cherry-pick commit0 <commit1> <commit2> <...>
-        /branch <owner>/<repo>/<branch>
+        /cherry-pick<:> commit0 <commit1> <commit2> <...>
+        /branch<:> <owner>/<repo>/<branch>
         """
         for line in sys.stdin:
             line.rstrip()
-            m = re.search(r"/([a-z-]+)\s(.+)", line)
+            m = re.search(r"/([a-z-]+)(:?)(?:\s(.+))?", line)
             if not m:
                 continue
             command = m.group(1)
-            args = m.group(2)
+            args = m.group(3)
 
             if command == "cherry-pick":
                 arg_list = args.split()