diff --git a/src/python/jw/pkg/cmds/projects/CmdListRepos.py b/src/python/jw/pkg/cmds/projects/CmdListRepos.py
index ef5114be..8b36d515 100644
--- a/src/python/jw/pkg/cmds/projects/CmdListRepos.py
+++ b/src/python/jw/pkg/cmds/projects/CmdListRepos.py
@@ -66,12 +66,17 @@ class CmdListRepos(Cmd): # export
                         assert username is not None
                         cmd_input = (f'-u {username}:{password}').encode('utf-8')
                         curl_args.extend(['-K-'])
-                    curl_args.extend([
-		                  f'https://{url.hostname}/code/api/v1/orgs/{args.from_user}/repos'
-                    ])
-                    repos = await run_curl(curl_args, cmd_input=cmd_input)
-                    for repo in repos:
-                        print(repo['name'])
+                    for entities_dir in ['orgs', 'users']:
+                        api_url = f'https://{url.hostname}/code/api/v1/{entities_dir}/{args.from_user}/repos'
+                        try:
+                            repos = await run_curl(curl_args + api_url, cmd_input=cmd_input)
+                            for repo in repos:
+                                print(repo['name'])
+                            break
+                        except:
+                            pass
+                        else:
+                            raise RuntimeError(f'Failed to fetch repository list from assumed Forgejo instance at {args.base_url}')
                     return
         if os.path.isdir(args.base_url):
             for subdir in ["." , args.from_user]: