diff --git a/repoman.py b/repoman.py
index 686046e..a880a53 100644
--- a/repoman.py
+++ b/repoman.py
@@ -118,39 +118,45 @@ def gitea_get(cfg: Config, path: str, params: dict[str, str] | None = None) -> t
         raise RuntimeError(f"no se pudo contactar con {cfg.url}: {e.reason}") from e
 
 
-def fetch_remote_repos(cfg: Config, owner: str) -> list[RemoteRepo]:
-    repos: list[RemoteRepo] = []
-    page = 1
-    while True:
-        status, body, _ = gitea_get(
-            cfg,
-            "/repos/search",
-            {"owner": owner, "limit": "50", "page": str(page)},
+def _parse_repo_list(body: bytes) -> list[RemoteRepo]:
+    items = json.loads(body or b"[]")
+    return [
+        RemoteRepo(
+            name=item.get("name", ""),
+            full_name=item.get("full_name", ""),
+            clone_url=item.get("clone_url", ""),
+            ssh_url=item.get("ssh_url", ""),
+            description=item.get("description") or "",
+            private=bool(item.get("private", False)),
+            default_branch=item.get("default_branch") or "main",
         )
-        if status == 401:
-            raise RuntimeError("401 no autorizado — revisa server.token en la config")
-        if status >= 400:
-            raise RuntimeError(f"Gitea devolvió HTTP {status}: {body[:200].decode('utf-8', 'replace')}")
-        data = json.loads(body or b"{}")
-        items = data.get("data") or []
-        if not items:
-            break
-        for item in items:
-            repos.append(
-                RemoteRepo(
-                    name=item.get("name", ""),
-                    full_name=item.get("full_name", ""),
-                    clone_url=item.get("clone_url", ""),
-                    ssh_url=item.get("ssh_url", ""),
-                    description=item.get("description") or "",
-                    private=bool(item.get("private", False)),
-                    default_branch=item.get("default_branch") or "main",
-                )
-            )
-        if len(items) < 50:
-            break
-        page += 1
-    return repos
+        for item in items
+    ]
+
+
+def fetch_remote_repos(cfg: Config, owner: str) -> list[RemoteRepo]:
+    """Lista los repos de un owner. Prueba primero como organización, luego como usuario."""
+    for endpoint in (f"/orgs/{owner}/repos", f"/users/{owner}/repos"):
+        repos: list[RemoteRepo] = []
+        page = 1
+        found = False
+        while True:
+            status, body, _ = gitea_get(cfg, endpoint, {"limit": "50", "page": str(page)})
+            if status == 401:
+                raise RuntimeError("401 no autorizado — revisa server.token en la config")
+            if status == 404:
+                break  # no es este tipo, probamos el siguiente
+            if status >= 400:
+                raise RuntimeError(f"Gitea devolvió HTTP {status}: {body[:200].decode('utf-8', 'replace')}")
+            found = True
+            items = _parse_repo_list(body)
+            repos.extend(items)
+            if len(items) < 50:
+                break
+            page += 1
+        if found:
+            return repos
+    raise RuntimeError(f"'{owner}' no existe como usuario ni como organización en el servidor")
 
 
 # --- escaneo local ----------------------------------------------------------