diff --git a/capycli/bom/map_bom.py b/capycli/bom/map_bom.py
index 357ffaab..2235d89f 100644
--- a/capycli/bom/map_bom.py
+++ b/capycli/bom/map_bom.py
@@ -507,9 +507,8 @@ def get_purl_from_match(self, match: Dict[str, Any]) -> str:
         """
         raw_purl = ""
         if "RepositoryId" in match and match["RepositoryId"]:
-            return match["RepositoryId"]
-
-        if "ExternalIds" in match:
+            raw_purl = match["RepositoryId"]
+        elif "ExternalIds" in match:
             if "package-url" in match["ExternalIds"]:
                 raw_purl = match["ExternalIds"]["package-url"]
             elif "purl" in match["ExternalIds"]:
@@ -520,9 +519,9 @@ def get_purl_from_match(self, match: Dict[str, Any]) -> str:
 
         purls = PurlUtils.parse_purls_from_external_id(raw_purl)
         if purls:
-            purl = purls[0]
+            return purls[0]
 
-        return purl
+        return ""
 
     def update_bom_item(self, component: Optional[Component], match: Dict[str, Any]) -> Component:
         """Update the (current) SBOM item with values from the match"""
diff --git a/tests/test_get_purl_from_match.py b/tests/test_get_purl_from_match.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0e70c2a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_get_purl_from_match.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+from capycli.bom.map_bom import MapBom
+
+
+def test_get_purl_from_match_stringified_array() -> None:
+    mb = MapBom()
+    # Mocking match with a JSON array string
+    match = {"RepositoryId": '["pkg:cargo/clap_builder@4.5.60","pkg:cargo/clap@4.5.60"]'}
+    purl = mb.get_purl_from_match(match)
+    assert purl == "pkg:cargo/clap_builder@4.5.60"
+
+
+def test_get_purl_from_match_single_purl() -> None:
+    mb = MapBom()
+    match = {"RepositoryId": "pkg:cargo/clap@4.5.60"}
+    purl = mb.get_purl_from_match(match)
+    assert purl == "pkg:cargo/clap@4.5.60"