diff --git a/clearml_agent/helper/package/external_req.py b/clearml_agent/helper/package/external_req.py
index 276567c..cfee106 100644
--- a/clearml_agent/helper/package/external_req.py
+++ b/clearml_agent/helper/package/external_req.py
@@ -94,12 +94,13 @@ class ExternalRequirements(SimpleSubstitution):
                 vcs_url = vcs_url[::-1].replace(fragment[::-1], '', 1)[::-1]
                 # remove ssh:// or git:// prefix for git detection and credentials
                 scheme = ''
+                full_vcs_url = vcs_url
                 if vcs_url and (vcs_url.startswith('ssh://') or vcs_url.startswith('git://')):
                     scheme = 'ssh://'  # notice git:// is actually ssh://
                     vcs_url = vcs_url[6:]
 
                 from ..repo import Git
-                vcs = Git(session=session, url=vcs_url, location=None, revision=None)
+                vcs = Git(session=session, url=full_vcs_url, location=None, revision=None)
                 vcs._set_ssh_url()
                 new_req_line = 'git+{}{}{}'.format(
                     '' if scheme and '://' in vcs.url else scheme,