diff --git a/core/git-access.c b/core/git-access.c
index bb5acbec6..ac8778f73 100644
--- a/core/git-access.c
+++ b/core/git-access.c
@@ -766,18 +766,21 @@ static git_repository *create_local_repo(const char *localdir, const char *remot
 	return cloned_repo;
 }
 
+enum remote_transport url_to_remote_transport(const char *remote)
+{
+	/* figure out the remote transport */
+	if (strncmp(remote, "ssh://", 6) == 0)
+		return RT_SSH;
+	else if (strncmp(remote, "https://", 8) == 0)
+		return RT_HTTPS;
+	else
+		return RT_OTHER;
+}
+
 static struct git_repository *get_remote_repo(const char *localdir, const char *remote, const char *branch)
 {
 	struct stat st;
-	enum remote_transport rt;
-
-	/* figure out the remote transport */
-	if (strncmp(remote, "ssh://", 6) == 0)
-		rt = RT_SSH;
-	else if (strncmp(remote, "https://", 8) == 0)
-		rt = RT_HTTPS;
-	else
-		rt = RT_OTHER;
+	enum remote_transport rt = url_to_remote_transport(remote);
 
 	if (verbose > 1) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "git_remote_repo: accessing %s\n", remote);
diff --git a/core/git-access.h b/core/git-access.h
index 6dec7a56b..77ff106a0 100644
--- a/core/git-access.h
+++ b/core/git-access.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ extern int do_git_save(git_repository *repo, const char *branch, const char *rem
 extern const char *saved_git_id;
 extern void clear_git_id(void);
 extern void set_git_id(const struct git_oid *);
+extern enum remote_transport url_to_remote_transport(const char *remote);
 void set_git_update_cb(int(*)(const char *));
 int git_storage_update_progress(const char *text);
 char *get_local_dir(const char *remote, const char *branch);
diff --git a/core/save-git.c b/core/save-git.c
index 287a8bab9..c8c9f06a4 100644
--- a/core/save-git.c
+++ b/core/save-git.c
@@ -1274,7 +1274,7 @@ int do_git_save(git_repository *repo, const char *branch, const char *remote, bo
 
 	/* now sync the tree with the remote server */
 	if (remote && !prefs.git_local_only)
-		return sync_with_remote(repo, remote, branch, RT_HTTPS);
+		return sync_with_remote(repo, remote, branch, url_to_remote_transport(remote));
 	return 0;
 }