diff --git a/workflow-direct/main.go b/workflow-direct/main.go
index c600eb4..4fc1a6d 100644
--- a/workflow-direct/main.go
+++ b/workflow-direct/main.go
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ next_repo:
 		}
 
 		// add repository to git project
-		common.PanicOnError(git.GitExec(config.GitProjectName, "submodule", "--quiet", "add", "--depth", "1", r.SSHURL, r.Name))
+		common.PanicOnError(git.GitExec(config.GitProjectName, "submodule", "--quiet", "add", "--depth", "1", r.CloneURL, r.Name))
 
 		if len(config.Branch) > 0 {
 			if err := git.GitExec(path.Join(config.GitProjectName, r.Name), "fetch", "--depth", "1", "origin", config.Branch+":"+config.Branch); err != nil {