diff --git a/obs-staging-bot/main.go b/obs-staging-bot/main.go
index 380a1b2..03d9002 100644
--- a/obs-staging-bot/main.go
+++ b/obs-staging-bot/main.go
@@ -57,8 +57,12 @@ func failOnError(err error, msg string) {
 
 func fetchPrGit(git common.Git, pr *models.PullRequest) error {
 	// clone PR head and base and return path
+	cloneURL := pr.Head.Repo.CloneURL
+	if (giteaUseSshClone) {
+		cloneURL = pr.Head.Repo.SSHURL
+	}
 	if _, err := os.Stat(path.Join(git.GetPath(), pr.Head.Sha)); os.IsNotExist(err) {
-		git.GitExec("", "clone", "--depth", "1", pr.Head.Repo.CloneURL, pr.Head.Sha)
+		git.GitExec("", "clone", "--depth", "1", cloneURL, pr.Head.Sha)
 		git.GitExec(pr.Head.Sha, "fetch", "--depth", "1", "origin", pr.Head.Sha, pr.Base.Sha)
 	} else if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -287,7 +291,8 @@ func generateObsPrjMeta(git common.Git, gitea common.Gitea, pr *models.PullReque
 	meta.Description = fmt.Sprintf(`Pull request build job PR#%d to branch %s of %s/%s`,
 		pr.Index, pr.Base.Name, pr.Base.Repo.Owner.UserName, pr.Base.Repo.Name)
 	meta.Url = fmt.Sprintf(
-		"https://src.opensuse.org/%s/%s/pulls/%d",
+		"https://%s/%s/%s/pulls/%d",
+		giteaHost,
 		url.PathEscape(pr.Base.Repo.Owner.UserName),
 		url.PathEscape(pr.Base.Repo.Name),
 		pr.Index,
@@ -587,6 +592,8 @@ var ListPullNotificationsOnly bool
 var ProcessIDOnly int64
 var Debug bool
 var BuildRoot string
+var giteaHost string
+var giteaUseSshClone bool
 var obsApiHost string
 var obsWebHost string
 
@@ -603,7 +610,8 @@ func main() {
 	flag.BoolVar(&ListPullNotificationsOnly, "list-notifications-only", false, "Only lists notifications without acting on them")
 	flag.Int64Var(&ProcessIDOnly, "id", -1, "Process only the specific ID and ignore the rest. Use for debugging")
 	flag.StringVar(&BuildRoot, "build-root", "", "Default build location for staging projects. Default is bot's home project")
-	giteaHost := flag.String("gitea", "src.opensuse.org", "Gitea instance")
+	flag.StringVar(&giteaHost, "gitea", "src.opensuse.org", "Gitea instance")
+	flag.BoolVar(&giteaUseSshClone, "use-ssh-clone", false, "enforce cloning via ssh")
 	flag.StringVar(&obsApiHost, "obs", "api.opensuse.org", "API for OBS instance")
 	flag.StringVar(&obsWebHost, "obs-web", "", "Web OBS instance, if not derived from the obs config")
 	flag.Parse()
@@ -618,7 +626,7 @@ func main() {
 	//	go ProcessingObsMessages("rabbit.opensuse.org", "opensuse", "opensuse", "")
 
 	for {
-		pollWorkNotifications(*giteaHost)
+		pollWorkNotifications(giteaHost)
 		if Debug {
 			break
 		}