diff --git a/Godeps/Godeps.json b/Godeps/Godeps.json
index 7965625a..0ff49dc6 100644
--- a/Godeps/Godeps.json
+++ b/Godeps/Godeps.json
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@
 		},
 		{
 			"ImportPath": "github.com/octokit/go-octokit/octokit",
-			"Comment": "v0.4.0-71-g4fee5e3",
-			"Rev": "4fee5e3019ca20d12c93c1b7f18f20c4a6afff24"
+			"Comment": "v0.4.0-72-ga381371",
+			"Rev": "a38137165e45c66d9b89e2b2b49ad01da497185f"
 		},
 		{
 			"ImportPath": "github.com/ogier/pflag",
diff --git a/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/octokit/go-octokit/octokit/repositories.go b/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/octokit/go-octokit/octokit/repositories.go
index 27f56cbe..69ae8805 100644
--- a/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/octokit/go-octokit/octokit/repositories.go
+++ b/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/octokit/go-octokit/octokit/repositories.go
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 package octokit
 
 import (
-	"github.com/lostisland/go-sawyer/hypermedia"
 	"net/url"
 	"time"
+
+	"github.com/lostisland/go-sawyer/hypermedia"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ type Repository struct {
 	PushedAt      time.Time     `json:"pushed_at,omitempty"`
 	CreatedAt     time.Time     `json:"created_at,omitempty"`
 	UpdatedAt     time.Time     `json:"updated_at,omitempty"`
+	Permissions   Permissions   `json:"permissions,omitempty"`
 	Organization  *Organization `json:"organization,omitempty"`
 	Parent        *Repository   `json:"parent,omitempty"`
 	Source        *Repository   `json:"source,omitempty"`
@@ -75,3 +77,9 @@ type Repository struct {
 	HasWiki       bool          `json:"has_wiki,omitempty"`
 	HasDownloads  bool          `json:"has_downloads,omitempty"`
 }
+
+type Permissions struct {
+	Admin bool
+	Push  bool
+	Pull  bool
+}
diff --git a/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/octokit/go-octokit/octokit/repositories_test.go b/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/octokit/go-octokit/octokit/repositories_test.go
index a2a1a089..14880cd2 100644
--- a/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/octokit/go-octokit/octokit/repositories_test.go
+++ b/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/octokit/go-octokit/octokit/repositories_test.go
@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@ package octokit
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/bmizerany/assert"
 	"net/http"
 	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/bmizerany/assert"
 )
 
 func TestRepositoresService_One(t *testing.T) {
@@ -34,6 +35,9 @@ func TestRepositoresService_One(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, "git://github.com/jingweno/octokat.git", repo.GitURL)
 	assert.Equal(t, "git@github.com:jingweno/octokat.git", repo.SSHURL)
 	assert.Equal(t, "master", repo.MasterBranch)
+	assert.T(t, !repo.Permissions.Admin)
+	assert.T(t, !repo.Permissions.Push)
+	assert.T(t, repo.Permissions.Pull)
 }
 
 func TestRepositoresService_All(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/commands/clone.go b/commands/clone.go
index 702029a9..0d0bda54 100644
--- a/commands/clone.go
+++ b/commands/clone.go
@@ -75,10 +75,14 @@ func transformCloneArgs(args *Args) {
 				}
 
 				project := github.NewProject(owner, name, hostStr)
-				isSSH = isSSH ||
+				if !isSSH &&
 					args.Command != "submodule" &&
-						host != nil &&
-						project.Owner == host.User
+					!args.Noop &&
+					!github.IsHttpsProtocol() {
+					client := github.NewClient(project.Host)
+					repo, err := client.Repository(project)
+					isSSH = (err == nil) && (repo.Private || repo.Permissions.Push)
+				}
 
 				url := project.GitURL(name, owner, isSSH)
 				args.ReplaceParam(i, url)
diff --git a/commands/clone_test.go b/commands/clone_test.go
index a879cce3..06b92fa3 100644
--- a/commands/clone_test.go
+++ b/commands/clone_test.go
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 package commands
 
 import (
-	"github.com/bmizerany/assert"
-	"github.com/github/hub/github"
 	"os"
 	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/bmizerany/assert"
+	"github.com/github/hub/github"
 )
 
 func TestTransformCloneArgs(t *testing.T) {
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ func TestTransformCloneArgs(t *testing.T) {
 	transformCloneArgs(args)
 
 	assert.Equal(t, 1, args.ParamsSize())
-	assert.Equal(t, "git@github.com:jingweno/jekyll_and_hyde.git", args.FirstParam())
+	assert.Equal(t, "git://github.com/jingweno/jekyll_and_hyde.git", args.FirstParam())
 
 	args = NewArgs([]string{"clone", "-p", "jekyll_and_hyde"})
 	transformCloneArgs(args)
diff --git a/github/util.go b/github/util.go
index 486352c2..4ea3db4b 100644
--- a/github/util.go
+++ b/github/util.go
@@ -4,8 +4,23 @@ package github
 
 import (
 	"code.google.com/p/go.crypto/ssh/terminal"
+	"github.com/github/hub/git"
 )
 
+func IsHttpsProtocol() bool {
+	httpProcotol, _ := git.Config("hub.protocol")
+	if httpProcotol == "https" {
+		return true
+	}
+
+	httpClone, _ := git.Config("--bool hub.http-clone")
+	if httpClone == "true" {
+		return true
+	}
+
+	return false
+}
+
 func isTerminal(fd uintptr) bool {
 	return terminal.IsTerminal(int(fd))
 }