diff --git a/testing/mozharness/configs/partner_repacks/release_mozilla-esr52_desktop.py b/testing/mozharness/configs/partner_repacks/release_mozilla-esr52_desktop.py
index c4c6a97c90e6..8c1b21a26fa4 100644
--- a/testing/mozharness/configs/partner_repacks/release_mozilla-esr52_desktop.py
+++ b/testing/mozharness/configs/partner_repacks/release_mozilla-esr52_desktop.py
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@ config = {
     "log_name": "partner_repack",
     "repack_manifests_url": "git@github.com:mozilla-partners/mozilla-sha1-manifest",
     "repo_file": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mozilla/git-repo/master/repo",
+    "repo_url": "git@github.com:mozilla/git-repo.git",
 }
diff --git a/testing/mozharness/configs/partner_repacks/release_mozilla-release_desktop.py b/testing/mozharness/configs/partner_repacks/release_mozilla-release_desktop.py
index 229c2bb44108..290574c8a6b3 100644
--- a/testing/mozharness/configs/partner_repacks/release_mozilla-release_desktop.py
+++ b/testing/mozharness/configs/partner_repacks/release_mozilla-release_desktop.py
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@ config = {
     "log_name": "partner_repack",
     "repack_manifests_url": "git@github.com:mozilla-partners/repack-manifests.git",
     "repo_file": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mozilla/git-repo/master/repo",
+    "repo_url": "git@github.com:mozilla/git-repo.git",
 }
diff --git a/testing/mozharness/configs/partner_repacks/staging_release_mozilla-release_desktop.py b/testing/mozharness/configs/partner_repacks/staging_release_mozilla-release_desktop.py
index 229c2bb44108..290574c8a6b3 100644
--- a/testing/mozharness/configs/partner_repacks/staging_release_mozilla-release_desktop.py
+++ b/testing/mozharness/configs/partner_repacks/staging_release_mozilla-release_desktop.py
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@ config = {
     "log_name": "partner_repack",
     "repack_manifests_url": "git@github.com:mozilla-partners/repack-manifests.git",
     "repo_file": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mozilla/git-repo/master/repo",
+    "repo_url": "git@github.com:mozilla/git-repo.git",
 }
diff --git a/testing/mozharness/scripts/desktop_partner_repacks.py b/testing/mozharness/scripts/desktop_partner_repacks.py
index f21251954a7f..91fbd4cc7dc3 100755
--- a/testing/mozharness/scripts/desktop_partner_repacks.py
+++ b/testing/mozharness/scripts/desktop_partner_repacks.py
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ class DesktopPartnerRepacks(ReleaseMixin, BuildbotMixin, PurgeMixin,
                                self.config.get('buildbot_json_path'))
             props = self.buildbot_config["properties"]
             for prop in ['version', 'build_number', 'revision', 'repo_file',
-                         'repack_manifests_url', 'partner']:
+                         'repo_url', 'repack_manifests_url', 'partner']:
                 if props.get(prop):
                     self.info("Overriding %s with %s" % (prop, props[prop]))
                     self.config[prop] = props.get(prop)
@@ -120,6 +120,8 @@ class DesktopPartnerRepacks(ReleaseMixin, BuildbotMixin, PurgeMixin,
             self.fatal("Build number (-n) not supplied.")
         if 'repo_file' not in self.config:
             self.fatal("repo_file not supplied.")
+        if 'repo_url' not in self.config:
+            self.fatal("repo_url not supplied.")
         if 'repack_manifests_url' not in self.config:
             self.fatal("repack_manifests_url not supplied.")
 
@@ -148,6 +150,7 @@ class DesktopPartnerRepacks(ReleaseMixin, BuildbotMixin, PurgeMixin,
 
     def _repo_init(self, repo):
         status = self.run_command([repo, "init", "--no-repo-verify",
+                                   "--repo-url", self.config['repo_url'],
                                    "-u", self.config['repack_manifests_url']],
                                   cwd=self.query_abs_dirs()['abs_work_dir'])
         if status: