diff --git a/functions.sh b/functions.sh
index 52dc9ae..c442e01 100755
--- a/functions.sh
+++ b/functions.sh
@@ -1351,7 +1351,13 @@ setgitremote() {
     
 
     git remote set-url ${MSC_GIT_REMOTE_NAME:-$MSC_GIT_REMOTE_NAME_DEFAULT} ${MSC_GIT_PULLURL:-$MSC_GIT_PULLURL_DEFAULT}
-    git remote set-url --push ${MSC_GIT_REMOTE_NAME:-$MSC_GIT_REMOTE_NAME_DEFAULT} ${MSC_GIT_PUSHURL:-$MSC_GIT_PUSHURL_DEFAULT}
+    # sequence for push-url
+    # configured pushurl from .bashrc
+    # configured pullurl from .bashrc (if no pushrul is defined and pushurl is the same as pullurl)
+    # default pushurl (if no push or pullurl is defined in .bashrc)
+    # default pullurl (if no push/pull/default_pushurl is defined, then default pushurl is the same as default pullurl)
+    git remote set-url --push ${MSC_GIT_REMOTE_NAME:-$MSC_GIT_REMOTE_NAME_DEFAULT} \
+        ${MSC_GIT_PUSHURL:-${MSC_GIT_PULLURL:-${MSC_GIT_PUSHURL_DEFAULT:-$MSC_GIT_PULLURL_DEFAULT}}}
     git branch -u "${MSC_GIT_REMOTE_NAME:-$MSC_GIT_REMOTE_NAME_DEFAULT}"/"${MSC_GIT_BRANCH:-$MSC_GIT_BRANCH_DEFAULT}"
     git checkout ${MSC_GIT_BRANCH:-$MSC_GIT_BRANCH_DEFAULT}
     loginfo "now remotes are: $(git remote -v)"