diff --git a/src/bin/create_ssh_config.sh b/src/bin/create_ssh_config.sh
index cad2543..6170eda 100755
--- a/src/bin/create_ssh_config.sh
+++ b/src/bin/create_ssh_config.sh
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@
 
 REPOSITORY="$1";
 JUMP_PROXY="$2";
+if [ "${REPOSITORY}" == "--help" ]; then
+	echo "$0 <Repo.git> [<Jump Proxy>]";
+	exit;
+fi;
 # below are only to skip error
 BRANCH="-"
 
diff --git a/src/bin/git_sync.sh b/src/bin/git_sync.sh
index 6e22e52..fd5c563 100755
--- a/src/bin/git_sync.sh
+++ b/src/bin/git_sync.sh
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@
 REPOSITORY="$1";
 BRANCH="$2";
 REMOTE_NAME="$3";
+if [ "${REPOSITORY}" == "--help" ]; then
+	echo "$0 <Repo.git> <branch> [<remote name, defaults to origin>]";
+	exit;
+fi;
 if [ -z "${REMOTE_NAME}" ]; then
 	REMOTE_NAME="origin"
 fi;
diff --git a/src/bin/new_clone.sh b/src/bin/new_clone.sh
index 9d92f82..04d2e15 100755
--- a/src/bin/new_clone.sh
+++ b/src/bin/new_clone.sh
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ BRANCH="$2";
 REMOTE_HOST="$3";
 REPOSITORY_FOLDER="$4"
 REMOTE_NAME="$5";
+if [ "${REPOSITORY}" == "--help" ]; then
+	echo "$0 <Repo.git> <branch> [<override host>] [<target folder>] [<remote name, defaults to origin>]";
+	exit;
+fi;
 if [ -z "${REMOTE_NAME}" ]; then
 	REMOTE_NAME="origin"
 fi;
@@ -22,15 +26,6 @@ if [ -z "${REPOSITORY}" ]; then
 	echo "[!] Must set a repository path";
 	error=1;
 fi;
-# if remote host is empty try to set from repository
-if [ -z "${REMOTE_HOST}" ]; then
-	if [[ "${REPOSITORY}" == *":"* ]]; then
-		REMOTE_HOST=$(echo "${REPOSITORY}" | cut -d ":" -f 1);
-	else
-		echo "[!] Must set a repository path with remote host for the repository";
-		error=1;
-	fi;
-fi;
 # if we have an ":" in the repository, split by it and replace it with the remote host
 if [[ "${REPOSITORY}" == *":"* ]]; then
 	REPOSITORY=$(echo "${REPOSITORY}" | cut -d ":" -f 2);
@@ -41,14 +36,18 @@ if [ -z "${REPOSITORY_FOLDER}" ]; then
 else
 	GIT_REPOSITORY_NAME="${REPOSITORY_FOLDER}";
 fi;
+# set remote host if not set to the ssh config name
+if [ -z "${REMOTE_HOST}" ]; then
+	REMOTE_HOST="${GIT_REPOSITORY_NAME}";
+fi;
 if [ $error -eq 1 ]; then
 	exit;
 fi;
 
 error=0
 echo "* Validate SSH PEM Key exist and SSH config";
-if ! grep "Host ${GIT_REPOSITORY_NAME}" "${GIT_WEBHOOK_BASE_FOLDER}"/.ssh/config; then
-	echo "[!] ssh config entry for Host ${GIT_REPOSITORY_NAME} is missing";
+if ! grep "Host ${REMOTE_HOST}" "${GIT_WEBHOOK_BASE_FOLDER}"/.ssh/config; then
+	echo "[!] ssh config entry for Host ${REMOTE_HOST} is missing";
 	error=1;
 else
 	# make sure the identiy file is there
diff --git a/src/bin/switch_branch.sh b/src/bin/switch_branch.sh
index 2782ae2..2aed3b8 100755
--- a/src/bin/switch_branch.sh
+++ b/src/bin/switch_branch.sh
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@
 REPOSITORY="$1";
 BRANCH="$2";
 REMOTE_NAME="$3";
+if [ "${REPOSITORY}" == "--help" ]; then
+	echo "$0 <Repo.git> <branch> [<remote name, defaults to origin>]";
+	exit;
+fi;
 if [ -z "${REMOTE_NAME}" ]; then
 	REMOTE_NAME="origin"
 fi;