diff --git a/src/bin/new_clone.sh b/src/bin/new_clone.sh
index 6fc847f..0845996 100755
--- a/src/bin/new_clone.sh
+++ b/src/bin/new_clone.sh
@@ -19,9 +19,14 @@ 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
-	echo "[!] Must set a remote host for the repository";
-	error=1;
+	if [[ "${REPOSITORY}" == *":"* ]]; then
+		REMOTE_HOST=$(echo "${REPOSITORY}" | cut -d ":" -f 1);
+	else
+		echo "[!] Must set a remote host for the repository";
+		error=1;
+	fi;
 fi;
 # if we have an ":" in the repository, split by it and replace it with the remote host
 if [[ "${REPOSITORY}" == *":"* ]]; then