diff --git a/usd-import b/usd-import
index ceba39e..02d6063 100755
--- a/usd-import
+++ b/usd-import
@@ -813,9 +813,14 @@ def main():
parent_overrides = parse_parentfile(pkgname, args.parentfile)
- proto = "git" if no_push else "git+ssh"
- remote_url = ('%s://%s@git.launchpad.net/~%s/ubuntu/+source/%s' %
- (proto, user, owner, pkgname))
+ if no_push:
+ proto = "git"
+ user_prefix = ""
+ else:
+ proto = "git+ssh"
+ user_prefix = "%s@" % user
+ remote_url = ('%s://%sgit.launchpad.net/~%s/ubuntu/+source/%s' %
+ (proto, user_prefix, owner, pkgname))
local_repo = USDGitRepository(pkgname,
args.directory,