http_ret = http_get_strbuf(refs_url, &buffer, HTTP_NO_CACHE);
/* try again with "plain" url (no ? or & appended) */
- if (http_ret != HTTP_OK) {
+ if (http_ret != HTTP_OK && http_ret != HTTP_NOAUTH) {
free(refs_url);
strbuf_reset(&buffer);
url = strbuf_detach(&buf, NULL);
- http_init(remote);
+ http_init(remote, url);
do {
if (strbuf_getline(&buf, stdin, '\n') == EOF) {