diff --git a/scripts/pgit.sh b/scripts/pgit.sh
index e6703176..ae1c9cc8 100644
--- a/scripts/pgit.sh
+++ b/scripts/pgit.sh
@@ -53,11 +53,13 @@ clone()
 	local p
 	config
 	cd $pdir
-	local id=$PGIT_CLONE_FROM_USER
+	local fromuser=$PGIT_CLONE_FROM_USER
+	local login=$PGIT_LOGIN
 	local projects="$PGIT_CLONE_PROJECTS"
-	[ "$id" ] || id=`whoami`
+	[ "$login" ] || login=`whoami`
+	[ "$fromuser" ] || fromuser=`whoami`
 	if [ -z "$projects" ]; then
-		projects=`$SSH git.jannet.de /opt/ytools/bin/git-srv-admin.sh -u $id -j list-personal-projects`
+		projects=`$SSH git.jannet.de /opt/ytools/bin/git-srv-admin.sh -u $fromuser -j list-personal-projects`
 		[ "$?" != 0 ] && exit 1
 	fi
 	set -e
@@ -67,7 +69,7 @@ clone()
 			continue
 		}
 		marker "cloning $p"
-		git clone ssh://$id@git.jannet.de/srv/git/$id/proj/$p
+		git clone ssh://$login@git.jannet.de/srv/git/$fromuser/proj/$p
 		git -C $p submodule init || fatal git submodule init failed in `pwd`
 		git -C $p submodule update || fatal git submodule update failed in `pwd`
 	done