diff --git a/make/projects-dir.mk b/make/projects-dir.mk
index 069d6d7e..594f9fc5 100644
--- a/make/projects-dir.mk
+++ b/make/projects-dir.mk
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ ifeq ($(CVS_RSH),)
   export CVS_RSH = ssh
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(GIT_SSH),)
+  export GIT_SSH = $(CVS_RSH)
+endif
+
 ifneq ($(CLONE_FROM_USER),)
   export PGIT_CLONE_FROM_USER = $(CLONE_FROM_USER)
 else
@@ -51,8 +55,8 @@ BUILD_PY       = python $(MOD_SCRIPT_DIR)/build.py -b $(shell pwd) $(BUILD_PY_EX
 PURGE_SH       = /bin/bash $(firstword $(wildcard $(MOD_SCRIPT_DIR)/purge-stale-projects.sh /opt/jw-build/bin/purge-stale-projects.sh) purge-not-found)
 RELEASE_SH     = /bin/bash $(firstword $(wildcard $(MOD_SCRIPT_DIR)/build-release.sh /opt/jw-build/bin/build-release.sh) release-not-found)
 BROWSER       ?= firefox
-GIT_SRV_ADMIN  = ssh $(JANWARE_USER)@git.jannet.de /opt/jw-build/bin/git-srv-admin.sh 
-CVS_ADMIN      = ssh $(JANWARE_USER)@git.jannet.de /opt/jw-build/bin/cvs-admin.sh 
+GIT_SRV_ADMIN  = $(GIT_SSH) $(JANWARE_USER)@git.jannet.de /opt/jw-build/bin/git-srv-admin.sh 
+CVS_ADMIN      = $(GIT_SSH) $(JANWARE_USER)@git.jannet.de /opt/jw-build/bin/cvs-admin.sh 
 
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