diff --git a/make/projects-dir.mk b/make/projects-dir.mk
index 6e614184..75176c5c 100644
--- a/make/projects-dir.mk
+++ b/make/projects-dir.mk
@@ -46,22 +46,15 @@ ifeq ($(JANWARE_USER),)
   export JANWARE_USER = $(shell id -un)
 endif
 
+export CVSROOT = :ext:$(JANWARE_USER)@cvs.jannet.de:/home/jannet/arc/cvs
+export CVS_RSH = ssh
+
 ifneq ($(CLONE_FROM_USER),)
   export PGIT_CLONE_FROM_USER = $(CLONE_FROM_USER)
 else
   export PGIT_CLONE_FROM_USER=$(JANWARE_USER)
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(CVSROOT),)
-  CVSROOT = :ext:$(JANWARE_USER)@cvs.jannet.de:/home/jannet/arc/cvs
-  export CVSROOT
-endif
-
-ifeq ($(CVS_RSH),)
-  CVS_RSH = ssh
-  export CVS_RSH
-endif
-
 # ------------ commands
 
 PGIT       = CLONE_PROJECTS="$(PROJECTS)" /bin/bash $(firstword $(wildcard ./ytools/devutil/scripts/pgit.sh /opt/ytools/bin/pgit.sh) pgit.sh-not-found)