diff --git a/tests/test_git.py b/tests/test_git.py
index 8a597b02..cb447bb6 100755
--- a/tests/test_git.py
+++ b/tests/test_git.py
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ def testInitRepoWithExistingCommit(self):
 
     def testCloneRepo(self):
         REMOTE_NAME = 'origin'
-        REMOTE_URL = 'git://github.com/AKSW/QuitStore.example.git'
+        REMOTE_URL = 'https://github.com/AKSW/QuitStore.example.git'
 
         dir = TemporaryDirectory()
         repo = quit.git.Repository(dir.name, create=True, origin=REMOTE_URL)