diff --git a/scripts/open-cherry-pick-pr.ts b/scripts/open-cherry-pick-pr.ts
index 0227a90dc2..07e61b8e3b 100644
--- a/scripts/open-cherry-pick-pr.ts
+++ b/scripts/open-cherry-pick-pr.ts
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ async function main() {
 
     const inputPR = (await gh.pulls.get({ pull_number: +process.env.SOURCE_ISSUE, owner: "microsoft", repo: "TypeScript" })).data;
     let remoteName = "origin";
-    if (inputPR.base.repo.git_url !== `git:github.com/microsoft/TypeScript`) {
+    if (inputPR.base.repo.git_url !== `git:github.com/microsoft/TypeScript` && inputPR.base.repo.git_url !== `git://github.com/microsoft/TypeScript`) {
         runSequence([
-            ["git", ["remote", "add", "nonlocal", inputPR.base.repo.git_url]]
+            ["git", ["remote", "add", "nonlocal", inputPR.base.repo.git_url.replace(/^git:(?:\/\/)?/, "https://")]]
         ]);
         remoteName = "nonlocal";
     }