diff --git a/Build/AtlasBuildScripts/checkout_atlasexternals.sh b/Build/AtlasBuildScripts/checkout_atlasexternals.sh
index 93c068d7cb1c4d180ba8c0a7ad5031b1016ed20a..d5a2e267e8c1323dd8b137918f3aaea9b7f93bf0 100755
--- a/Build/AtlasBuildScripts/checkout_atlasexternals.sh
+++ b/Build/AtlasBuildScripts/checkout_atlasexternals.sh
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ if [ "$HASHFILE" != "" ]; then
 fi
 
 # Clone the repository:
-git clone ssh://git@gitlab.cern.ch:7999/atlas/atlasexternals.git \
+git clone https://:@gitlab.cern.ch:8443/atlas/atlasexternals.git \
     ${SOURCEDIR}
 
 # Get the appropriate tag of it: