diff --git a/c3po/mod/communicator.py b/c3po/mod/communicator.py
index 65209db..2a9fdd0 100644
--- a/c3po/mod/communicator.py
+++ b/c3po/mod/communicator.py
@@ -264,9 +264,10 @@ def git_push(git_message=None, git_repository=None, git_branch=None, locale_root
             raise PODocsError(e)
 
     try:
-        subprocess.check_call(['git', 'ls-remote', git_repository])
-    except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
+        subprocess.check_call(['git', 'remote', 'add', 'po_translator', git_repository])
+    except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
         try:
+            subprocess.check_call(['git', 'remote', 'rm', 'po_translator'])
             subprocess.check_call(['git', 'remote', 'add', 'po_translator', git_repository])
         except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
             raise PODocsError(e)