diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7df907a..da188af 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ you can override the Architecture folder in which files are placed specifying in
 - DOCKER_PULL_IMAGE -- tells the script to update the docker image before compiling, enable it with 1, disable with 0
 - OUTPUT_DIR -- optional, default to "portage_artifacts" in your current working directory, it is the path where emerge generated tbz2 are stored (absolute path)
 - LOCAL_OVERLAY -- optional, you can specify the path to your local overlay (absolute path)
+- REMOTE_OVERLAY -- optional, a space separated list of overlays that can be cloned with git.
+
  The arguments are the packages that you want compile, they can be also in the complete form *e.g. =foo-bar/misc-1.2*
 
 
diff --git a/builder b/builder
index dfd1dc6..780fa3b 100755
--- a/builder
+++ b/builder
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ sub add_portage_repository {
 echo '[$reponame]
 location = /usr/local/overlay/$reponame
 sync-type = git
-sync-uri = git://$repo
+sync-uri = $repo
 masters = gentoo
 auto-sync = yes' > /etc/portage/repos.conf/$reponame.conf
 };    # Declaring the repo and giving priority