diff --git a/repo.sh b/repo.sh
index 5c3a1ca..10baaef 100755
--- a/repo.sh
+++ b/repo.sh
@@ -25,9 +25,30 @@ get_void_pkgs(){
         git clone https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages.git "${vpkgs_location}"
 
     elif [ -n "${vpkgs_location}" ];then
-        echo "Creating directory: ${vpkgs_location}"
-        git clone https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages.git "${vpkgs_location}"
+        while true;do
+            echo -n "Use ssh? [y/N]: "
+            read use_ssh
 
+            if [ -z "${use_ssh}" ] || [ "${use_ssh}" = "n" ] || [ "${use_ssh}" = "N" ] ;then
+                echo "Creating directory: ${vpkgs_location}"
+
+                git clone https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages.git "${vpkgs_location}" || exit 1
+                break
+
+
+            elif [ "${use_ssh}" = "y" ] || [ "${use_ssh}" = "Y" ];then
+            
+                echo -n "Remote git username? (i.e github username): "
+                read git_user
+
+                git clone github.com:"${git_user}"/void-packages.git "${vpkgs_location}" || exit 1
+                break
+
+            else
+
+                echo "please enter y, n, or leave blank"
+            fi
+        done
     fi
 }