diff --git a/editor/js/ui/projects/projectSettings.js b/editor/js/ui/projects/projectSettings.js
index bc882c006..f07f2ba1a 100644
--- a/editor/js/ui/projects/projectSettings.js
+++ b/editor/js/ui/projects/projectSettings.js
@@ -1255,6 +1255,14 @@ RED.projects.settings = (function() {
                                         text: 'Delete remote',
                                         click: function() {
                                             notification.close();
+
+                                            if (activeProject.git.branches.remote && activeProject.git.branches.remote.indexOf(entry.name+"/") === 0) {
+                                                delete activeProject.git.branches.remote;
+                                            }
+                                            if (activeProject.git.branches.remoteAlt && activeProject.git.branches.remoteAlt.indexOf(entry.name+"/") === 0) {
+                                                delete activeProject.git.branches.remoteAlt;
+                                            }
+
                                             var url = "projects/"+activeProject.name+"/remotes/"+entry.name;
                                             var options = {
                                                 url: url,
@@ -1276,6 +1284,7 @@ RED.projects.settings = (function() {
                                                                     activeProject.git.remotes[name] = remote;
                                                                 });
                                                             }
+                                                            delete activeProject.git.branches.remoteAlt;
                                                             RED.sidebar.versionControl.refresh();
                                                         });
                                                     },
diff --git a/editor/js/ui/projects/projects.js b/editor/js/ui/projects/projects.js
index 8811a5f7f..022799ca9 100644
--- a/editor/js/ui/projects/projects.js
+++ b/editor/js/ui/projects/projects.js
@@ -602,6 +602,7 @@ RED.projects = (function() {
                                     }
 
                                     $(".projects-dialog-screen-create-row-auth-error").hide();
+                                    $("#projects-dialog-screen-create-project-repo-label small").text("https://, ssh:// or file://");
 
                                     projectRepoUserInput.removeClass("input-error");
                                     projectRepoPasswordInput.removeClass("input-error");
@@ -1503,6 +1504,7 @@ RED.projects = (function() {
                                     }
 
                                     $(".projects-dialog-screen-create-row-auth-error").hide();
+                                    $("#projects-dialog-screen-create-project-repo-label small").text("https://, ssh:// or file://");
 
                                     projectRepoUserInput.removeClass("input-error");
                                     projectRepoPasswordInput.removeClass("input-error");
diff --git a/editor/js/ui/projects/tab-versionControl.js b/editor/js/ui/projects/tab-versionControl.js
index a31ecb613..44b602019 100644
--- a/editor/js/ui/projects/tab-versionControl.js
+++ b/editor/js/ui/projects/tab-versionControl.js
@@ -592,7 +592,10 @@ RED.sidebar.versionControl = (function() {
                     closeBranchBox();
                     localCommitListShade.show();
                     $(this).addClass('selected');
+                    var activeProject = RED.projects.getActiveProject();
+                    $("#sidebar-version-control-repo-toolbar-set-upstream-row").toggle(!!activeProject.git.branches.remoteAlt);
                     remoteBox.show();
+
                     setTimeout(function() {
                         remoteBox.css("height","265px");
                     },100);
@@ -868,7 +871,8 @@ RED.sidebar.versionControl = (function() {
                 if (activeProject.git.branches.remoteAlt) {
                     url+="/"+activeProject.git.branches.remoteAlt;
                 }
-                if ($("#sidebar-version-control-repo-toolbar-set-upstream").prop('checked')) {
+                var setUpstream = $("#sidebar-version-control-repo-toolbar-set-upstream").prop('checked');
+                if (setUpstream) {
                     url+="?u=true"
                 }
                 utils.sendRequest({
@@ -880,6 +884,10 @@ RED.sidebar.versionControl = (function() {
                             // done(error,null);
                         },
                         200: function(data) {
+                            if (setUpstream && activeProject.git.branches.remoteAlt) {
+                                activeProject.git.branches.remote = activeProject.git.branches.remoteAlt;
+                                delete activeProject.git.branches.remoteAlt;
+                            }
                             refresh(true);
                             closeRemoteBox();
                         },
@@ -928,6 +936,10 @@ RED.sidebar.versionControl = (function() {
                         // done(error,null);
                     },
                     200: function(data) {
+                        if (options.setUpstream && activeProject.git.branches.remoteAlt) {
+                            activeProject.git.branches.remote = activeProject.git.branches.remoteAlt;
+                            delete activeProject.git.branches.remoteAlt;
+                        }
                         refresh(true);
                         closeRemoteBox();
                     },