diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index fb306e7..0b6865f 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -135,9 +135,7 @@ pipeline {
 
                 sh("git config --global user.email $_MaintainerEmail")
                 sh("git config --global user.name  $_MaintainerName")	
-                withCredentials([usernamePassword(credentialsId: _SCMCredentials, passwordVariable: 'GIT_PASSWORD', usernameVariable: 'GIT_USERNAME')]) {
-                    sh("git remote set-url origin https://${GIT_USERNAME}:${GIT_PASSWORD}@chacha.ddns.net/gitea/${_PROJECT_USER_NAME}/${_PROJECT_NAME}.git")
-                }
+
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -151,6 +149,11 @@ pipeline {
                                extensions: [[$class: "CloneOption", noTags: false, shallow: false, depth: 0, reference: '']], 
                                userRemoteConfigs: [[credentialsId: _SCMCredentials, url: GIT_URL]]])
                     script{
+
+                        withCredentials([usernamePassword(credentialsId: _SCMCredentials, passwordVariable: 'GIT_PASSWORD', usernameVariable: 'GIT_USERNAME')]) {
+                            sh("git remote set-url origin https://${GIT_USERNAME}:${GIT_PASSWORD}@chacha.ddns.net/gitea/${_PROJECT_USER_NAME}/${_PROJECT_NAME}.git")
+                        }
+
                         // using git to get the latest tag on this branch (before processing)
                         def latestTag_beforeProcessing = sh(returnStdout:  true, script: "git tag --sort=-creatordate | head -n 1").trim()
                         echo("latestTag_beforeProcessing:. . . . . . . . . . . . $latestTag  ")