diff --git a/rhodecode/api/tests/test_pull.py b/rhodecode/api/tests/test_pull.py
--- a/rhodecode/api/tests/test_pull.py
+++ b/rhodecode/api/tests/test_pull.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 # and proprietary license terms, please see https://rhodecode.com/licenses/
 
 import os
-
+import mock
 import pytest
 
 from rhodecode.tests import TESTS_TMP_PATH
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ from rhodecode.api.tests.utils import (
 
 @pytest.mark.usefixtures("testuser_api", "app")
 class TestPull(object):
+
     @pytest.mark.backends("git", "hg")
     def test_api_pull(self, backend):
         r = backend.create_repo()
@@ -37,12 +38,13 @@ class TestPull(object):
         r.clone_uri = clone_uri
 
         id_, params = build_data(self.apikey, 'pull', repoid=repo_name,)
-        response = api_call(self.app, params)
-        msg = 'Pulled from url `%s` on repo `%s`' % (
-            clone_uri, repo_name)
-        expected = {'msg': msg,
-                    'repository': repo_name}
-        assert_ok(id_, expected, given=response.body)
+        with mock.patch('rhodecode.model.scm.url_validator'):
+            response = api_call(self.app, params)
+            msg = 'Pulled from url `%s` on repo `%s`' % (
+                clone_uri, repo_name)
+            expected = {'msg': msg,
+                        'repository': repo_name}
+            assert_ok(id_, expected, given=response.body)
 
     def test_api_pull_error(self, backend):
         id_, params = build_data(
diff --git a/rhodecode/api/tests/test_update_repo.py b/rhodecode/api/tests/test_update_repo.py
--- a/rhodecode/api/tests/test_update_repo.py
+++ b/rhodecode/api/tests/test_update_repo.py
@@ -56,9 +56,15 @@ class TestApiUpdateRepo(object):
         ({'clone_uri': ''},
          {'clone_uri': ''}),
 
+        ({'clone_uri': 'http://example.com/repo_pull'},
+         {'clone_uri': 'http://example.com/repo_pull'}),
+
         ({'push_uri': ''},
          {'push_uri': ''}),
 
+        ({'push_uri': 'http://example.com/repo_push'},
+         {'push_uri': 'http://example.com/repo_push'}),
+
         ({'landing_rev': 'rev:tip'},
          {'landing_rev': ['rev', 'tip']}),
 
diff --git a/rhodecode/model/scm.py b/rhodecode/model/scm.py
--- a/rhodecode/model/scm.py
+++ b/rhodecode/model/scm.py
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ class ScmModel(BaseModel):
         self.sa.add(repo)
         return repo
 
-    def pull_changes(self, repo, username, remote_uri=None):
+    def pull_changes(self, repo, username, remote_uri=None, validate_uri=True):
         dbrepo = self._get_repo(repo)
         remote_uri = remote_uri or dbrepo.clone_uri
         if not remote_uri:
@@ -390,8 +390,9 @@ class ScmModel(BaseModel):
             # NOTE(marcink): add extra validation so we skip invalid urls
             # this is due this tasks can be executed via scheduler without
             # proper validation of remote_uri
-            config = make_db_config(clear_session=False)
-            url_validator(remote_uri, dbrepo.repo_type, config)
+            if validate_uri:
+                config = make_db_config(clear_session=False)
+                url_validator(remote_uri, dbrepo.repo_type, config)
         except InvalidCloneUrl:
             raise
 
@@ -405,7 +406,7 @@ class ScmModel(BaseModel):
             log.error(traceback.format_exc())
             raise
 
-    def push_changes(self, repo, username, remote_uri=None):
+    def push_changes(self, repo, username, remote_uri=None, validate_uri=True):
         dbrepo = self._get_repo(repo)
         remote_uri = remote_uri or dbrepo.push_uri
         if not remote_uri:
@@ -418,8 +419,9 @@ class ScmModel(BaseModel):
             # NOTE(marcink): add extra validation so we skip invalid urls
             # this is due this tasks can be executed via scheduler without
             # proper validation of remote_uri
-            config = make_db_config(clear_session=False)
-            url_validator(remote_uri, dbrepo.repo_type, config)
+            if validate_uri:
+                config = make_db_config(clear_session=False)
+                url_validator(remote_uri, dbrepo.repo_type, config)
         except InvalidCloneUrl:
             raise