diff --git a/development.ini b/development.ini
--- a/development.ini
+++ b/development.ini
@@ -56,6 +56,15 @@ use_gravatar = true
 container_auth_enabled = false
 proxypass_auth_enabled = false
 
+## overwrite schema of clone url
+# available vars:
+# scheme - http/https
+# user - current user
+# pass - password 
+# netloc - network location
+# path - usually repo_name
+# clone_uri = {scheme}://{user}{pass}{netloc}{path}
+
 ####################################
 ###        CELERY CONFIG        ####
 ####################################
diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ news
 - #215 rst and markdown README files support
 - #252 pass-through user identity
 - hover top menu
- 
+- configurable clone url posibility to specify ssh:// manually as 
+  alternative clone url.
+   
 fixes
 -----
 
diff --git a/production.ini b/production.ini
--- a/production.ini
+++ b/production.ini
@@ -56,6 +56,14 @@ use_gravatar = true
 container_auth_enabled = false
 proxypass_auth_enabled = false
 
+## available vars
+## scheme - http/https
+## user - current user
+## pass - password 
+## netloc - network location
+## path - usually repo_name
+clone_uri = {scheme}://{user}{pass}{netloc}{path}
+
 ####################################
 ###        CELERY CONFIG        ####
 ####################################
diff --git a/rhodecode/config/deployment.ini_tmpl b/rhodecode/config/deployment.ini_tmpl
--- a/rhodecode/config/deployment.ini_tmpl
+++ b/rhodecode/config/deployment.ini_tmpl
@@ -56,6 +56,15 @@ use_gravatar = true
 container_auth_enabled = false
 proxypass_auth_enabled = false
 
+## overwrite schema of clone url
+# available vars:
+# scheme - http/https
+# user - current user
+# pass - password 
+# netloc - network location
+# path - usually repo_name
+# clone_uri = {scheme}://{user}{pass}{netloc}{path}
+
 ####################################
 ###        CELERY CONFIG        ####
 ####################################
diff --git a/rhodecode/controllers/summary.py b/rhodecode/controllers/summary.py
--- a/rhodecode/controllers/summary.py
+++ b/rhodecode/controllers/summary.py
@@ -29,11 +29,12 @@ import logging
 from time import mktime
 from datetime import timedelta, date
 from itertools import product
+from urlparse import urlparse
 
 from vcs.exceptions import ChangesetError, EmptyRepositoryError, \
     NodeDoesNotExistError
 
-from pylons import tmpl_context as c, request, url
+from pylons import tmpl_context as c, request, url, config
 from pylons.i18n.translation import _
 
 from beaker.cache import cache_region, region_invalidate
@@ -79,25 +80,26 @@ class SummaryController(BaseRepoControll
                                      items_per_page=10, url=url_generator)
 
         if self.rhodecode_user.username == 'default':
-            #for default(anonymous) user we don't need to pass credentials
+            # for default(anonymous) user we don't need to pass credentials
             username = ''
             password = ''
         else:
             username = str(self.rhodecode_user.username)
             password = '@'
 
-        if e.get('wsgi.url_scheme') == 'https':
-            split_s = 'https://'
-        else:
-            split_s = 'http://'
-
-        qualified_uri = [split_s] + [url.current(qualified=True)\
-                                     .split(split_s)[-1]]
-        uri = u'%(proto)s%(user)s%(pass)s%(rest)s' \
-                % {'user': username,
-                     'pass': password,
-                     'proto': qualified_uri[0],
-                     'rest': qualified_uri[1]}
+        parsed_url = urlparse(url.current(qualified=True))
+        
+        default_clone_uri = '{scheme}://{user}{pass}{netloc}{path}'
+        
+        uri_tmpl = config.get('clone_uri',default_clone_uri)
+        uri_tmpl = uri_tmpl.replace('{','%(').replace('}',')s')
+        
+        uri =  uri_tmpl % {'user': username,
+                           'pass': password,
+                           'scheme': parsed_url.scheme,
+                           'netloc':parsed_url.netloc,
+                           'path':parsed_url.path}
+        
         c.clone_repo_url = uri
         c.repo_tags = OrderedDict()
         for name, hash in c.rhodecode_repo.tags.items()[:10]: