diff --git a/kallithea/lib/utils2.py b/kallithea/lib/utils2.py
--- a/kallithea/lib/utils2.py
+++ b/kallithea/lib/utils2.py
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ def uri_filter(uri):
 
     proto = ''
 
-    for pat in ('https://', 'http://'):
+    for pat in ('https://', 'http://', 'git://'):
         if uri.startswith(pat):
             uri = uri[len(pat):]
             proto = pat
diff --git a/kallithea/lib/vcs/backends/git/repository.py b/kallithea/lib/vcs/backends/git/repository.py
--- a/kallithea/lib/vcs/backends/git/repository.py
+++ b/kallithea/lib/vcs/backends/git/repository.py
@@ -174,6 +174,9 @@ class GitRepository(BaseRepository):
         if os.path.isdir(url) or url.startswith('file:'):
             return True
 
+        if url.startswith('git://'):
+            return True
+
         if '+' in url[:url.find('://')]:
             url = url[url.find('+') + 1:]
 
diff --git a/kallithea/model/validators.py b/kallithea/model/validators.py
--- a/kallithea/model/validators.py
+++ b/kallithea/model/validators.py
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ def ValidCloneUri():
 
         elif repo_type == 'git':
             from kallithea.lib.vcs.backends.git.repository import GitRepository
-            if url.startswith('http'):
+            if url.startswith('http') or url.startswith('git'):
                 # initially check if it's at least the proper URL
                 # or does it pass basic auth
                 GitRepository._check_url(url)