diff --git a/mercurial/commands.py b/mercurial/commands.py
--- a/mercurial/commands.py
+++ b/mercurial/commands.py
@@ -3039,9 +3039,9 @@ def push(ui, repo, dest=None, **opts):
 
     dest = ui.expandpath(dest or 'default-push', dest or 'default')
     dest, branches = hg.parseurl(dest, opts.get('branch'))
+    ui.status(_('pushing to %s\n') % url.hidepassword(dest))
     revs, checkout = hg.addbranchrevs(repo, repo, branches, opts.get('rev'))
     other = hg.repository(hg.remoteui(repo, opts), dest)
-    ui.status(_('pushing to %s\n') % url.hidepassword(dest))
     if revs:
         revs = [repo.lookup(rev) for rev in revs]
 
diff --git a/mercurial/hg.py b/mercurial/hg.py
--- a/mercurial/hg.py
+++ b/mercurial/hg.py
@@ -487,12 +487,12 @@ def incoming(ui, repo, source, opts):
 def _outgoing(ui, repo, dest, opts):
     dest = ui.expandpath(dest or 'default-push', dest or 'default')
     dest, branches = parseurl(dest, opts.get('branch'))
+    ui.status(_('comparing with %s\n') % url.hidepassword(dest))
     revs, checkout = addbranchrevs(repo, repo, branches, opts.get('rev'))
     if revs:
         revs = [repo.lookup(rev) for rev in revs]
 
     other = repository(remoteui(repo, opts), dest)
-    ui.status(_('comparing with %s\n') % url.hidepassword(dest))
     o = discovery.findoutgoing(repo, other, force=opts.get('force'))
     if not o:
         ui.status(_("no changes found\n"))
diff --git a/mercurial/subrepo.py b/mercurial/subrepo.py
--- a/mercurial/subrepo.py
+++ b/mercurial/subrepo.py
@@ -764,6 +764,11 @@ class gitsubrepo(abstractsubrepo):
         return tracking
 
     def _abssource(self, source):
+        if '://' not in source:
+            # recognize the scp syntax as an absolute source
+            colon = source.find(':')
+            if colon != -1 and '/' not in source[:colon]:
+                return source
         self._subsource = source
         return _abssource(self)
 
diff --git a/tests/test-ssh.t b/tests/test-ssh.t
--- a/tests/test-ssh.t
+++ b/tests/test-ssh.t
@@ -282,6 +282,7 @@ clone bookmarks
 passwords in ssh urls are not supported
 
   $ hg push ssh://user:erroneouspwd@dummy/remote
+  pushing to ssh://user:***@dummy/remote
   abort: password in URL not supported!
   [255]