diff --git a/bin/dotfiles b/bin/dotfiles
index d75f2cf..b61c9b7 100755
--- a/bin/dotfiles
+++ b/bin/dotfiles
@@ -33,11 +33,23 @@ function smart_clone() {
       die "$DOTFILES_ROOT already exists, aborting."
     fi
   else
-    ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=accept-new "${DOTFILES_REMOTE%%:*}"
-    git clone --bare $DOTFILES_REMOTE $DOTFILES_ROOT --branch $DOTFILES_BRANCH
+    # If we have ssh keys that our host accepts
+    if ssh -o BatchMode=yes -o StrictHostKeyChecking=accept-new "${DOTFILES_REMOTE%%:*}" exit; then
+      git clone --bare $DOTFILES_REMOTE $DOTFILES_ROOT --branch $DOTFILES_BRANCH
+    else
+      git clone --bare $(remote_ssh_to_https $DOTFILES_REMOTE) $DOTFILES_ROOT --branch $DOTFILES_BRANCH
+    fi
   fi
 }
 
+function remote_ssh_to_https {
+  remote="$1"
+  remote="${remote/://}"
+  remote="${remote/git@/https://}"
+  remote="${remote%.git}"
+  echo "$remote"
+}
+
 function check_requirements() {
   for DEP in ${DEPENDENCIES[@]}; do
     has $DEP || die "${DEP} not found, please install and try again."