diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 3f5d4b0..0fc54b9 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ By default, Sismo reads its configuration from ``~/.sismo/config.php``::
     // add a remote Github repository
     $projects[] = new Sismo\GithubProject('Twig', 'fabpot/Twig', $notifier);
 
+    // add a repository accessible via SSH
+    $projects[] = new Sismo\Project('Twig' 'git@github.com:fabpot/Twig.git');
+
     // add a project with custom settings
     $sf2 = new Sismo\Project('Symfony');
     $sf2->setRepository('https://github.com/symfony/symfony.git');
diff --git a/compile b/compile
index fbc4b27..c5f02a2 100755
--- a/compile
+++ b/compile
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ $classes = array(
     'Sismo\Storage',
     'Sismo\Builder',
     'Sismo\Project',
+    'Sismo\HTTPProject',
     'Sismo\GithubProject',
     'Sismo\Notifier',
     'Sismo\GrowlNotifier',
diff --git a/src/Sismo/GithubProject.php b/src/Sismo/GithubProject.php
index ad363f9..ecda6f8 100644
--- a/src/Sismo/GithubProject.php
+++ b/src/Sismo/GithubProject.php
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
  *
  * @author Fabien Potencier <fabien@symfony.com>
  */
-class GithubProject extends Project
+class GithubProject extends HTTPProject
 {
     public function setRepository($url)
     {
diff --git a/src/Sismo/HTTPProject.php b/src/Sismo/HTTPProject.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5edb544
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Sismo/HTTPProject.php
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of the Sismo utility.
+ *
+ * (c) Fabien Potencier <fabien@symfony.com>
+ *
+ * This source file is subject to the MIT license that is bundled
+ * with this source code in the file LICENSE.
+ */
+
+namespace Sismo;
+
+use Symfony\Component\Process\Process;
+
+/**
+ * Describes a project which uses Git URLs in the form
+ * of https://example.com/username/MyProject.git@mybranch
+ *
+ * @author Fabien Potencier <fabien@symfony.com>
+ * @author Rich Sage <rich.sage@gmail.com>
+ */
+class HTTPProject extends Project
+{
+    /**
+     * Sets the repository URL after splitting to
+     * find the branch (where present)
+     *
+     * @param  $url
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function setRepository($url)
+    {
+      if (false !== strpos($url, '@')) {
+          list($url, $branch) = explode('@', $url);
+          $this->setBranch($branch);
+      }
+
+      parent::setRepository($url);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Sismo/Project.php b/src/Sismo/Project.php
index f131e89..b2adc43 100644
--- a/src/Sismo/Project.php
+++ b/src/Sismo/Project.php
@@ -158,11 +158,6 @@ public function getRepository()
 
     public function setRepository($url)
     {
-        if (false !== strpos($url, '@')) {
-            list($url, $branch) = explode('@', $url);
-            $this->branch = $branch;
-        }
-
         $this->repository = $url;
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/Sismo/Tests/HTTPProjectTest.php b/tests/Sismo/Tests/HTTPProjectTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..91735d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Sismo/Tests/HTTPProjectTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of the Sismo utility.
+ *
+ * (c) Fabien Potencier <fabien@symfony.com>
+ *
+ * This source file is subject to the MIT license that is bundled
+ * with this source code in the file LICENSE.
+ */
+
+namespace Sismo\Tests;
+
+use Sismo\HTTPProject;
+
+class HTTPProjectTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
+{
+    public function testSetRepository()
+    {
+        $project = new HTTPProject('Twig Local');
+        $project->setRepository('https://github.com/fabpot/Twig.git@feat');
+        $this->assertEquals('https://github.com/fabpot/Twig.git', $project->getRepository());
+        $this->assertEquals('feat', $project->getBranch());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Sismo/Tests/ProjectTest.php b/tests/Sismo/Tests/ProjectTest.php
index cb2160a..76e6841 100644
--- a/tests/Sismo/Tests/ProjectTest.php
+++ b/tests/Sismo/Tests/ProjectTest.php
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ public function testConstructor()
         $this->assertEquals('master', $project->getBranch());
 
         $project = new Project('Twig Local', 'repo@feat');
-        $this->assertEquals('repo', $project->getRepository());
-        $this->assertEquals('feat', $project->getBranch());
+        $this->assertEquals('repo@feat', $project->getRepository());
+        $this->assertEquals('master', $project->getBranch());
 
         $project = new Project('Twig Local', 'repo', array(
             $notifier1 = $this->getMock('Sismo\Notifier'),
@@ -170,8 +170,8 @@ public function testRepository()
         $this->assertEquals('https://github.com/fabpot/Twig.git', $project->getRepository());
 
         $project->setRepository('https://github.com/fabpot/Twig.git@feat');
-        $this->assertEquals('https://github.com/fabpot/Twig.git', $project->getRepository());
-        $this->assertEquals('feat', $project->getBranch());
+        $this->assertEquals('https://github.com/fabpot/Twig.git@feat', $project->getRepository());
+        $this->assertEquals('master', $project->getBranch());
     }
 
     public function testCommand()