diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jenkins/tools/test/PluginCompatTester.java b/src/main/java/org/jenkins/tools/test/PluginCompatTester.java
index c65a1cf5..faefc544 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jenkins/tools/test/PluginCompatTester.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jenkins/tools/test/PluginCompatTester.java
@@ -295,6 +295,10 @@ private static void cloneFromScm(
 
         PluginSourcesUnavailableException lastException = null;
         for (String gitUrl : gitUrls) {
+            // TODO pending removal of bom 2.387 line
+            gitUrl = gitUrl.replace(
+                    "git://github.com/jenkinsci/kubernetes-credentials-plugin",
+                    "https://github.com/jenkinsci/kubernetes-credentials-plugin");
             try {
                 cloneImpl(gitUrl, scmTag, checkoutDirectory);
                 return; // checkout was ok