diff --git a/el-get-install.el b/el-get-install.el
index f9b7f633..8543481f 100644
--- a/el-get-install.el
+++ b/el-get-install.el
@@ -34,9 +34,8 @@
 	   (pdir      (file-name-as-directory (concat el-get-root package)))
 	   (git       (or (executable-find "git")
 			  (error "Unable to find `git'")))
-	   (url       (if (bound-and-true-p el-get-git-install-url)
-			  el-get-git-install-url
-			"http://github.com/dimitri/el-get.git"))
+	   (url       (or (bound-and-true-p el-get-git-install-url)
+			  "http://github.com/dimitri/el-get.git"))
 	   (default-directory el-get-root)
 	   (process-connection-type nil)   ; pipe, no pty (--no-progress)
 	   (el-get-default-process-sync t) ; force sync operations for installer