diff --git a/bin/git-bb-open b/bin/git-bb-open
index 7ade957..810c5cf 100755
--- a/bin/git-bb-open
+++ b/bin/git-bb-open
@@ -13,10 +13,11 @@ def constructURL
   remote = git_remote()
   bbloc = remote.index('bitbucket.org')
   if not bbloc
-    puts "git-bb-open only works for repositories with their origin remote on bitbucket.org"
-    exit 1
+    host = repo_url
+  else
+    host = remote[bbloc..-5].sub(':','/')
   end
-  url_prefix="https://#{remote[bbloc..-5].sub(':','/')}/src/#{git_commit}"
+  url_prefix="https://#{host}/src/#{git_commit}"
   root = Pathname.new(git_root())
   pwd = Pathname.new(Dir.pwd())
   if ARGV.length == 1