diff --git a/cmd/tk/bootstrap_gitlab.go b/cmd/tk/bootstrap_gitlab.go
index b259e7bc..2b8a5aac 100644
--- a/cmd/tk/bootstrap_gitlab.go
+++ b/cmd/tk/bootstrap_gitlab.go
@@ -57,13 +57,14 @@ the bootstrap command will perform an upgrade if needed.`,
 }
 
 var (
-	glOwner      string
-	glRepository string
-	glInterval   time.Duration
-	glPersonal   bool
-	glPrivate    bool
-	glHostname   string
-	glPath       string
+	glOwner       string
+	glRepository  string
+	glInterval    time.Duration
+	glPersonal    bool
+	glPrivate     bool
+	glHostname    string
+	glSSHHostname string
+	glPath        string
 )
 
 func init() {
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ func init() {
 	bootstrapGitLabCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&glPrivate, "private", true, "is private repository")
 	bootstrapGitLabCmd.Flags().DurationVar(&glInterval, "interval", time.Minute, "sync interval")
 	bootstrapGitLabCmd.Flags().StringVar(&glHostname, "hostname", git.GitLabDefaultHostname, "GitLab hostname")
+	bootstrapGitLabCmd.Flags().StringVar(&glSSHHostname, "ssh-hostname", "", "GitLab SSH hostname, defaults to hostname if not specified")
 	bootstrapGitLabCmd.Flags().StringVar(&glPath, "path", "", "repository path, when specified the cluster sync will be scoped to this path")
 
 	bootstrapCmd.AddCommand(bootstrapGitLabCmd)
@@ -89,6 +91,10 @@ func bootstrapGitLabCmdRun(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	if glSSHHostname != "" {
+		repository.SSHHost = glSSHHostname
+	}
+
 	provider := &git.GitLabProvider{
 		IsPrivate:  glPrivate,
 		IsPersonal: glPersonal,
diff --git a/docs/cmd/tk_bootstrap_gitlab.md b/docs/cmd/tk_bootstrap_gitlab.md
index 1a9fcf6c..9294349a 100644
--- a/docs/cmd/tk_bootstrap_gitlab.md
+++ b/docs/cmd/tk_bootstrap_gitlab.md
@@ -37,14 +37,15 @@ tk bootstrap gitlab [flags]
 ### Options
 
 ```
-  -h, --help                help for gitlab
-      --hostname string     GitLab hostname (default "gitlab.com")
-      --interval duration   sync interval (default 1m0s)
-      --owner string        GitLab user or group name
-      --path string         repository path, when specified the cluster sync will be scoped to this path
-      --personal            is personal repository
-      --private             is private repository (default true)
-      --repository string   GitLab repository name
+  -h, --help                  help for gitlab
+      --hostname string       GitLab hostname (default "gitlab.com")
+      --interval duration     sync interval (default 1m0s)
+      --owner string          GitLab user or group name
+      --path string           repository path, when specified the cluster sync will be scoped to this path
+      --personal              is personal repository
+      --private               is private repository (default true)
+      --repository string     GitLab repository name
+      --ssh-hostname string   GitLab SSH hostname, defaults to hostname if not specified
 ```
 
 ### Options inherited from parent commands
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 18c8b216..0eb606f7 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/blang/semver v3.5.1+incompatible
 	github.com/fluxcd/helm-controller/api v0.0.3
 	github.com/fluxcd/kustomize-controller/api v0.0.8
-	github.com/fluxcd/pkg/git v0.0.5
+	github.com/fluxcd/pkg/git v0.0.6
 	github.com/fluxcd/pkg/ssh v0.0.5
 	github.com/fluxcd/pkg/untar v0.0.5
 	github.com/fluxcd/source-controller/api v0.0.10
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 622530f9..08ccbb70 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -114,8 +114,8 @@ github.com/fluxcd/helm-controller/api v0.0.3 h1:W3/XAKjd6QOu6NG1KXsDXFlgEAukygLK
 github.com/fluxcd/helm-controller/api v0.0.3/go.mod h1:YCQhNz7LkYyBGxDdMGSRK78nvhuHV2x/lrn2vuRlBNE=
 github.com/fluxcd/kustomize-controller/api v0.0.8 h1:Yi5/MZuS2jXiRV73fuUkBCyRTuG0yx2HJTpWZaM+WHA=
 github.com/fluxcd/kustomize-controller/api v0.0.8/go.mod h1:c4035rZrt2p3RExpLe64ASVEvePm7FjiY4PzHKpRJXI=
-github.com/fluxcd/pkg/git v0.0.5 h1:6ahtjxZid8r94jmfOf1JUO42jX98FgdzBHrOaTGMCqY=
-github.com/fluxcd/pkg/git v0.0.5/go.mod h1:9AI9yPkb2ruIcE70moVG3WhunA2/RAMJPc3rtoH8QFE=
+github.com/fluxcd/pkg/git v0.0.6 h1:4qktw8M3zj98MAs4ny6qSi36sYvTiI1czif5FqlQl4o=
+github.com/fluxcd/pkg/git v0.0.6/go.mod h1:9AI9yPkb2ruIcE70moVG3WhunA2/RAMJPc3rtoH8QFE=
 github.com/fluxcd/pkg/ssh v0.0.5 h1:rnbFZ7voy2JBlUfMbfyqArX2FYaLNpDhccGFC3qW83A=
 github.com/fluxcd/pkg/ssh v0.0.5/go.mod h1:7jXPdXZpc0ttMNz2kD9QuMi3RNn/e0DOFbj0Tij/+Hs=
 github.com/fluxcd/pkg/untar v0.0.5 h1:UGI3Ch1UIEIaqQvMicmImL1s9npQa64DJ/ozqHKB7gk=