diff --git a/src/resolvers/exotics/bitbucket-resolver.js b/src/resolvers/exotics/bitbucket-resolver.js
index 39e1beed32..4805058e21 100644
--- a/src/resolvers/exotics/bitbucket-resolver.js
+++ b/src/resolvers/exotics/bitbucket-resolver.js
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ export default class BitbucketResolver extends HostedGitResolver {
   }
 
   static getGitSSHUrl(parts: ExplodedFragment): string {
+    return `git+ssh://git@bitbucket.org/${ parts.user }/${ parts.repo }.git`;
+  }
+
+  static getGitSSH(parts: ExplodedFragment): string {
     return `git@bitbucket.org:${parts.user}/${parts.repo}.git`;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/resolvers/exotics/github-resolver.js b/src/resolvers/exotics/github-resolver.js
index 386c8dd03f..cebc4ee75d 100644
--- a/src/resolvers/exotics/github-resolver.js
+++ b/src/resolvers/exotics/github-resolver.js
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ export default class GitHubResolver extends HostedGitResolver {
   }
 
   static getGitSSHUrl(parts: ExplodedFragment): string {
+    return `git+ssh://git@github.com/${ parts.user }/${ parts.repo }.git`;
+  }
+
+  static getGitSSH(parts: ExplodedFragment): string {
     return `git@github.com:${parts.user}/${parts.repo}.git`;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/resolvers/exotics/gitlab-resolver.js b/src/resolvers/exotics/gitlab-resolver.js
index dd94a08fcf..9aa25a01a4 100644
--- a/src/resolvers/exotics/gitlab-resolver.js
+++ b/src/resolvers/exotics/gitlab-resolver.js
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ export default class GitLabResolver extends HostedGitResolver {
   }
 
   static getGitSSHUrl(parts: ExplodedFragment): string {
+    return `git+ssh://git@gitlab.com/${ parts.user }/${ parts.repo }.git`;
+  }
+
+  static getGitSSH(parts: ExplodedFragment): string {
     return `git@gitlab.com:${parts.user}/${parts.repo}.git`;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/resolvers/exotics/hosted-git-resolver.js b/src/resolvers/exotics/hosted-git-resolver.js
index 35e3175e25..61d5e6b19d 100644
--- a/src/resolvers/exotics/hosted-git-resolver.js
+++ b/src/resolvers/exotics/hosted-git-resolver.js
@@ -71,6 +71,11 @@ export default class HostedGitResolver extends ExoticResolver {
     throw new Error('Not implemented');
   }
 
+  static getGitSSH(exploded: ExplodedFragment): string {
+    exploded;
+    throw new Error('Not implemented');
+  }
+
   static getHTTPFileUrl(exploded: ExplodedFragment, filename: string, commit: string) {
     exploded;
     filename;
@@ -167,14 +172,15 @@ export default class HostedGitResolver extends ExoticResolver {
   }
 
   async resolve(): Promise<Manifest> {
-    const httpUrl = this.constructor.getGitHTTPUrl(this.exploded);
-    const sshUrl = this.constructor.getGitSSHUrl(this.exploded);
+    const gitHTTPUrl = this.constructor.getGitHTTPUrl(this.exploded);
+    const gitSSHUrl = this.constructor.getGitSSHUrl(this.exploded);
+    const gitSSH = this.constructor.getGitSSH(this.exploded);
 
     // If we can access the files over HTTP then we should as it's MUCH faster than git
     // archive and tarball unarchiving. The HTTP API is only available for public repos
     // though.
-    if (await this.hasHTTPCapability(httpUrl)) {
-      return await this.resolveOverHTTP(httpUrl);
+    if (await this.hasHTTPCapability(gitHTTPUrl)) {
+      return await this.resolveOverHTTP(gitHTTPUrl);
     }
 
     // If the url is accessible over git archive then we should immediately delegate to
@@ -183,13 +189,13 @@ export default class HostedGitResolver extends ExoticResolver {
     // NOTE: Here we use a different url than when we delegate to the git resolver later on.
     // This is because `git archive` requires access over ssh and github only allows that
     // if you have write permissions
-    if (await Git.hasArchiveCapability(sshUrl)) {
-      const archiveClient = new Git(this.config, sshUrl, this.hash);
+    if (await Git.hasArchiveCapability(gitSSH)) {
+      const archiveClient = new Git(this.config, gitSSH, this.hash);
       const commit = await archiveClient.initRemote();
-      return await this.fork(GitResolver, true, `${sshUrl}#${commit}`);
+      return await this.fork(GitResolver, true, `${gitSSH}#${commit}`);
     }
 
-    // fallback to the plain git resolver
-    return await this.fork(GitResolver, true, sshUrl);
+    // fallback to the plain git resolver (and append the hash only if has one)
+    return await this.fork(GitResolver, true, `${gitSSHUrl}${this.hash ? `#${this.hash}` : ''}`);
   }
 }