diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index eb2c5de..5bdcc27 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ This tool comes with some inputs that allow users to override the default behavi
 | No Reviewers Inheritance       | --no-inherit-reviewers        | N            | Considered only if reviewers is empty, if true keep reviewers as empty list, otherwise inherit from original pull request                                                           | false       |
 | Backport Branch Names       | --bp-branch-name        | N            | Comma separated lists of the backporting pull request branch names, if they exceeds 250 chars they will be truncated                                                           | bp-{target-branch}-{sha1}...{shaN}       |
 | Backport Repository       | --bp-repo        | N            | Optional source repository (format owner/repo) where the backport branch is pushed, useful to open the PR from a fork                                                           | {target-owner}/{target-repo}       |
+| Target Repository       | --tb-repo        | N            | Optional target repository (format owner/repo) where the backport pull request should be opened against, useful to backport to a different repository than the original one                                                           | {original-pr-target-owner}/{original-pr-target-repo}       |
 | Labels       | --labels        | N            | Provide custom labels to be added to the backporting pull request                                                           | []       |
 | Inherit labels       | --inherit-labels        | N            | If enabled inherit lables from the original pull request                                                           | false       |
 | No squash       | --no-squash        | N            | Backport all commits found in the pull request. The default behavior is to only backport the first commit that was merged in the base branch. | |
@@ -161,6 +162,23 @@ $ git-backporting -tb v1 -pr https://github.com/upstream/project/pull/123 -a ***
 
 In this mode you should provide a PAT with enough permissions on the fork repository.
 
+#### Backport to a different target repository
+
+By default, the backport pull request is opened against the same repository targeted by the original pull request.
+If you want to open the backport PR against a different repository altogether, set `--tb-repo` (or action input `tb-repo`) to `owner/repo`. The repository is cloned from and the backport branch is pushed to `--tb-repo` instead of the original pull request's repository.
+
+```bash
+$ git-backporting -tb v1 -pr https://github.com/upstream/project/pull/123 -a ***** --tb-repo my-org/downstream-project
+```
+
+`--tb-repo` and `--bp-repo` can be combined: `--tb-repo` selects where the backport PR is opened, while `--bp-repo` selects the fork the backport branch is pushed from.
+
+```bash
+$ git-backporting -tb v1 -pr https://github.com/upstream/project/pull/123 -a ***** --tb-repo my-org/downstream-project --bp-repo my-user/downstream-project
+```
+
+When using `--tb-repo` alone, the backport branch is pushed directly to the target repository, so your PAT needs push access there. When combining it with `--bp-repo`, the branch is pushed to the fork instead, so your PAT needs push access on the fork and only the ability to open a pull request on the target repository.
+
 #### Configuration file example
 
 This is an example of a configuration file that can be used.
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 60f3ba7..628f371 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ inputs:
     description: >
       Optional backport repository as owner/repo where the backport branch is pushed, useful to create PRs from a fork
     required: false
+  tb-repo:
+    description: >
+      Optional target repository as owner/repo where the backport pull request should be opened against, useful to backport to a different repository than the original one
+    required: false
   reviewers:
     description: >
       Comma separated list of reviewers for the backporting pull request
diff --git a/dist/cli/index.js b/dist/cli/index.js
index cf88b0b..8f6d2d1 100755
--- a/dist/cli/index.js
+++ b/dist/cli/index.js
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ class ArgsParser {
             bodyPrefix: this.getOrDefault(args.bodyPrefix),
             bpBranchName: this.getOrDefault(args.bpBranchName),
             bpRepo: this.getOrDefault(args.bpRepo),
+            tbRepo: this.getOrDefault(args.tbRepo),
             reviewers: this.getOrDefault(args.reviewers, []),
             assignees: this.getOrDefault(args.assignees, []),
             inheritReviewers: this.getOrDefault(args.inheritReviewers, true),
@@ -202,6 +203,7 @@ class CLIArgsParser extends args_parser_1.default {
             .option("--body-prefix <bp-body-prefix>", "backport pr body prefix, default `backport <original-pr-link>`")
             .option("--bp-branch-name <bp-branch-names>", "comma separated list of backport pr branch names, default auto-generated by the commit and target branch")
             .option("--bp-repo <owner/repo>", "optional backport repository where the branch should be pushed, e.g. my-fork/my-repo")
+            .option("--tb-repo <owner/repo>", "optional target repository where the backport pull request should be opened against, e.g. my-org/my-repo")
             .option("--reviewers <reviewers>", "comma separated list of reviewers for the backporting pull request", args_utils_1.getAsCleanedCommaSeparatedList)
             .option("--assignees <assignees>", "comma separated list of assignees for the backporting pull request", args_utils_1.getAsCleanedCommaSeparatedList)
             .option("--no-inherit-reviewers", "if provided and reviewers option is empty then inherit them from original pull request")
@@ -241,6 +243,7 @@ class CLIArgsParser extends args_parser_1.default {
                 bodyPrefix: opts.bodyPrefix,
                 bpBranchName: opts.bpBranchName,
                 bpRepo: opts.bpRepo,
+                tbRepo: opts.tbRepo,
                 reviewers: opts.reviewers,
                 assignees: opts.assignees,
                 inheritReviewers: opts.inheritReviewers,
@@ -427,7 +430,7 @@ class PullRequestConfigsParser extends configs_parser_1.default {
      * @returns {GitPullRequest}
      */
     generateBackportPullRequestsData(originalPullRequest, args, targetBranches, bpBranchNames) {
-        const targetRepo = originalPullRequest.targetRepo;
+        const targetRepo = this.getBackportTargetRepo(args.tbRepo, originalPullRequest.targetRepo);
         const sourceRepo = this.getBackportSourceRepo(args.bpRepo, targetRepo);
         const reviewers = args.reviewers ?? [];
         if (reviewers.length == 0 && args.inheritReviewers) {
@@ -466,6 +469,7 @@ class PullRequestConfigsParser extends configs_parser_1.default {
             return {
                 owner: targetRepo.owner,
                 repo: targetRepo.project,
+                cloneUrl: targetRepo.cloneUrl,
                 head: backportBranch,
                 headRepo: sourceRepo,
                 base: tb,
@@ -483,12 +487,29 @@ class PullRequestConfigsParser extends configs_parser_1.default {
         if (!bpRepo || bpRepo.trim() === "") {
             return undefined;
         }
-        const sanitized = bpRepo.trim();
+        return this.parseRepo(bpRepo, "bp", targetRepo);
+    }
+    getBackportTargetRepo(tbRepo, targetRepo) {
+        if (!tbRepo || tbRepo.trim() === "") {
+            return targetRepo;
+        }
+        return this.parseRepo(tbRepo, "tb", targetRepo);
+    }
+    /**
+     * Parse a "owner/repo" formatted repository override and derive its clone url
+     * by reusing the scheme/host of the provided reference repository
+     * @param repo owner/repo formatted repository override
+     * @param optionName name of the option the override came from, used in the error message
+     * @param referenceRepo repository whose clone url is used to derive the scheme/host
+     * @returns {GitRepository}
+     */
+    parseRepo(repo, optionName, referenceRepo) {
+        const sanitized = repo.trim();
         const parts = sanitized.split("/").map(p => p.trim()).filter(p => p.length > 0);
         if (parts.length < 2) {
-            throw new Error(`Invalid bp repo format "${bpRepo}", expected "owner/repo"`);
+            throw new Error(`Invalid ${optionName} repo format "${repo}", expected "owner/repo"`);
         }
-        const cloneUrl = new URL(targetRepo.cloneUrl);
+        const cloneUrl = new URL(referenceRepo.cloneUrl);
         cloneUrl.pathname = `/${parts.join("/")}.git`;
         return {
             owner: parts[0],
@@ -588,13 +609,20 @@ class GitCLIService {
         await this.git(cwd).checkoutLocalBranch(newBranch);
     }
     /**
-     * Add a new remote to the current repository
+     * Add a new remote to the current repository, or update its url if a remote
+     * with the same name already exists, e.g., because the working folder is
+     * reused across multiple backports
      * @param cwd repository in which addRemote should be performed
      * @param remote remote git link
      * @param remoteName [optional] name of the remote, by default 'fork' is used
      */
     async addRemote(cwd, remote, remoteName = "fork") {
         this.logger.info(`Adding new remote ${remote}`);
+        const existingRemotes = await this.git(cwd).getRemotes();
+        if (existingRemotes.some(r => r.name === remoteName)) {
+            await this.git(cwd).remote(["set-url", remoteName, this.remoteWithAuth(remote)]);
+            return;
+        }
         await this.git(cwd).addRemote(remoteName, this.remoteWithAuth(remote));
     }
     /**
@@ -1732,26 +1760,46 @@ class Runner {
 exports["default"] = Runner;
 function* backportSteps(logger, configs, backportPR, git) {
     // every failible operation should be in one dedicated closure
+    // whether the backport pr targets a different repository than the original pull request's one (--tb-repo),
+    // in which case the original pr's commits are not reachable from a clone of the backport target repo alone
+    const usingDifferentTargetRepo = backportPR.cloneUrl !== configs.originalPullRequest.targetRepo.cloneUrl;
     // 4. clone the repository
     yield async () => {
         logger.debug("Cloning repo..");
-        await git.gitCli.clone(configs.originalPullRequest.targetRepo.cloneUrl, configs.folder, backportPR.base);
+        await git.gitCli.clone(backportPR.cloneUrl, configs.folder, backportPR.base);
     };
     // 5. create new branch from target one and checkout
     yield async () => {
         logger.debug("Creating local branch..");
         await git.gitCli.createLocalBranch(configs.folder, backportPR.head);
     };
-    // 6. fetch pull request remote if source owner != target owner or pull request still open
-    if (configs.originalPullRequest.sourceRepo.owner !== configs.originalPullRequest.targetRepo.owner ||
+    let commitsRemote = undefined;
+    if (usingDifferentTargetRepo) {
+        // 6. add a remote pointing to the original pull request's repository, needed to fetch
+        // commits that only exist there, since the backport target repo won't have them
+        commitsRemote = "upstream";
+        yield async () => {
+            await git.gitCli.addRemote(configs.folder, configs.originalPullRequest.targetRepo.cloneUrl, commitsRemote);
+        };
+    }
+    // 7. fetch pull request remote if source owner != target owner, pull request still open,
+    // or backporting to a different repository than the original pull request's one
+    if (usingDifferentTargetRepo ||
+        configs.originalPullRequest.sourceRepo.owner !== configs.originalPullRequest.targetRepo.owner ||
         configs.originalPullRequest.state === "open") {
         yield async () => {
             logger.debug("Fetching pull request remote..");
             const prefix = git.gitClientType === git_types_1.GitClientType.GITLAB ? "merge-requests" : "pull"; // default is for gitlab
-            await git.gitCli.fetch(configs.folder, `${prefix}/${configs.originalPullRequest.number}/head:pr/${configs.originalPullRequest.number}`);
+            const ref = `${prefix}/${configs.originalPullRequest.number}/head:pr/${configs.originalPullRequest.number}`;
+            if (commitsRemote) {
+                await git.gitCli.fetch(configs.folder, ref, commitsRemote);
+            }
+            else {
+                await git.gitCli.fetch(configs.folder, ref);
+            }
         };
     }
-    // 7. apply all changes to the new branch
+    // 8. apply all changes to the new branch
     yield async () => {
         logger.debug("Cherry picking commits..");
     };
@@ -1762,18 +1810,18 @@ function* backportSteps(logger, configs, backportPR, git) {
     }
     let target_remote = undefined;
     if (backportPR.headRepo) {
-        // 8. add fork-remote to push backport branch to
+        // 9. add fork-remote to push backport branch to
         target_remote = "fork";
         yield async () => {
             await git.gitCli.addRemote(configs.folder, backportPR.headRepo.cloneUrl, target_remote);
         };
     }
     if (!configs.dryRun) {
-        // 9. push the new branch to origin
+        // 10. push the new branch to origin
         yield async () => {
             await git.gitCli.push(configs.folder, backportPR.head, target_remote);
         };
-        // 10. create pull request new branch -> target branch (using octokit)
+        // 11. create pull request new branch -> target branch (using octokit)
         yield async () => {
             const prUrl = await git.gitClientApi.createPullRequest(backportPR);
             logger.info(`Pull request created: ${prUrl}`);
diff --git a/dist/gha/index.js b/dist/gha/index.js
index 1632e33..db46c4e 100755
--- a/dist/gha/index.js
+++ b/dist/gha/index.js
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ class ArgsParser {
             bodyPrefix: this.getOrDefault(args.bodyPrefix),
             bpBranchName: this.getOrDefault(args.bpBranchName),
             bpRepo: this.getOrDefault(args.bpRepo),
+            tbRepo: this.getOrDefault(args.tbRepo),
             reviewers: this.getOrDefault(args.reviewers, []),
             assignees: this.getOrDefault(args.assignees, []),
             inheritReviewers: this.getOrDefault(args.inheritReviewers, true),
@@ -205,6 +206,7 @@ class GHAArgsParser extends args_parser_1.default {
                 bodyPrefix: (0, args_utils_1.getOrUndefined)((0, core_1.getInput)("body-prefix", { trimWhitespace: false })),
                 bpBranchName: (0, args_utils_1.getOrUndefined)((0, core_1.getInput)("bp-branch-name")),
                 bpRepo: (0, args_utils_1.getOrUndefined)((0, core_1.getInput)("bp-repo")),
+                tbRepo: (0, args_utils_1.getOrUndefined)((0, core_1.getInput)("tb-repo")),
                 reviewers: (0, args_utils_1.getAsCleanedCommaSeparatedList)((0, core_1.getInput)("reviewers")),
                 assignees: (0, args_utils_1.getAsCleanedCommaSeparatedList)((0, core_1.getInput)("assignees")),
                 inheritReviewers: !(0, args_utils_1.getAsBooleanOrUndefined)((0, core_1.getInput)("no-inherit-reviewers")),
@@ -391,7 +393,7 @@ class PullRequestConfigsParser extends configs_parser_1.default {
      * @returns {GitPullRequest}
      */
     generateBackportPullRequestsData(originalPullRequest, args, targetBranches, bpBranchNames) {
-        const targetRepo = originalPullRequest.targetRepo;
+        const targetRepo = this.getBackportTargetRepo(args.tbRepo, originalPullRequest.targetRepo);
         const sourceRepo = this.getBackportSourceRepo(args.bpRepo, targetRepo);
         const reviewers = args.reviewers ?? [];
         if (reviewers.length == 0 && args.inheritReviewers) {
@@ -430,6 +432,7 @@ class PullRequestConfigsParser extends configs_parser_1.default {
             return {
                 owner: targetRepo.owner,
                 repo: targetRepo.project,
+                cloneUrl: targetRepo.cloneUrl,
                 head: backportBranch,
                 headRepo: sourceRepo,
                 base: tb,
@@ -447,12 +450,29 @@ class PullRequestConfigsParser extends configs_parser_1.default {
         if (!bpRepo || bpRepo.trim() === "") {
             return undefined;
         }
-        const sanitized = bpRepo.trim();
+        return this.parseRepo(bpRepo, "bp", targetRepo);
+    }
+    getBackportTargetRepo(tbRepo, targetRepo) {
+        if (!tbRepo || tbRepo.trim() === "") {
+            return targetRepo;
+        }
+        return this.parseRepo(tbRepo, "tb", targetRepo);
+    }
+    /**
+     * Parse a "owner/repo" formatted repository override and derive its clone url
+     * by reusing the scheme/host of the provided reference repository
+     * @param repo owner/repo formatted repository override
+     * @param optionName name of the option the override came from, used in the error message
+     * @param referenceRepo repository whose clone url is used to derive the scheme/host
+     * @returns {GitRepository}
+     */
+    parseRepo(repo, optionName, referenceRepo) {
+        const sanitized = repo.trim();
         const parts = sanitized.split("/").map(p => p.trim()).filter(p => p.length > 0);
         if (parts.length < 2) {
-            throw new Error(`Invalid bp repo format "${bpRepo}", expected "owner/repo"`);
+            throw new Error(`Invalid ${optionName} repo format "${repo}", expected "owner/repo"`);
         }
-        const cloneUrl = new URL(targetRepo.cloneUrl);
+        const cloneUrl = new URL(referenceRepo.cloneUrl);
         cloneUrl.pathname = `/${parts.join("/")}.git`;
         return {
             owner: parts[0],
@@ -552,13 +572,20 @@ class GitCLIService {
         await this.git(cwd).checkoutLocalBranch(newBranch);
     }
     /**
-     * Add a new remote to the current repository
+     * Add a new remote to the current repository, or update its url if a remote
+     * with the same name already exists, e.g., because the working folder is
+     * reused across multiple backports
      * @param cwd repository in which addRemote should be performed
      * @param remote remote git link
      * @param remoteName [optional] name of the remote, by default 'fork' is used
      */
     async addRemote(cwd, remote, remoteName = "fork") {
         this.logger.info(`Adding new remote ${remote}`);
+        const existingRemotes = await this.git(cwd).getRemotes();
+        if (existingRemotes.some(r => r.name === remoteName)) {
+            await this.git(cwd).remote(["set-url", remoteName, this.remoteWithAuth(remote)]);
+            return;
+        }
         await this.git(cwd).addRemote(remoteName, this.remoteWithAuth(remote));
     }
     /**
@@ -1696,26 +1723,46 @@ class Runner {
 exports["default"] = Runner;
 function* backportSteps(logger, configs, backportPR, git) {
     // every failible operation should be in one dedicated closure
+    // whether the backport pr targets a different repository than the original pull request's one (--tb-repo),
+    // in which case the original pr's commits are not reachable from a clone of the backport target repo alone
+    const usingDifferentTargetRepo = backportPR.cloneUrl !== configs.originalPullRequest.targetRepo.cloneUrl;
     // 4. clone the repository
     yield async () => {
         logger.debug("Cloning repo..");
-        await git.gitCli.clone(configs.originalPullRequest.targetRepo.cloneUrl, configs.folder, backportPR.base);
+        await git.gitCli.clone(backportPR.cloneUrl, configs.folder, backportPR.base);
     };
     // 5. create new branch from target one and checkout
     yield async () => {
         logger.debug("Creating local branch..");
         await git.gitCli.createLocalBranch(configs.folder, backportPR.head);
     };
-    // 6. fetch pull request remote if source owner != target owner or pull request still open
-    if (configs.originalPullRequest.sourceRepo.owner !== configs.originalPullRequest.targetRepo.owner ||
+    let commitsRemote = undefined;
+    if (usingDifferentTargetRepo) {
+        // 6. add a remote pointing to the original pull request's repository, needed to fetch
+        // commits that only exist there, since the backport target repo won't have them
+        commitsRemote = "upstream";
+        yield async () => {
+            await git.gitCli.addRemote(configs.folder, configs.originalPullRequest.targetRepo.cloneUrl, commitsRemote);
+        };
+    }
+    // 7. fetch pull request remote if source owner != target owner, pull request still open,
+    // or backporting to a different repository than the original pull request's one
+    if (usingDifferentTargetRepo ||
+        configs.originalPullRequest.sourceRepo.owner !== configs.originalPullRequest.targetRepo.owner ||
         configs.originalPullRequest.state === "open") {
         yield async () => {
             logger.debug("Fetching pull request remote..");
             const prefix = git.gitClientType === git_types_1.GitClientType.GITLAB ? "merge-requests" : "pull"; // default is for gitlab
-            await git.gitCli.fetch(configs.folder, `${prefix}/${configs.originalPullRequest.number}/head:pr/${configs.originalPullRequest.number}`);
+            const ref = `${prefix}/${configs.originalPullRequest.number}/head:pr/${configs.originalPullRequest.number}`;
+            if (commitsRemote) {
+                await git.gitCli.fetch(configs.folder, ref, commitsRemote);
+            }
+            else {
+                await git.gitCli.fetch(configs.folder, ref);
+            }
         };
     }
-    // 7. apply all changes to the new branch
+    // 8. apply all changes to the new branch
     yield async () => {
         logger.debug("Cherry picking commits..");
     };
@@ -1726,18 +1773,18 @@ function* backportSteps(logger, configs, backportPR, git) {
     }
     let target_remote = undefined;
     if (backportPR.headRepo) {
-        // 8. add fork-remote to push backport branch to
+        // 9. add fork-remote to push backport branch to
         target_remote = "fork";
         yield async () => {
             await git.gitCli.addRemote(configs.folder, backportPR.headRepo.cloneUrl, target_remote);
         };
     }
     if (!configs.dryRun) {
-        // 9. push the new branch to origin
+        // 10. push the new branch to origin
         yield async () => {
             await git.gitCli.push(configs.folder, backportPR.head, target_remote);
         };
-        // 10. create pull request new branch -> target branch (using octokit)
+        // 11. create pull request new branch -> target branch (using octokit)
         yield async () => {
             const prUrl = await git.gitClientApi.createPullRequest(backportPR);
             logger.info(`Pull request created: ${prUrl}`);
diff --git a/src/service/args/args-parser.ts b/src/service/args/args-parser.ts
index d9c4d28..cf30377 100644
--- a/src/service/args/args-parser.ts
+++ b/src/service/args/args-parser.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ export default abstract class ArgsParser {
       bodyPrefix: this.getOrDefault(args.bodyPrefix),
       bpBranchName: this.getOrDefault(args.bpBranchName),
       bpRepo: this.getOrDefault(args.bpRepo),
+      tbRepo: this.getOrDefault(args.tbRepo),
       reviewers: this.getOrDefault(args.reviewers, []),
       assignees: this.getOrDefault(args.assignees, []),
       inheritReviewers: this.getOrDefault(args.inheritReviewers, true),
diff --git a/src/service/args/args.types.ts b/src/service/args/args.types.ts
index 82e7ae8..68145b6 100644
--- a/src/service/args/args.types.ts
+++ b/src/service/args/args.types.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ export interface Args {
   // NOTE: keep bpBranchName as singular and of type string for backward compatibilities
   bpBranchName?: string, // comma separated list of backport pr branch names, default computed from commit and target branches
   bpRepo?: string, // optional backport repository as owner/repo where the branch will be pushed
+  tbRepo?: string, // optional target repository as owner/repo where the backport pr should be opened against
   reviewers?: string[], // backport pr reviewers
   assignees?: string[], // backport pr assignees
   inheritReviewers?: boolean, // if true and reviewers == [] then inherit reviewers from original pr
diff --git a/src/service/args/cli/cli-args-parser.ts b/src/service/args/cli/cli-args-parser.ts
index fbaaceb..2374981 100644
--- a/src/service/args/cli/cli-args-parser.ts
+++ b/src/service/args/cli/cli-args-parser.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ export default class CLIArgsParser extends ArgsParser {
       .option("--body-prefix <bp-body-prefix>", "backport pr body prefix, default `backport <original-pr-link>`")
       .option("--bp-branch-name <bp-branch-names>", "comma separated list of backport pr branch names, default auto-generated by the commit and target branch")
       .option("--bp-repo <owner/repo>", "optional backport repository where the branch should be pushed, e.g. my-fork/my-repo")
+      .option("--tb-repo <owner/repo>", "optional target repository where the backport pull request should be opened against, e.g. my-org/my-repo")
       .option("--reviewers <reviewers>", "comma separated list of reviewers for the backporting pull request", getAsCleanedCommaSeparatedList)
       .option("--assignees <assignees>", "comma separated list of assignees for the backporting pull request", getAsCleanedCommaSeparatedList)
       .option("--no-inherit-reviewers", "if provided and reviewers option is empty then inherit them from original pull request")
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ export default class CLIArgsParser extends ArgsParser {
         bodyPrefix: opts.bodyPrefix,
         bpBranchName: opts.bpBranchName,
         bpRepo: opts.bpRepo,
+        tbRepo: opts.tbRepo,
         reviewers: opts.reviewers,
         assignees: opts.assignees,
         inheritReviewers: opts.inheritReviewers,
diff --git a/src/service/args/gha/gha-args-parser.ts b/src/service/args/gha/gha-args-parser.ts
index 79053b2..f3892bd 100644
--- a/src/service/args/gha/gha-args-parser.ts
+++ b/src/service/args/gha/gha-args-parser.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ export default class GHAArgsParser extends ArgsParser {
         bodyPrefix: getOrUndefined(getInput("body-prefix", { trimWhitespace: false })),
         bpBranchName: getOrUndefined(getInput("bp-branch-name")),
         bpRepo: getOrUndefined(getInput("bp-repo")),
+        tbRepo: getOrUndefined(getInput("tb-repo")),
         reviewers: getAsCleanedCommaSeparatedList(getInput("reviewers")),
         assignees: getAsCleanedCommaSeparatedList(getInput("assignees")),
         inheritReviewers: !getAsBooleanOrUndefined(getInput("no-inherit-reviewers")),
diff --git a/src/service/configs/pullrequest/pr-configs-parser.ts b/src/service/configs/pullrequest/pr-configs-parser.ts
index 72da3cc..4a8f2f1 100644
--- a/src/service/configs/pullrequest/pr-configs-parser.ts
+++ b/src/service/configs/pullrequest/pr-configs-parser.ts
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ export default class PullRequestConfigsParser extends ConfigsParser {
     bpBranchNames: string[]
   ): BackportPullRequest[] {
 
-    const targetRepo = originalPullRequest.targetRepo;
+    const targetRepo = this.getBackportTargetRepo(args.tbRepo, originalPullRequest.targetRepo);
     const sourceRepo = this.getBackportSourceRepo(args.bpRepo, targetRepo);
 
     const reviewers = args.reviewers ?? [];
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ export default class PullRequestConfigsParser extends ConfigsParser {
       return {
         owner: targetRepo.owner,
         repo: targetRepo.project,
+        cloneUrl: targetRepo.cloneUrl,
         head: backportBranch,
         headRepo: sourceRepo,
         base: tb,
@@ -180,13 +181,33 @@ export default class PullRequestConfigsParser extends ConfigsParser {
       return undefined;
     }
 
-    const sanitized = bpRepo.trim();
+    return this.parseRepo(bpRepo, "bp", targetRepo);
+  }
+
+  private getBackportTargetRepo(tbRepo: string | undefined, targetRepo: GitRepository): GitRepository {
+    if (!tbRepo || tbRepo.trim() === "") {
+      return targetRepo;
+    }
+
+    return this.parseRepo(tbRepo, "tb", targetRepo);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Parse a "owner/repo" formatted repository override and derive its clone url
+   * by reusing the scheme/host of the provided reference repository
+   * @param repo owner/repo formatted repository override
+   * @param optionName name of the option the override came from, used in the error message
+   * @param referenceRepo repository whose clone url is used to derive the scheme/host
+   * @returns {GitRepository}
+   */
+  private parseRepo(repo: string, optionName: string, referenceRepo: GitRepository): GitRepository {
+    const sanitized = repo.trim();
     const parts = sanitized.split("/").map(p => p.trim()).filter(p => p.length > 0);
     if (parts.length < 2) {
-      throw new Error(`Invalid bp repo format "${bpRepo}", expected "owner/repo"`);
+      throw new Error(`Invalid ${optionName} repo format "${repo}", expected "owner/repo"`);
     }
 
-    const cloneUrl = new URL(targetRepo.cloneUrl);
+    const cloneUrl = new URL(referenceRepo.cloneUrl);
     cloneUrl.pathname = `/${parts.join("/")}.git`;
 
     return {
diff --git a/src/service/git/git-cli.ts b/src/service/git/git-cli.ts
index 02d51e3..dc82ef5 100644
--- a/src/service/git/git-cli.ts
+++ b/src/service/git/git-cli.ts
@@ -93,13 +93,21 @@ export default class GitCLIService {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Add a new remote to the current repository
+   * Add a new remote to the current repository, or update its url if a remote
+   * with the same name already exists, e.g., because the working folder is
+   * reused across multiple backports
    * @param cwd repository in which addRemote should be performed
    * @param remote remote git link
    * @param remoteName [optional] name of the remote, by default 'fork' is used
    */
   async addRemote(cwd: string, remote: string, remoteName = "fork"): Promise<void> {
     this.logger.info(`Adding new remote ${remote}`);
+    const existingRemotes = await this.git(cwd).getRemotes();
+    if (existingRemotes.some(r => r.name === remoteName)) {
+      await this.git(cwd).remote(["set-url", remoteName, this.remoteWithAuth(remote)]);
+      return;
+    }
+
     await this.git(cwd).addRemote(remoteName, this.remoteWithAuth(remote));
   }
 
diff --git a/src/service/git/git.types.ts b/src/service/git/git.types.ts
index 965e097..2a0bfdc 100644
--- a/src/service/git/git.types.ts
+++ b/src/service/git/git.types.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ export interface GitRepository {
 export interface BackportPullRequest {
   owner: string, // repository's owner
   repo: string, // repository's name
+  cloneUrl: string, // clone url of the target repository (owner/repo above)
   head: string, // name of the source branch
   headRepo?: GitRepository, // optional: source repository, for cross-repository pull requests
   base: string, // name of the target branch
diff --git a/src/service/runner/runner.ts b/src/service/runner/runner.ts
index 0ab367d..df917d7 100644
--- a/src/service/runner/runner.ts
+++ b/src/service/runner/runner.ts
@@ -156,10 +156,14 @@ export default class Runner {
 function* backportSteps(logger: Pick<LoggerService, "debug" | "info" | "warn">, configs: Configs, backportPR: BackportPullRequest, git: Git): Generator<() => Promise<void>, void, unknown> {
   // every failible operation should be in one dedicated closure
 
+  // whether the backport pr targets a different repository than the original pull request's one (--tb-repo),
+  // in which case the original pr's commits are not reachable from a clone of the backport target repo alone
+  const usingDifferentTargetRepo = backportPR.cloneUrl !== configs.originalPullRequest.targetRepo.cloneUrl;
+
   // 4. clone the repository
   yield async () => {
     logger.debug("Cloning repo..");
-    await git.gitCli.clone(configs.originalPullRequest.targetRepo.cloneUrl, configs.folder, backportPR.base);
+    await git.gitCli.clone(backportPR.cloneUrl, configs.folder, backportPR.base);
   };
 
   // 5. create new branch from target one and checkout
@@ -168,17 +172,34 @@ function* backportSteps(logger: Pick<LoggerService, "debug" | "info" | "warn">,
     await git.gitCli.createLocalBranch(configs.folder, backportPR.head);
   };
 
-  // 6. fetch pull request remote if source owner != target owner or pull request still open
-  if (configs.originalPullRequest.sourceRepo.owner !== configs.originalPullRequest.targetRepo.owner ||
+  let commitsRemote: string | undefined = undefined;
+  if (usingDifferentTargetRepo) {
+    // 6. add a remote pointing to the original pull request's repository, needed to fetch
+    // commits that only exist there, since the backport target repo won't have them
+    commitsRemote = "upstream";
+    yield async () => {
+      await git.gitCli.addRemote(configs.folder, configs.originalPullRequest.targetRepo.cloneUrl, commitsRemote);
+    };
+  }
+
+  // 7. fetch pull request remote if source owner != target owner, pull request still open,
+  // or backporting to a different repository than the original pull request's one
+  if (usingDifferentTargetRepo ||
+    configs.originalPullRequest.sourceRepo.owner !== configs.originalPullRequest.targetRepo.owner ||
     configs.originalPullRequest.state === "open") {
     yield async () => {
       logger.debug("Fetching pull request remote..");
       const prefix = git.gitClientType === GitClientType.GITLAB ? "merge-requests" : "pull"; // default is for gitlab
-      await git.gitCli.fetch(configs.folder, `${prefix}/${configs.originalPullRequest.number}/head:pr/${configs.originalPullRequest.number}`);
+      const ref = `${prefix}/${configs.originalPullRequest.number}/head:pr/${configs.originalPullRequest.number}`;
+      if (commitsRemote) {
+        await git.gitCli.fetch(configs.folder, ref, commitsRemote);
+      } else {
+        await git.gitCli.fetch(configs.folder, ref);
+      }
     };
   }
 
-  // 7. apply all changes to the new branch
+  // 8. apply all changes to the new branch
   yield async () => {
     logger.debug("Cherry picking commits..");
   };
@@ -191,7 +212,7 @@ function* backportSteps(logger: Pick<LoggerService, "debug" | "info" | "warn">,
   let target_remote: string | undefined = undefined;
 
   if (backportPR.headRepo) {
-    // 8. add fork-remote to push backport branch to
+    // 9. add fork-remote to push backport branch to
     target_remote = "fork";
     yield async () => {
         await git.gitCli.addRemote(configs.folder, backportPR.headRepo!.cloneUrl, target_remote);
@@ -199,12 +220,12 @@ function* backportSteps(logger: Pick<LoggerService, "debug" | "info" | "warn">,
   }
 
   if (!configs.dryRun) {
-    // 9. push the new branch to origin
+    // 10. push the new branch to origin
     yield async () => {
         await git.gitCli.push(configs.folder, backportPR.head, target_remote);
     };
 
-    // 10. create pull request new branch -> target branch (using octokit)
+    // 11. create pull request new branch -> target branch (using octokit)
     yield async () => {
       const prUrl = await git.gitClientApi.createPullRequest(backportPR);
       logger.info(`Pull request created: ${prUrl}`);
diff --git a/test/service/args/cli/cli-args-parser.test.ts b/test/service/args/cli/cli-args-parser.test.ts
index ff35305..a964648 100644
--- a/test/service/args/cli/cli-args-parser.test.ts
+++ b/test/service/args/cli/cli-args-parser.test.ts
@@ -244,6 +244,8 @@ describe("cli args parser", () => {
       "bp_branch_name",
       "--bp-repo",
       "fork-user/reponame",
+      "--tb-repo",
+      "target-org/reponame",
       "--reviewers",
       "al , john,  jack",
       "--assignees",
@@ -268,6 +270,7 @@ describe("cli args parser", () => {
     expect(args.bodyPrefix).toEqual("New Body Prefix");
     expect(args.bpBranchName).toEqual("bp_branch_name");
     expect(args.bpRepo).toEqual("fork-user/reponame");
+    expect(args.tbRepo).toEqual("target-org/reponame");
     expectArrayEqual(args.reviewers!, ["al", "john", "jack"]);
     expectArrayEqual(args.assignees!, ["pippo", "pluto", "paperino"]);
     expect(args.inheritReviewers).toEqual(false);
diff --git a/test/service/args/gha/gha-args-parser.test.ts b/test/service/args/gha/gha-args-parser.test.ts
index 0469aa0..0744e67 100644
--- a/test/service/args/gha/gha-args-parser.test.ts
+++ b/test/service/args/gha/gha-args-parser.test.ts
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ describe("gha args parser", () => {
       "body-prefix": "New Body Prefix",
       "bp-branch-name": "bp_branch_name",
       "bp-repo": "fork-user/reponame",
+      "tb-repo": "target-org/reponame",
       "reviewers": "al , john,  jack",
       "assignees": " pippo,pluto, paperino",
       "no-inherit-reviewers": "true",
@@ -108,6 +109,7 @@ describe("gha args parser", () => {
     expect(args.bodyPrefix).toEqual("New Body Prefix");
     expect(args.bpBranchName).toEqual("bp_branch_name");
     expect(args.bpRepo).toEqual("fork-user/reponame");
+    expect(args.tbRepo).toEqual("target-org/reponame");
     expectArrayEqual(args.reviewers!, ["al", "john", "jack"]);
     expectArrayEqual(args.assignees!, ["pippo", "pluto", "paperino"]);
     expect(args.inheritReviewers).toEqual(false);
diff --git a/test/service/configs/pullrequest/github-pr-configs-parser-multiple.test.ts b/test/service/configs/pullrequest/github-pr-configs-parser-multiple.test.ts
index 2141633..f4dbe41 100644
--- a/test/service/configs/pullrequest/github-pr-configs-parser-multiple.test.ts
+++ b/test/service/configs/pullrequest/github-pr-configs-parser-multiple.test.ts
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ describe("github pull request config parser", () => {
         {
           owner: "owner", 
           repo: "reponame", 
+          cloneUrl: "https://github.com/owner/reponame.git", 
           head: "bp-v1-28f63db", 
           base: "v1", 
           title: "New Title",
@@ -82,6 +83,7 @@ describe("github pull request config parser", () => {
         {
           owner: "owner", 
           repo: "reponame", 
+          cloneUrl: "https://github.com/owner/reponame.git", 
           head: "bp-v2-28f63db", 
           base: "v2", 
           title: "New Title",
@@ -94,6 +96,7 @@ describe("github pull request config parser", () => {
         {
           owner: "owner", 
           repo: "reponame", 
+          cloneUrl: "https://github.com/owner/reponame.git", 
           head: "bp-v3-28f63db", 
           base: "v3", 
           title: "New Title",
@@ -142,6 +145,7 @@ describe("github pull request config parser", () => {
         {
           owner: "owner", 
           repo: "reponame", 
+          cloneUrl: "https://github.com/owner/reponame.git", 
           head: "bp-v1-28f63db", 
           base: "v1", 
           title: "New Title",
@@ -154,6 +158,7 @@ describe("github pull request config parser", () => {
         {
           owner: "owner", 
           repo: "reponame", 
+          cloneUrl: "https://github.com/owner/reponame.git", 
           head: "bp-v2-28f63db", 
           base: "v2", 
           title: "New Title",
@@ -166,6 +171,7 @@ describe("github pull request config parser", () => {
         {
           owner: "owner", 
           repo: "reponame", 
+          cloneUrl: "https://github.com/owner/reponame.git", 
           head: "bp-v3-28f63db", 
           base: "v3", 
           title: "New Title",
@@ -215,6 +221,7 @@ describe("github pull request config parser", () => {
         {
           owner: "owner", 
           repo: "reponame", 
+          cloneUrl: "https://github.com/owner/reponame.git", 
           head: "custom-branch-v1", 
           base: "v1", 
           title: "New Title",
@@ -227,6 +234,7 @@ describe("github pull request config parser", () => {
         {
           owner: "owner", 
           repo: "reponame", 
+          cloneUrl: "https://github.com/owner/reponame.git", 
           head: "custom-branch-v2", 
           base: "v2", 
           title: "New Title",
@@ -239,6 +247,7 @@ describe("github pull request config parser", () => {
         {
           owner: "owner", 
           repo: "reponame", 
+          cloneUrl: "https://github.com/owner/reponame.git", 
           head: "custom-branch-v3", 
           base: "v3", 
           title: "New Title",
@@ -288,6 +297,7 @@ describe("github pull request config parser", () => {
         {
           owner: "owner", 
           repo: "reponame", 
+          cloneUrl: "https://github.com/owner/reponame.git", 
           head: "custom-branch1", 
           base: "v1", 
           title: "New Title",
@@ -300,6 +310,7 @@ describe("github pull request config parser", () => {
         {
           owner: "owner", 
           repo: "reponame", 
+          cloneUrl: "https://github.com/owner/reponame.git", 
           head: "custom-branch2", 
           base: "v2", 
           title: "New Title",
@@ -312,6 +323,7 @@ describe("github pull request config parser", () => {
         {
           owner: "owner", 
           repo: "reponame", 
+          cloneUrl: "https://github.com/owner/reponame.git", 
           head: "custom-branch3", 
           base: "v3", 
           title: "New Title",
@@ -382,6 +394,7 @@ describe("github pull request config parser", () => {
         {
           owner: "owner", 
           repo: "reponame", 
+          cloneUrl: "https://github.com/owner/reponame.git", 
           head: "bp-v4-0404fb9-11da4e3", 
           base: "v4", 
           title: "[v4] PR Title",
@@ -394,6 +407,7 @@ describe("github pull request config parser", () => {
         {
           owner: "owner", 
           repo: "reponame", 
+          cloneUrl: "https://github.com/owner/reponame.git", 
           head: "bp-v5-0404fb9-11da4e3", 
           base: "v5", 
           title: "[v5] PR Title",
@@ -406,6 +420,7 @@ describe("github pull request config parser", () => {
         {
           owner: "owner", 
           repo: "reponame", 
+          cloneUrl: "https://github.com/owner/reponame.git", 
           head: "bp-v6-0404fb9-11da4e3", 
           base: "v6",
           title: "[v6] PR Title",
@@ -453,6 +468,7 @@ describe("github pull request config parser", () => {
         {
           owner: "owner", 
           repo: "reponame", 
+          cloneUrl: "https://github.com/owner/reponame.git", 
           head: "bp-v1-0404fb9-11da4e3", 
           base: "v1", 
           title: "[v1] PR Title",
@@ -465,6 +481,7 @@ describe("github pull request config parser", () => {
         {
           owner: "owner", 
           repo: "reponame", 
+          cloneUrl: "https://github.com/owner/reponame.git", 
           head: "bp-v2-0404fb9-11da4e3", 
           base: "v2", 
           title: "[v2] PR Title",
@@ -477,6 +494,7 @@ describe("github pull request config parser", () => {
         {
           owner: "owner", 
           repo: "reponame", 
+          cloneUrl: "https://github.com/owner/reponame.git", 
           head: "bp-v3-0404fb9-11da4e3", 
           base: "v3",
           title: "[v3] PR Title",
diff --git a/test/service/configs/pullrequest/github-pr-configs-parser.test.ts b/test/service/configs/pullrequest/github-pr-configs-parser.test.ts
index ba83b50..207272e 100644
--- a/test/service/configs/pullrequest/github-pr-configs-parser.test.ts
+++ b/test/service/configs/pullrequest/github-pr-configs-parser.test.ts
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ describe("github pull request config parser", () => {
     expect(configs.backportPullRequests[0]).toEqual({
       owner: "owner",
       repo: "reponame",
+      cloneUrl: "https://github.com/owner/reponame.git",
       head: "bp-prod-28f63db",
       base: "prod",
       title: "[prod] PR Title",
@@ -303,6 +304,7 @@ describe("github pull request config parser", () => {
     expect(configs.backportPullRequests[0]).toEqual({
       owner: "owner",
       repo: "reponame",
+      cloneUrl: "https://github.com/owner/reponame.git",
       head: "custom-branch",
       base: "prod",
       title: "New Title",
@@ -345,6 +347,7 @@ describe("github pull request config parser", () => {
     expect(configs.backportPullRequests[0]).toEqual({
       owner: "owner",
       repo: "reponame",
+      cloneUrl: "https://github.com/owner/reponame.git",
       head: "bp-prod-28f63db",
       base: "prod",
       title: "New Title",
@@ -417,6 +420,7 @@ describe("github pull request config parser", () => {
     expect(configs.backportPullRequests[0]).toEqual({
       owner: "owner",
       repo: "reponame",
+      cloneUrl: "https://github.com/owner/reponame.git",
       head: "bp-prod-28f63db",
       base: "prod",
       title: "New Title",
@@ -489,6 +493,7 @@ describe("github pull request config parser", () => {
     expect(configs.backportPullRequests[0]).toEqual({
       owner: "owner",
       repo: "reponame",
+      cloneUrl: "https://github.com/owner/reponame.git",
       head: "bp-prod-28f63db",
       base: "prod",
       title: "New Title",
@@ -563,6 +568,7 @@ describe("github pull request config parser", () => {
     expect(configs.backportPullRequests[0]).toEqual({
       owner: "owner",
       repo: "reponame",
+      cloneUrl: "https://github.com/owner/reponame.git",
       head: "bp-prod-28f63db",
       base: "prod",
       title: "New Title",
@@ -593,6 +599,7 @@ describe("github pull request config parser", () => {
     expect(configs.backportPullRequests[0]).toEqual({
       owner: "owner",
       repo: "reponame",
+      cloneUrl: "https://github.com/owner/reponame.git",
       head: "bp-prod-28f63db",
       headRepo: {
         cloneUrl: "https://github.com/my-fork/reponame.git",
@@ -609,6 +616,91 @@ describe("github pull request config parser", () => {
     });
   });
 
+  test("override backport target repository", async () => {
+    const args: Args = {
+      dryRun: false,
+      auth: "",
+      pullRequest: mergedPRUrl,
+      targetBranch: "prod",
+      tbRepo: "target-org/reponame",
+      gitUser: "Me",
+      gitEmail: "me@email.com",
+      reviewers: [],
+      assignees: [],
+      inheritReviewers: false,
+    };
+
+    const configs: Configs = await configParser.parseAndValidate(args);
+
+    expect(configs.backportPullRequests[0]).toEqual({
+      owner: "target-org",
+      repo: "reponame",
+      cloneUrl: "https://github.com/target-org/reponame.git",
+      head: "bp-prod-28f63db",
+      base: "prod",
+      title: "[prod] PR Title",
+      body: "**Backport:** https://github.com/owner/reponame/pull/2368\r\n\r\nPlease review and merge",
+      reviewers: [],
+      assignees: [],
+      labels: [],
+      comments: [],
+    });
+  });
+
+  test("override backport target and source repository", async () => {
+    const args: Args = {
+      dryRun: false,
+      auth: "",
+      pullRequest: mergedPRUrl,
+      targetBranch: "prod",
+      tbRepo: "target-org/reponame",
+      bpRepo: "my-fork/reponame",
+      gitUser: "Me",
+      gitEmail: "me@email.com",
+      reviewers: [],
+      assignees: [],
+      inheritReviewers: false,
+    };
+
+    const configs: Configs = await configParser.parseAndValidate(args);
+
+    expect(configs.backportPullRequests[0]).toEqual({
+      owner: "target-org",
+      repo: "reponame",
+      cloneUrl: "https://github.com/target-org/reponame.git",
+      head: "bp-prod-28f63db",
+      headRepo: {
+        cloneUrl: "https://github.com/my-fork/reponame.git",
+        owner: "my-fork",
+        project: "reponame",
+      },
+      base: "prod",
+      title: "[prod] PR Title",
+      body: "**Backport:** https://github.com/owner/reponame/pull/2368\r\n\r\nPlease review and merge",
+      reviewers: [],
+      assignees: [],
+      labels: [],
+      comments: [],
+    });
+  });
+
+  test("invalid tb repo format", async () => {
+    const args: Args = {
+      dryRun: false,
+      auth: "",
+      pullRequest: mergedPRUrl,
+      targetBranch: "prod",
+      tbRepo: "invalid-format",
+      gitUser: "Me",
+      gitEmail: "me@email.com",
+      reviewers: [],
+      assignees: [],
+      inheritReviewers: false,
+    };
+
+    await expect(() => configParser.parseAndValidate(args)).rejects.toThrow("Invalid tb repo format \"invalid-format\", expected \"owner/repo\"");
+  });
+
   test("using simple config file", async () => {
     addProcessArgs([
       "-cf",
@@ -660,6 +752,7 @@ describe("github pull request config parser", () => {
     expect(configs.backportPullRequests[0]).toEqual({
       owner: "owner",
       repo: "reponame",
+      cloneUrl: "https://github.com/owner/reponame.git",
       head: "bp-prod-28f63db",
       base: "prod",
       title: "[prod] PR Title",
@@ -723,6 +816,7 @@ describe("github pull request config parser", () => {
     expect(configs.backportPullRequests[0]).toEqual({
       owner: "owner",
       repo: "reponame",
+      cloneUrl: "https://github.com/owner/reponame.git",
       head: "bp-prod-28f63db",
       base: "prod",
       title: "New Title",
@@ -796,6 +890,7 @@ describe("github pull request config parser", () => {
     expect(configs.backportPullRequests[0]).toEqual({
       owner: "owner",
       repo: "reponame",
+      cloneUrl: "https://github.com/owner/reponame.git",
       head: "bp-prod-0404fb9-11da4e3",
       base: "prod",
       title: "[prod] PR Title",
@@ -871,6 +966,7 @@ describe("github pull request config parser", () => {
     expect(configs.backportPullRequests[0]).toEqual({
       owner: "owner",
       repo: "reponame",
+      cloneUrl: "https://github.com/owner/reponame.git",
       head: "bp-prod-28f63db",
       base: "prod",
       title: "New Title",
@@ -968,6 +1064,7 @@ describe("github pull request config parser", () => {
     expect(configs.backportPullRequests[0]).toEqual({
       owner: "owner",
       repo: "reponame",
+      cloneUrl: "https://github.com/owner/reponame.git",
       head: "bp-prod-28f63db",
       base: "prod",
       title: "New Title",
diff --git a/test/service/configs/pullrequest/gitlab-pr-configs-parser-multiple.test.ts b/test/service/configs/pullrequest/gitlab-pr-configs-parser-multiple.test.ts
index 343f87d..fb015a7 100644
--- a/test/service/configs/pullrequest/gitlab-pr-configs-parser-multiple.test.ts
+++ b/test/service/configs/pullrequest/gitlab-pr-configs-parser-multiple.test.ts
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ describe("gitlab merge request config parser", () => {
         {
           owner: "superuser", 
           repo: "backporting-example", 
+          cloneUrl: "https://my.gitlab.host.com/superuser/backporting-example.git", 
           head: "bp-v1-ebb1eca", 
           base: "v1",
           title: "New Title",
@@ -82,6 +83,7 @@ describe("gitlab merge request config parser", () => {
         {
           owner: "superuser", 
           repo: "backporting-example", 
+          cloneUrl: "https://my.gitlab.host.com/superuser/backporting-example.git", 
           head: "bp-v2-ebb1eca", 
           base: "v2",
           title: "New Title",
@@ -94,6 +96,7 @@ describe("gitlab merge request config parser", () => {
         {
           owner: "superuser", 
           repo: "backporting-example", 
+          cloneUrl: "https://my.gitlab.host.com/superuser/backporting-example.git", 
           head: "bp-v3-ebb1eca", 
           base: "v3",
           title: "New Title",
@@ -143,6 +146,7 @@ describe("gitlab merge request config parser", () => {
         {
           owner: "superuser", 
           repo: "backporting-example", 
+          cloneUrl: "https://my.gitlab.host.com/superuser/backporting-example.git", 
           head: "bp-v1-ebb1eca", 
           base: "v1",
           title: "New Title",
@@ -155,6 +159,7 @@ describe("gitlab merge request config parser", () => {
         {
           owner: "superuser", 
           repo: "backporting-example", 
+          cloneUrl: "https://my.gitlab.host.com/superuser/backporting-example.git", 
           head: "bp-v2-ebb1eca", 
           base: "v2",
           title: "New Title",
@@ -167,6 +172,7 @@ describe("gitlab merge request config parser", () => {
         {
           owner: "superuser", 
           repo: "backporting-example", 
+          cloneUrl: "https://my.gitlab.host.com/superuser/backporting-example.git", 
           head: "bp-v3-ebb1eca", 
           base: "v3",
           title: "New Title",
@@ -217,6 +223,7 @@ describe("gitlab merge request config parser", () => {
         {
           owner: "superuser", 
           repo: "backporting-example", 
+          cloneUrl: "https://my.gitlab.host.com/superuser/backporting-example.git", 
           head: "custom-branch-v1", 
           base: "v1",
           title: "New Title",
@@ -229,6 +236,7 @@ describe("gitlab merge request config parser", () => {
         {
           owner: "superuser", 
           repo: "backporting-example", 
+          cloneUrl: "https://my.gitlab.host.com/superuser/backporting-example.git", 
           head: "custom-branch-v2", 
           base: "v2",
           title: "New Title",
@@ -241,6 +249,7 @@ describe("gitlab merge request config parser", () => {
         {
           owner: "superuser", 
           repo: "backporting-example", 
+          cloneUrl: "https://my.gitlab.host.com/superuser/backporting-example.git", 
           head: "custom-branch-v3", 
           base: "v3",
           title: "New Title",
@@ -291,6 +300,7 @@ describe("gitlab merge request config parser", () => {
         {
           owner: "superuser", 
           repo: "backporting-example", 
+          cloneUrl: "https://my.gitlab.host.com/superuser/backporting-example.git", 
           head: "custom1", 
           base: "v1",
           title: "New Title",
@@ -303,6 +313,7 @@ describe("gitlab merge request config parser", () => {
         {
           owner: "superuser", 
           repo: "backporting-example", 
+          cloneUrl: "https://my.gitlab.host.com/superuser/backporting-example.git", 
           head: "custom2", 
           base: "v2",
           title: "New Title",
@@ -315,6 +326,7 @@ describe("gitlab merge request config parser", () => {
         {
           owner: "superuser", 
           repo: "backporting-example", 
+          cloneUrl: "https://my.gitlab.host.com/superuser/backporting-example.git", 
           head: "custom3", 
           base: "v3",
           title: "New Title",
diff --git a/test/service/configs/pullrequest/gitlab-pr-configs-parser.test.ts b/test/service/configs/pullrequest/gitlab-pr-configs-parser.test.ts
index d2ffa14..04246a7 100644
--- a/test/service/configs/pullrequest/gitlab-pr-configs-parser.test.ts
+++ b/test/service/configs/pullrequest/gitlab-pr-configs-parser.test.ts
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ describe("gitlab merge request config parser", () => {
     expect(configs.backportPullRequests[0]).toEqual({
       owner: "superuser", 
       repo: "backporting-example", 
+      cloneUrl: "https://my.gitlab.host.com/superuser/backporting-example.git", 
       head: "bp-prod-ebb1eca", 
       base: "prod",
       title: "[prod] Update test.txt",
@@ -317,6 +318,7 @@ describe("gitlab merge request config parser", () => {
     expect(configs.backportPullRequests[0]).toEqual({
       owner: "superuser", 
       repo: "backporting-example", 
+      cloneUrl: "https://my.gitlab.host.com/superuser/backporting-example.git", 
       head: "bp-prod-ebb1eca", 
       base: "prod",
       title: "New Title",
@@ -389,6 +391,7 @@ describe("gitlab merge request config parser", () => {
     expect(configs.backportPullRequests[0]).toEqual({
       owner: "superuser", 
       repo: "backporting-example", 
+      cloneUrl: "https://my.gitlab.host.com/superuser/backporting-example.git", 
       head: "bp-prod-ebb1eca", 
       base: "prod",
       title: "New Title",
@@ -461,6 +464,7 @@ describe("gitlab merge request config parser", () => {
     expect(configs.backportPullRequests[0]).toEqual({
       owner: "superuser", 
       repo: "backporting-example", 
+      cloneUrl: "https://my.gitlab.host.com/superuser/backporting-example.git", 
       head: "bp-prod-ebb1eca", 
       base: "prod",
       title: "New Title",
@@ -535,6 +539,7 @@ describe("gitlab merge request config parser", () => {
     expect(configs.backportPullRequests[0]).toEqual({
       owner: "superuser", 
       repo: "backporting-example", 
+      cloneUrl: "https://my.gitlab.host.com/superuser/backporting-example.git", 
       head: "bp-prod-ebb1eca", 
       base: "prod",
       title: "New Title",
@@ -596,6 +601,7 @@ describe("gitlab merge request config parser", () => {
     expect(configs.backportPullRequests[0]).toEqual({
       owner: "superuser", 
       repo: "backporting-example", 
+      cloneUrl: "https://my.gitlab.host.com/superuser/backporting-example.git", 
       head: "bp-prod-ebb1eca", 
       base: "prod",
       title: "[prod] Update test.txt",
@@ -657,6 +663,7 @@ describe("gitlab merge request config parser", () => {
     expect(configs.backportPullRequests[0]).toEqual({
       owner: "superuser", 
       repo: "backporting-example", 
+      cloneUrl: "https://my.gitlab.host.com/superuser/backporting-example.git", 
       head: "bp-prod-ebb1eca", 
       base: "prod",
       title: "New Title",
@@ -726,6 +733,7 @@ describe("gitlab merge request config parser", () => {
     expect(configs.backportPullRequests[0]).toEqual({
       owner: "superuser", 
       repo: "backporting-example", 
+      cloneUrl: "https://my.gitlab.host.com/superuser/backporting-example.git", 
       head: "bp-prod-e4dd336-974519f", 
       base: "prod",
       title: "[prod] Update test.txt opened",
@@ -801,6 +809,7 @@ describe("gitlab merge request config parser", () => {
     expect(configs.backportPullRequests[0]).toEqual({
       owner: "superuser", 
       repo: "backporting-example", 
+      cloneUrl: "https://my.gitlab.host.com/superuser/backporting-example.git", 
       head: "bp-prod-ebb1eca", 
       base: "prod",
       title: "New Title",
@@ -876,6 +885,7 @@ describe("gitlab merge request config parser", () => {
     expect(configs.backportPullRequests[0]).toEqual({
       owner: "superuser", 
       repo: "backporting-example", 
+      cloneUrl: "https://my.gitlab.host.com/superuser/backporting-example.git", 
       head: "bp-prod-ebb1eca", 
       base: "prod",
       title: "New Title",
diff --git a/test/service/git/git-cli.test.ts b/test/service/git/git-cli.test.ts
index 9497b32..65410b3 100644
--- a/test/service/git/git-cli.test.ts
+++ b/test/service/git/git-cli.test.ts
@@ -124,6 +124,14 @@ describe("git cli service", () => {
     expect(post).toEqual("tbranch");
   });
 
+  test("add remote twice updates the url instead of throwing", async () => {
+    await git.addRemote(cwd, "https://example.com/first/repo.git", "upstream");
+    await expect(git.addRemote(cwd, "https://example.com/second/repo.git", "upstream")).resolves.not.toThrow();
+
+    const remoteURL = spawnSync("git", ["remote", "get-url", "upstream"], { cwd }).stdout.toString().trim();
+    expect(remoteURL).toEqual("https://example.com/second/repo.git");
+  });
+
   test("git clone set url with auth correctly for API token", async () => {
     const git2 = new GitCLIService("api-token", {
       user: "Backporting bot",
diff --git a/test/service/git/gitlab/gitlab-client.test.ts b/test/service/git/gitlab/gitlab-client.test.ts
index 2799ab1..22f0a34 100644
--- a/test/service/git/gitlab/gitlab-client.test.ts
+++ b/test/service/git/gitlab/gitlab-client.test.ts
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ describe("github service", () => {
       body: "Backport Body",
       owner: "superuser",
       repo: "backporting-example",
+      cloneUrl: "https://my.gitlab.host.com/superuser/backporting-example.git",
       base: "old/branch",
       head: "bp-branch",
       reviewers: [],
@@ -115,6 +116,7 @@ describe("github service", () => {
       body: "Backport Body",
       owner: "superuser",
       repo: "backporting-example",
+      cloneUrl: "https://my.gitlab.host.com/superuser/backporting-example.git",
       base: "old/branch",
       head: "bp-branch",
       reviewers: ["superuser", "invalid"],
@@ -151,6 +153,7 @@ describe("github service", () => {
       body: "Backport Body",
       owner: "superuser",
       repo: "backporting-example",
+      cloneUrl: "https://my.gitlab.host.com/superuser/backporting-example.git",
       base: "old/branch",
       head: "bp-branch",
       reviewers: [],
@@ -187,6 +190,7 @@ describe("github service", () => {
       body: "Backport Body",
       owner: "superuser",
       repo: "backporting-example",
+      cloneUrl: "https://my.gitlab.host.com/superuser/backporting-example.git",
       base: "old/branch",
       head: "bp-branch-2",
       reviewers: ["superuser", "invalid"],
@@ -223,6 +227,7 @@ describe("github service", () => {
       body: "Backport Body",
       owner: "superuser",
       repo: "backporting-example",
+      cloneUrl: "https://my.gitlab.host.com/superuser/backporting-example.git",
       base: "old/branch",
       head: "bp-branch-2",
       reviewers: [],
@@ -259,6 +264,7 @@ describe("github service", () => {
       body: "Backport Body",
       owner: "superuser",
       repo: "backporting-example",
+      cloneUrl: "https://my.gitlab.host.com/superuser/backporting-example.git",
       base: "old/branch",
       head: "bp-branch-2",
       reviewers: [],
@@ -293,6 +299,7 @@ describe("github service", () => {
       body: "Backport Body",
       owner: "superuser",
       repo: "backporting-example",
+      cloneUrl: "https://my.gitlab.host.com/superuser/backporting-example.git",
       base: "old/branch",
       head: "bp-branch-2",
       reviewers: [],
diff --git a/test/service/runner/cli-codeberg-runner.test.ts b/test/service/runner/cli-codeberg-runner.test.ts
index 3115de8..fe1ebce 100644
--- a/test/service/runner/cli-codeberg-runner.test.ts
+++ b/test/service/runner/cli-codeberg-runner.test.ts
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@ describe("cli runner", () => {
     expect(GitHubClient.prototype.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         owner: "owner", 
         repo: "reponame", 
+        cloneUrl: "https://codeberg.org/owner/reponame.git", 
         head: "bp-target-28f63db", 
         base: "target", 
         title: "[target] PR Title", 
@@ -278,6 +279,7 @@ describe("cli runner", () => {
     expect(GitHubClient.prototype.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         owner: "owner", 
         repo: "reponame", 
+        cloneUrl: "https://codeberg.org/owner/reponame.git", 
         head: "bp-target-28f63db", 
         base: "target", 
         title: "[target] PR Title", 
@@ -337,6 +339,7 @@ describe("cli runner", () => {
     expect(GitHubClient.prototype.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         owner: "owner", 
         repo: "reponame", 
+        cloneUrl: "https://codeberg.org/owner/reponame.git", 
         head: "bp-target-9174896", 
         base: "target", 
         title: "[target] PR Title", 
@@ -386,6 +389,7 @@ describe("cli runner", () => {
     expect(GitHubClient.prototype.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
 	owner: "owner",
 	repo: "reponame",
+	cloneUrl: "https://codeberg.org/owner/reponame.git",
 	head: "bp-target-11da4e3-0404fb9",
 	base: "target",
 	title: "[target] PR Title",
@@ -445,6 +449,7 @@ describe("cli runner", () => {
     expect(GitHubClient.prototype.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         owner: "owner", 
         repo: "reponame", 
+        cloneUrl: "https://codeberg.org/owner/reponame.git", 
         head: "bp_branch_name", 
         base: "target", 
         title: "New Title", 
@@ -503,6 +508,7 @@ describe("cli runner", () => {
     expect(GitHubClient.prototype.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         owner: "owner", 
         repo: "reponame", 
+        cloneUrl: "https://codeberg.org/owner/reponame.git", 
         head: "bp_branch_name", 
         base: "target", 
         title: "New Title", 
@@ -553,6 +559,7 @@ describe("cli runner", () => {
     expect(GitHubClient.prototype.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         owner: "owner", 
         repo: "reponame", 
+        cloneUrl: "https://codeberg.org/owner/reponame.git", 
         head: "bp-target-28f63db", 
         base: "target", 
         title: "[target] PR Title", 
@@ -602,6 +609,7 @@ describe("cli runner", () => {
     expect(GitHubClient.prototype.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         owner: "owner", 
         repo: "reponame", 
+        cloneUrl: "https://codeberg.org/owner/reponame.git", 
         head: "bp-target-28f63db", 
         base: "target", 
         title: "[target] PR Title", 
@@ -647,6 +655,7 @@ describe("cli runner", () => {
     expect(GitHubClient.prototype.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         owner: "owner", 
         repo: "reponame", 
+        cloneUrl: "https://codeberg.org/owner/reponame.git", 
         head: "bp_branch_name", 
         base: "target", 
         title: "New Title", 
@@ -695,6 +704,7 @@ describe("cli runner", () => {
     expect(GitHubClient.prototype.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         owner: "owner", 
         repo: "reponame", 
+        cloneUrl: "https://codeberg.org/owner/reponame.git", 
         head: "bp-target-28f63db", 
         base: "target", 
         title: "[target] PR Title", 
@@ -743,6 +753,7 @@ describe("cli runner", () => {
     expect(GitHubClient.prototype.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         owner: "owner", 
         repo: "reponame", 
+        cloneUrl: "https://codeberg.org/owner/reponame.git", 
         head: "bp-target-11da4e3-0404fb9", 
         base: "target", 
         title: "[target] PR Title", 
@@ -797,6 +808,7 @@ describe("cli runner", () => {
     expect(GitHubClient.prototype.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         owner: "owner", 
         repo: "reponame", 
+        cloneUrl: "https://codeberg.org/owner/reponame.git", 
         head: truncatedBranch, 
         base: "target", 
         title: "[target] PR Title", 
@@ -849,6 +861,7 @@ describe("cli runner", () => {
     expect(GitHubClient.prototype.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         owner: "owner", 
         repo: "reponame", 
+        cloneUrl: "https://codeberg.org/owner/reponame.git", 
         head: "bp-target-11da4e3-0404fb9", 
         base: "target", 
         title: "[target] PR Title", 
@@ -899,6 +912,7 @@ describe("cli runner", () => {
     expect(GitHubClient.prototype.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         owner: "owner", 
         repo: "reponame", 
+        cloneUrl: "https://codeberg.org/owner/reponame.git", 
         head: "bp-target-28f63db", 
         base: "target", 
         title: "[target] PR Title", 
@@ -956,6 +970,7 @@ describe("cli runner", () => {
     expect(GitHubClient.prototype.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         owner: "owner", 
         repo: "reponame", 
+        cloneUrl: "https://codeberg.org/owner/reponame.git", 
         head: "bp-v1-28f63db", 
         base: "v1", 
         title: "[v1] PR Title", 
@@ -968,6 +983,7 @@ describe("cli runner", () => {
     expect(GitHubClient.prototype.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         owner: "owner", 
         repo: "reponame", 
+        cloneUrl: "https://codeberg.org/owner/reponame.git", 
         head: "bp-v2-28f63db", 
         base: "v2", 
         title: "[v2] PR Title", 
@@ -980,6 +996,7 @@ describe("cli runner", () => {
     expect(GitHubClient.prototype.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         owner: "owner", 
         repo: "reponame", 
+        cloneUrl: "https://codeberg.org/owner/reponame.git", 
         head: "bp-v3-28f63db", 
         base: "v3", 
         title: "[v3] PR Title", 
@@ -1038,6 +1055,7 @@ describe("cli runner", () => {
     expect(GitHubClient.prototype.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         owner: "owner", 
         repo: "reponame", 
+        cloneUrl: "https://codeberg.org/owner/reponame.git", 
         head: "custom1", 
         base: "v1", 
         title: "[v1] PR Title", 
@@ -1050,6 +1068,7 @@ describe("cli runner", () => {
     expect(GitHubClient.prototype.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         owner: "owner", 
         repo: "reponame", 
+        cloneUrl: "https://codeberg.org/owner/reponame.git", 
         head: "custom2", 
         base: "v2", 
         title: "[v2] PR Title", 
@@ -1062,6 +1081,7 @@ describe("cli runner", () => {
     expect(GitHubClient.prototype.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         owner: "owner", 
         repo: "reponame", 
+        cloneUrl: "https://codeberg.org/owner/reponame.git", 
         head: "custom3", 
         base: "v3", 
         title: "[v3] PR Title", 
@@ -1124,6 +1144,7 @@ describe("cli runner", () => {
     expect(GitHubClient.prototype.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         owner: "owner", 
         repo: "reponame", 
+        cloneUrl: "https://codeberg.org/owner/reponame.git", 
         head: "custom-failure-head-v1", 
         base: "v1", 
         title: "[v1] PR Title", 
@@ -1136,6 +1157,7 @@ describe("cli runner", () => {
     expect(GitHubClient.prototype.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         owner: "owner", 
         repo: "reponame", 
+        cloneUrl: "https://codeberg.org/owner/reponame.git", 
         head: "custom-failure-head-v2", 
         base: "v2", 
         title: "[v2] PR Title", 
@@ -1148,6 +1170,7 @@ describe("cli runner", () => {
     expect(GitHubClient.prototype.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         owner: "owner", 
         repo: "reponame", 
+        cloneUrl: "https://codeberg.org/owner/reponame.git", 
         head: "custom-failure-head-v3", 
         base: "v3", 
         title: "[v3] PR Title", 
@@ -1295,6 +1318,7 @@ describe("cli runner", () => {
     expect(GitHubClient.prototype.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         owner: "owner",
         repo: "reponame",
+        cloneUrl: "https://codeberg.org/owner/reponame.git",
         head: "custom-failure-head-v1",
         base: "v1",
         title: "[v1] PR Title",
@@ -1307,6 +1331,7 @@ describe("cli runner", () => {
     expect(GitHubClient.prototype.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         owner: "owner",
         repo: "reponame",
+        cloneUrl: "https://codeberg.org/owner/reponame.git",
         head: "custom-failure-head-v2",
         base: "v2",
         title: "[v2] PR Title",
diff --git a/test/service/runner/cli-github-runner.test.ts b/test/service/runner/cli-github-runner.test.ts
index e55974b..87339af 100644
--- a/test/service/runner/cli-github-runner.test.ts
+++ b/test/service/runner/cli-github-runner.test.ts
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@ describe("cli runner", () => {
     expect(GitHubClient.prototype.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         owner: "owner",
         repo: "reponame",
+        cloneUrl: "https://github.com/owner/reponame.git",
         head: "bp-target-28f63db",
         base: "target",
         title: "[target] PR Title",
@@ -269,6 +270,7 @@ describe("cli runner", () => {
     expect(GitHubClient.prototype.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         owner: "owner",
         repo: "reponame",
+        cloneUrl: "https://github.com/owner/reponame.git",
         head: "bp-target-28f63db",
         headRepo: {
           cloneUrl: "https://github.com/my-fork/reponame.git",
@@ -286,6 +288,43 @@ describe("cli runner", () => {
     );
   });
 
+  test("without dry run using target backport repo", async () => {
+    addProcessArgs([
+      "-tb",
+      "target",
+      "-pr",
+      "https://github.com/owner/reponame/pull/2368",
+      "--tb-repo",
+      "target-org/reponame",
+    ]);
+
+    await runner.execute();
+
+    const cwd = process.cwd() + "/bp";
+
+    expect(GitCLIService.prototype.clone).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(GitCLIService.prototype.clone).toHaveBeenCalledWith("https://github.com/target-org/reponame.git", cwd, "target");
+
+    expect(GitCLIService.prototype.push).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(GitCLIService.prototype.push).toHaveBeenCalledWith(cwd, "bp-target-28f63db", undefined);
+
+    expect(GitHubClient.prototype.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(GitHubClient.prototype.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        owner: "target-org",
+        repo: "reponame",
+        cloneUrl: "https://github.com/target-org/reponame.git",
+        head: "bp-target-28f63db",
+        base: "target",
+        title: "[target] PR Title",
+        body: "**Backport:** https://github.com/owner/reponame/pull/2368\r\n\r\nPlease review and merge",
+        reviewers: ["gh-user", "that-s-a-user"],
+        assignees: [],
+        labels: [],
+        comments: [],
+      }
+    );
+  });
+
   test("same owner", async () => {
     addProcessArgs([
       "-tb",
@@ -319,6 +358,7 @@ describe("cli runner", () => {
     expect(GitHubClient.prototype.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         owner: "owner",
         repo: "reponame",
+        cloneUrl: "https://github.com/owner/reponame.git",
         head: "bp-target-28f63db",
         base: "target",
         title: "[target] PR Title",
@@ -378,6 +418,7 @@ describe("cli runner", () => {
     expect(GitHubClient.prototype.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         owner: "owner",
         repo: "reponame",
+        cloneUrl: "https://github.com/owner/reponame.git",
         head: "bp-target-9174896",
         base: "target",
         title: "[target] PR Title",
@@ -427,6 +468,7 @@ describe("cli runner", () => {
     expect(GitHubClient.prototype.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
 	owner: "owner",
 	repo: "reponame",
+	cloneUrl: "https://github.com/owner/reponame.git",
 	head: "bp-target-0404fb9-11da4e3",
 	base: "target",
 	title: "[target] PR Title",
@@ -486,6 +528,7 @@ describe("cli runner", () => {
     expect(GitHubClient.prototype.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         owner: "owner",
         repo: "reponame",
+        cloneUrl: "https://github.com/owner/reponame.git",
         head: "bp_branch_name",
         base: "target",
         title: "New Title",
@@ -544,6 +587,7 @@ describe("cli runner", () => {
     expect(GitHubClient.prototype.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         owner: "owner",
         repo: "reponame",
+        cloneUrl: "https://github.com/owner/reponame.git",
         head: "bp_branch_name",
         base: "target",
         title: "New Title",
@@ -594,6 +638,7 @@ describe("cli runner", () => {
     expect(GitHubClient.prototype.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         owner: "owner",
         repo: "reponame",
+        cloneUrl: "https://github.com/owner/reponame.git",
         head: "bp-target-28f63db",
         base: "target",
         title: "[target] PR Title",
@@ -643,6 +688,7 @@ describe("cli runner", () => {
     expect(GitHubClient.prototype.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         owner: "owner",
         repo: "reponame",
+        cloneUrl: "https://github.com/owner/reponame.git",
         head: "bp-target-28f63db",
         base: "target",
         title: "[target] PR Title",
@@ -688,6 +734,7 @@ describe("cli runner", () => {
     expect(GitHubClient.prototype.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         owner: "owner",
         repo: "reponame",
+        cloneUrl: "https://github.com/owner/reponame.git",
         head: "bp_branch_name",
         base: "target",
         title: "New Title",
@@ -736,6 +783,7 @@ describe("cli runner", () => {
     expect(GitHubClient.prototype.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         owner: "owner",
         repo: "reponame",
+        cloneUrl: "https://github.com/owner/reponame.git",
         head: "bp-target-28f63db",
         base: "target",
         title: "[target] PR Title",
@@ -784,6 +832,7 @@ describe("cli runner", () => {
     expect(GitHubClient.prototype.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         owner: "owner",
         repo: "reponame",
+        cloneUrl: "https://github.com/owner/reponame.git",
         head: "bp-target-0404fb9-11da4e3",
         base: "target",
         title: "[target] PR Title",
@@ -838,6 +887,7 @@ describe("cli runner", () => {
     expect(GitHubClient.prototype.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         owner: "owner",
         repo: "reponame",
+        cloneUrl: "https://github.com/owner/reponame.git",
         head: truncatedBranch,
         base: "target",
         title: "[target] PR Title",
@@ -890,6 +940,7 @@ describe("cli runner", () => {
     expect(GitHubClient.prototype.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         owner: "owner",
         repo: "reponame",
+        cloneUrl: "https://github.com/owner/reponame.git",
         head: "bp-target-0404fb9-11da4e3",
         base: "target",
         title: "[target] PR Title",
@@ -940,6 +991,7 @@ describe("cli runner", () => {
     expect(GitHubClient.prototype.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         owner: "owner",
         repo: "reponame",
+        cloneUrl: "https://github.com/owner/reponame.git",
         head: "bp-target-28f63db",
         base: "target",
         title: "[target] PR Title",
@@ -997,6 +1049,7 @@ describe("cli runner", () => {
     expect(GitHubClient.prototype.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         owner: "owner",
         repo: "reponame",
+        cloneUrl: "https://github.com/owner/reponame.git",
         head: "bp-v1-28f63db",
         base: "v1",
         title: "[v1] PR Title",
@@ -1009,6 +1062,7 @@ describe("cli runner", () => {
     expect(GitHubClient.prototype.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         owner: "owner",
         repo: "reponame",
+        cloneUrl: "https://github.com/owner/reponame.git",
         head: "bp-v2-28f63db",
         base: "v2",
         title: "[v2] PR Title",
@@ -1021,6 +1075,7 @@ describe("cli runner", () => {
     expect(GitHubClient.prototype.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         owner: "owner",
         repo: "reponame",
+        cloneUrl: "https://github.com/owner/reponame.git",
         head: "bp-v3-28f63db",
         base: "v3",
         title: "[v3] PR Title",
@@ -1033,6 +1088,61 @@ describe("cli runner", () => {
     expect(GitHubClient.prototype.createPullRequest).toHaveReturnedTimes(3);
   });
 
+  test("with multiple target branches using target backport repo", async () => {
+    addProcessArgs([
+      "-tb",
+      "v1, v2, v3",
+      "-pr",
+      "https://github.com/owner/reponame/pull/2368",
+      "--tb-repo",
+      "target-org/reponame",
+      "-f",
+      "/tmp/folder"
+    ]);
+
+    await runner.execute();
+
+    const cwd = "/tmp/folder";
+
+    expect(GitCLIService.prototype.clone).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3);
+    expect(GitCLIService.prototype.clone).toHaveBeenCalledWith("https://github.com/target-org/reponame.git", cwd, "v1");
+    expect(GitCLIService.prototype.clone).toHaveBeenCalledWith("https://github.com/target-org/reponame.git", cwd, "v2");
+    expect(GitCLIService.prototype.clone).toHaveBeenCalledWith("https://github.com/target-org/reponame.git", cwd, "v3");
+
+    // the "upstream" remote (pointing back at the original pr's repo) must be (re)added on every
+    // iteration since the working folder is reused across target branches
+    expect(GitCLIService.prototype.addRemote).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3);
+    expect(GitCLIService.prototype.addRemote).toHaveBeenCalledWith(cwd, "https://github.com/owner/reponame.git", "upstream");
+
+    expect(GitCLIService.prototype.fetch).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3);
+    expect(GitCLIService.prototype.fetch).toHaveBeenCalledWith(cwd, "pull/2368/head:pr/2368", "upstream");
+
+    expect(GitCLIService.prototype.push).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3);
+    expect(GitCLIService.prototype.push).toHaveBeenCalledWith(cwd, "bp-v1-28f63db", undefined);
+    expect(GitCLIService.prototype.push).toHaveBeenCalledWith(cwd, "bp-v2-28f63db", undefined);
+    expect(GitCLIService.prototype.push).toHaveBeenCalledWith(cwd, "bp-v3-28f63db", undefined);
+
+    expect(GitHubClient.prototype.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3);
+    expect(GitHubClient.prototype.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.objectContaining({
+      owner: "target-org",
+      repo: "reponame",
+      cloneUrl: "https://github.com/target-org/reponame.git",
+      base: "v1",
+    }));
+    expect(GitHubClient.prototype.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.objectContaining({
+      owner: "target-org",
+      repo: "reponame",
+      cloneUrl: "https://github.com/target-org/reponame.git",
+      base: "v2",
+    }));
+    expect(GitHubClient.prototype.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.objectContaining({
+      owner: "target-org",
+      repo: "reponame",
+      cloneUrl: "https://github.com/target-org/reponame.git",
+      base: "v3",
+    }));
+  });
+
   test("with multiple target branches and multiple bp names", async () => {
     addProcessArgs([
       "-tb",
@@ -1079,6 +1189,7 @@ describe("cli runner", () => {
     expect(GitHubClient.prototype.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         owner: "owner",
         repo: "reponame",
+        cloneUrl: "https://github.com/owner/reponame.git",
         head: "custom1",
         base: "v1",
         title: "[v1] PR Title",
@@ -1091,6 +1202,7 @@ describe("cli runner", () => {
     expect(GitHubClient.prototype.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         owner: "owner",
         repo: "reponame",
+        cloneUrl: "https://github.com/owner/reponame.git",
         head: "custom2",
         base: "v2",
         title: "[v2] PR Title",
@@ -1103,6 +1215,7 @@ describe("cli runner", () => {
     expect(GitHubClient.prototype.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         owner: "owner",
         repo: "reponame",
+        cloneUrl: "https://github.com/owner/reponame.git",
         head: "custom3",
         base: "v3",
         title: "[v3] PR Title",
@@ -1165,6 +1278,7 @@ describe("cli runner", () => {
     expect(GitHubClient.prototype.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         owner: "owner",
         repo: "reponame",
+        cloneUrl: "https://github.com/owner/reponame.git",
         head: "custom-failure-head-v1",
         base: "v1",
         title: "[v1] PR Title",
@@ -1177,6 +1291,7 @@ describe("cli runner", () => {
     expect(GitHubClient.prototype.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         owner: "owner",
         repo: "reponame",
+        cloneUrl: "https://github.com/owner/reponame.git",
         head: "custom-failure-head-v2",
         base: "v2",
         title: "[v2] PR Title",
@@ -1189,6 +1304,7 @@ describe("cli runner", () => {
     expect(GitHubClient.prototype.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         owner: "owner",
         repo: "reponame",
+        cloneUrl: "https://github.com/owner/reponame.git",
         head: "custom-failure-head-v3",
         base: "v3",
         title: "[v3] PR Title",
@@ -1329,6 +1445,7 @@ describe("cli runner", () => {
     expect(GitHubClient.prototype.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         owner: "owner",
         repo: "reponame",
+        cloneUrl: "https://github.com/owner/reponame.git",
         head: "custom-failure-head-v1",
         base: "v1",
         title: "[v1] PR Title",
@@ -1341,6 +1458,7 @@ describe("cli runner", () => {
     expect(GitHubClient.prototype.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         owner: "owner",
         repo: "reponame",
+        cloneUrl: "https://github.com/owner/reponame.git",
         head: "custom-failure-head-v2",
         base: "v2",
         title: "[v2] PR Title",
@@ -1353,6 +1471,7 @@ describe("cli runner", () => {
     expect(GitHubClient.prototype.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         owner: "owner",
         repo: "reponame",
+        cloneUrl: "https://github.com/owner/reponame.git",
         head: "custom-failure-head-v3",
         base: "v3",
         title: "[v3] PR Title",
diff --git a/test/service/runner/cli-gitlab-runner.test.ts b/test/service/runner/cli-gitlab-runner.test.ts
index 0345910..d75f534 100644
--- a/test/service/runner/cli-gitlab-runner.test.ts
+++ b/test/service/runner/cli-gitlab-runner.test.ts
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ describe("cli runner", () => {
     expect(GitLabClient.prototype.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         owner: "superuser", 
         repo: "backporting-example", 
+        cloneUrl: "https://my.gitlab.host.com/superuser/backporting-example.git", 
         head: "bp-target-9e15674", 
         base: "target", 
         title: "[target] Update test.txt opened", 
@@ -239,6 +240,7 @@ describe("cli runner", () => {
     expect(GitLabClient.prototype.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         owner: "superuser", 
         repo: "backporting-example", 
+        cloneUrl: "https://my.gitlab.host.com/superuser/backporting-example.git", 
         head: "bp-target-ebb1eca", 
         base: "target", 
         title: "[target] Update test.txt", 
@@ -299,6 +301,7 @@ describe("cli runner", () => {
     expect(GitLabClient.prototype.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         owner: "superuser", 
         repo: "backporting-example", 
+        cloneUrl: "https://my.gitlab.host.com/superuser/backporting-example.git", 
         head: "bp_branch_name", 
         base: "target", 
         title: "New Title", 
@@ -356,6 +359,7 @@ describe("cli runner", () => {
     expect(GitLabClient.prototype.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         owner: "superuser", 
         repo: "backporting-example", 
+        cloneUrl: "https://my.gitlab.host.com/superuser/backporting-example.git", 
         head: "bp_branch_name", 
         base: "target", 
         title: "New Title", 
@@ -406,6 +410,7 @@ describe("cli runner", () => {
     expect(GitLabClient.prototype.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         owner: "superuser", 
         repo: "backporting-example", 
+        cloneUrl: "https://my.gitlab.host.com/superuser/backporting-example.git", 
         head: "bp-target-ebb1eca", 
         base: "target", 
         title: "[target] Update test.txt", 
@@ -455,6 +460,7 @@ describe("cli runner", () => {
     expect(GitLabClient.prototype.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         owner: "superuser", 
         repo: "backporting-example", 
+        cloneUrl: "https://my.gitlab.host.com/superuser/backporting-example.git", 
         head: "bp-target-ebb1eca", 
         base: "target", 
         title: "[target] Update test.txt", 
@@ -500,6 +506,7 @@ describe("cli runner", () => {
     expect(GitLabClient.prototype.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         owner: "superuser", 
         repo: "backporting-example", 
+        cloneUrl: "https://my.gitlab.host.com/superuser/backporting-example.git", 
         head: "bp-prod-ebb1eca", 
         base: "prod", 
         title: "New Title", 
@@ -544,6 +551,7 @@ describe("cli runner", () => {
     expect(GitLabClient.prototype.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         owner: "superuser", 
         repo: "backporting-example", 
+        cloneUrl: "https://my.gitlab.host.com/superuser/backporting-example.git", 
         head: "bp-target-e4dd336",
         base: "target", 
         title: "[target] Update test.txt", 
@@ -592,6 +600,7 @@ describe("cli runner", () => {
     expect(GitLabClient.prototype.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         owner: "superuser", 
         repo: "backporting-example", 
+        cloneUrl: "https://my.gitlab.host.com/superuser/backporting-example.git", 
         head: "bp-target-e4dd336-974519f",
         base: "target", 
         title: "[target] Update test.txt opened", 
@@ -636,6 +645,7 @@ describe("cli runner", () => {
     expect(GitLabClient.prototype.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         owner: "superuser", 
         repo: "backporting-example", 
+        cloneUrl: "https://my.gitlab.host.com/superuser/backporting-example.git", 
         head: "bp-target-e4dd336",
         base: "target", 
         title: "[target] Update test.txt", 
diff --git a/test/service/runner/gha-github-runner.test.ts b/test/service/runner/gha-github-runner.test.ts
index 37c5220..ac72388 100644
--- a/test/service/runner/gha-github-runner.test.ts
+++ b/test/service/runner/gha-github-runner.test.ts
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ describe("gha runner", () => {
     expect(GitHubClient.prototype.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         owner: "owner", 
         repo: "reponame", 
+        cloneUrl: "https://github.com/owner/reponame.git", 
         head: "bp-target-28f63db", 
         base: "target", 
         title: "[target] PR Title", 
@@ -177,6 +178,7 @@ describe("gha runner", () => {
     expect(GitHubClient.prototype.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         owner: "owner", 
         repo: "reponame", 
+        cloneUrl: "https://github.com/owner/reponame.git", 
         head: "bp-target-9174896", 
         base: "target", 
         title: "[target] PR Title", 
@@ -228,6 +230,7 @@ describe("gha runner", () => {
     expect(GitHubClient.prototype.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         owner: "owner", 
         repo: "reponame", 
+        cloneUrl: "https://github.com/owner/reponame.git", 
         head: "bp_branch_name", 
         base: "target", 
         title: "New Title", 
@@ -280,6 +283,7 @@ describe("gha runner", () => {
     expect(GitHubClient.prototype.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         owner: "owner", 
         repo: "reponame", 
+        cloneUrl: "https://github.com/owner/reponame.git", 
         head: "bp_branch_name", 
         base: "target", 
         title: "New Title", 
@@ -327,6 +331,7 @@ describe("gha runner", () => {
     expect(GitHubClient.prototype.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         owner: "owner", 
         repo: "reponame", 
+        cloneUrl: "https://github.com/owner/reponame.git", 
         head: "bp-target-28f63db", 
         base: "target", 
         title: "[target] PR Title", 
@@ -374,6 +379,7 @@ describe("gha runner", () => {
     expect(GitHubClient.prototype.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         owner: "owner", 
         repo: "reponame", 
+        cloneUrl: "https://github.com/owner/reponame.git", 
         head: "bp-target-28f63db", 
         base: "target", 
         title: "[target] PR Title", 
@@ -418,6 +424,7 @@ describe("gha runner", () => {
     expect(GitHubClient.prototype.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         owner: "owner", 
         repo: "reponame", 
+        cloneUrl: "https://github.com/owner/reponame.git", 
         head: "bp_branch_name", 
         base: "target", 
         title: "New Title", 
@@ -464,6 +471,7 @@ describe("gha runner", () => {
     expect(GitHubClient.prototype.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         owner: "owner", 
         repo: "reponame", 
+        cloneUrl: "https://github.com/owner/reponame.git", 
         head: "bp-target-28f63db", 
         base: "target", 
         title: "[target] PR Title", 
@@ -510,6 +518,7 @@ describe("gha runner", () => {
     expect(GitHubClient.prototype.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         owner: "owner", 
         repo: "reponame", 
+        cloneUrl: "https://github.com/owner/reponame.git", 
         head: "bp-target-0404fb9-11da4e3", 
         base: "target", 
         title: "[target] PR Title", 
@@ -557,6 +566,7 @@ describe("gha runner", () => {
     expect(GitHubClient.prototype.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         owner: "owner",
         repo: "reponame",
+        cloneUrl: "https://github.com/owner/reponame.git",
         head: "bp-target-28f63db",
         base: "target",
         title: "[target] PR Title",
@@ -603,6 +613,7 @@ describe("gha runner", () => {
     expect(GitHubClient.prototype.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         owner: "owner", 
         repo: "reponame", 
+        cloneUrl: "https://github.com/owner/reponame.git", 
         head: "bp-target-28f63db", 
         base: "target", 
         title: "[target] PR Title", 
@@ -649,6 +660,7 @@ describe("gha runner", () => {
     expect(GitHubClient.prototype.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         owner: "owner", 
         repo: "reponame", 
+        cloneUrl: "https://github.com/owner/reponame.git", 
         head: "bp-target-28f63db", 
         base: "target", 
         title: "[target] PR Title", 
@@ -703,6 +715,7 @@ describe("gha runner", () => {
     expect(GitHubClient.prototype.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         owner: "owner", 
         repo: "reponame", 
+        cloneUrl: "https://github.com/owner/reponame.git", 
         head: "bp-v1-28f63db", 
         base: "v1", 
         title: "[v1] PR Title", 
@@ -715,6 +728,7 @@ describe("gha runner", () => {
     expect(GitHubClient.prototype.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         owner: "owner", 
         repo: "reponame", 
+        cloneUrl: "https://github.com/owner/reponame.git", 
         head: "bp-v2-28f63db", 
         base: "v2", 
         title: "[v2] PR Title", 
@@ -727,6 +741,7 @@ describe("gha runner", () => {
     expect(GitHubClient.prototype.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         owner: "owner", 
         repo: "reponame", 
+        cloneUrl: "https://github.com/owner/reponame.git", 
         head: "bp-v3-28f63db", 
         base: "v3", 
         title: "[v3] PR Title", 
@@ -781,6 +796,7 @@ describe("gha runner", () => {
     expect(GitHubClient.prototype.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         owner: "owner", 
         repo: "reponame", 
+        cloneUrl: "https://github.com/owner/reponame.git", 
         head: "custom-v1", 
         base: "v1", 
         title: "[v1] PR Title", 
@@ -793,6 +809,7 @@ describe("gha runner", () => {
     expect(GitHubClient.prototype.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         owner: "owner", 
         repo: "reponame", 
+        cloneUrl: "https://github.com/owner/reponame.git", 
         head: "custom-v2", 
         base: "v2", 
         title: "[v2] PR Title", 
@@ -805,6 +822,7 @@ describe("gha runner", () => {
     expect(GitHubClient.prototype.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         owner: "owner", 
         repo: "reponame", 
+        cloneUrl: "https://github.com/owner/reponame.git", 
         head: "custom-v3", 
         base: "v3", 
         title: "[v3] PR Title", 
diff --git a/test/service/runner/gha-gitlab-runner.test.ts b/test/service/runner/gha-gitlab-runner.test.ts
index d2d7823..f940ffa 100644
--- a/test/service/runner/gha-gitlab-runner.test.ts
+++ b/test/service/runner/gha-gitlab-runner.test.ts
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ describe("gha runner", () => {
     expect(GitLabClient.prototype.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         owner: "superuser", 
         repo: "backporting-example", 
+        cloneUrl: "https://my.gitlab.host.com/superuser/backporting-example.git", 
         head: "bp-target-9e15674", 
         base: "target", 
         title: "[target] Update test.txt opened", 
@@ -186,6 +187,7 @@ describe("gha runner", () => {
     expect(GitLabClient.prototype.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         owner: "superuser", 
         repo: "backporting-example", 
+        cloneUrl: "https://my.gitlab.host.com/superuser/backporting-example.git", 
         head: "bp-target-ebb1eca", 
         base: "target", 
         title: "[target] Update test.txt", 
@@ -236,6 +238,7 @@ describe("gha runner", () => {
     expect(GitLabClient.prototype.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         owner: "superuser", 
         repo: "backporting-example", 
+        cloneUrl: "https://my.gitlab.host.com/superuser/backporting-example.git", 
         head: "bp_branch_name", 
         base: "target", 
         title: "New Title", 
@@ -287,6 +290,7 @@ describe("gha runner", () => {
     expect(GitLabClient.prototype.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         owner: "superuser", 
         repo: "backporting-example", 
+        cloneUrl: "https://my.gitlab.host.com/superuser/backporting-example.git", 
         head: "bp_branch_name", 
         base: "target", 
         title: "New Title", 
@@ -332,6 +336,7 @@ describe("gha runner", () => {
     expect(GitLabClient.prototype.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         owner: "superuser", 
         repo: "backporting-example", 
+        cloneUrl: "https://my.gitlab.host.com/superuser/backporting-example.git", 
         head: "bp-target-ebb1eca", 
         base: "target", 
         title: "[target] Update test.txt", 
@@ -376,6 +381,7 @@ describe("gha runner", () => {
     expect(GitLabClient.prototype.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         owner: "superuser", 
         repo: "backporting-example", 
+        cloneUrl: "https://my.gitlab.host.com/superuser/backporting-example.git", 
         head: "bp-target-ebb1eca", 
         base: "target", 
         title: "[target] Update test.txt", 
@@ -420,6 +426,7 @@ describe("gha runner", () => {
     expect(GitLabClient.prototype.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         owner: "superuser", 
         repo: "backporting-example", 
+        cloneUrl: "https://my.gitlab.host.com/superuser/backporting-example.git", 
         head: "bp-prod-ebb1eca", 
         base: "prod", 
         title: "New Title", 
@@ -462,6 +469,7 @@ describe("gha runner", () => {
     expect(GitLabClient.prototype.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         owner: "superuser", 
         repo: "backporting-example", 
+        cloneUrl: "https://my.gitlab.host.com/superuser/backporting-example.git", 
         head: "bp-target-e4dd336",
         base: "target", 
         title: "[target] Update test.txt", 
@@ -508,6 +516,7 @@ describe("gha runner", () => {
     expect(GitLabClient.prototype.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         owner: "superuser", 
         repo: "backporting-example", 
+        cloneUrl: "https://my.gitlab.host.com/superuser/backporting-example.git", 
         head: "bp-target-e4dd336-974519f",
         base: "target", 
         title: "[target] Update test.txt opened", 
@@ -550,6 +559,7 @@ describe("gha runner", () => {
     expect(GitLabClient.prototype.createPullRequest).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
         owner: "superuser", 
         repo: "backporting-example", 
+        cloneUrl: "https://my.gitlab.host.com/superuser/backporting-example.git", 
         head: "bp-target-e4dd336",
         base: "target", 
         title: "[target] Update test.txt",