diff --git a/pym/update/update.py b/pym/update/update.py
index 6270a4a..56aa203 100644
--- a/pym/update/update.py
+++ b/pym/update/update.py
@@ -426,9 +426,24 @@ class Update(MethodsInterface):
                     working_host, url, rpath, revision = self.checkUrl(host, host_urls, repname, dv, git)
                     if working_host:
                         break
-            if not working_host:
+            # --------------DEPRECATED--------------#
+            if not all([working_host, rpath, revision, url]):
                 dv.Write('cl_update_rep_hosting', ' ')
-                raise UpdateError(_("Git is unavailable"))
+                if not dv.Get("cl_update_rep_url"):
+                    raise UpdateError(_("Git is unavailable"))
+                url, rpath, revision = (
+                    dv.Select(["cl_update_rep_url", "cl_update_rep_path",
+                               "cl_update_rep_rev"],
+                              where="cl_update_rep_name", eq=repname, limit=1))
+
+                if not url or not rpath:
+                    raise UpdateError(_("Configuration variables for repositories "
+                                        "are not setup"))
+                git = self.getGit()
+                if not git.checkUrl(url):
+                    raise UpdateError(_("Git %s is unavailable") % url)
+
+
             if working_host:
                 dv.Write('cl_update_rep_hosting', working_host)