diff --git a/pym/update/update.py b/pym/update/update.py
index 9281274..b2953f7 100644
--- a/pym/update/update.py
+++ b/pym/update/update.py
@@ -1634,9 +1634,10 @@ class Update(MethodsInterface):
         # < 0  binhost level low
         # == 0 binhost level adequate
         # > 0  binhost level high
-        if level is None:
+        local_lvl = self.clVars.Get("update.cl_update_level")
+        if level is None or local_lvl == "":
             return None
-        return level - int(self.clVars.Get("update.cl_update_level"))
+        return level - int(local_lvl)
 
     def is_branch_set(self):
         #basically, if any of the branches are specified, we won't use migration
diff --git a/pym/update/variables/update.py b/pym/update/variables/update.py
index db9012b..419391d 100644
--- a/pym/update/variables/update.py
+++ b/pym/update/variables/update.py
@@ -723,7 +723,7 @@ class VariableClUpdateRepHost(Variable):
 
 class VariableClUpdateRepHostUrl(Variable):
     type = "list"
-    value = ['git://github.com/calculatelinux/%s.git']
+    value = ['https://github.com/calculatelinux/%s.git']
 
 
 class VariableClUpdateProfileDatavars(ReadonlyVariable):
@@ -925,7 +925,7 @@ class VariableClUpdateProfileUrl(Variable):
     profile = "cl_profile_system"
     branch = "cl_update_profile_branch"
     storage = "cl_update_profile_storage"
-    default_url = "git://github.com/calculatelinux/distros.git"
+    default_url = "https://github.com/calculatelinux/distros.git"
     profiles_shortname = 'cl_update_profile_shortname'
 
     @property