diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 277f2de..f13ff8b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -21,3 +21,4 @@ git config --global user.email "email@test.eu"
 git config --global core.sshCommand 'ssh -p 222 -i ~/.ssh/git'  
 -i is only needed for a non standard ssh-key name  
 the global flag is optional and shouldn't be used for the sshCommand of other git servers are also used  
+the ssh setup only works for repositories which have been cloned via ssh