diff --git a/git-svn.perl b/git-svn.perl
index 001a1d8..83cb36f 100755
--- a/git-svn.perl
+++ b/git-svn.perl
@@ -1693,6 +1693,7 @@
 			my $prefix = '';
 			if ($rwr) {
 				$z = $rwr;
+				remove_username($z);
 			} elsif (defined $svm) {
 				$z = $svm->{source};
 				$prefix = $svm->{replace};