2 files changed, 4 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/tap-info.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/tap-info.rb
index e05b9eb08..cd3f82109 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/tap-info.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/tap-info.rb
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ module Homebrew
           info += "Not installed"
         end
         puts info
-        puts "From: #{tap.remote}"
+        puts "From: #{tap.remote.nil? ? "N/A" : tap.remote}"
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/tap.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/tap.rb
index 3a0a1156b..43e47711e 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/tap.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/tap.rb
@@ -14,10 +14,11 @@ module Homebrew
   end
 
   def install_tap user, repo, clone_target=nil
-    tap = Tap.new user, repo, clone_target
+    tap = Tap.new user, repo
     return false if tap.installed?
     ohai "Tapping #{tap}"
-    args = %W[clone #{tap.remote} #{tap.path}]
+    remote = clone_target || "https://github.com/#{tap.user}/homebrew-#{tap.repo}"
+    args = %W[clone #{remote} #{tap.path}]
     args << "--depth=1" unless ARGV.include?("--full")
     safe_system "git", *args