diff --git a/cmd/srpmproc/main.go b/cmd/srpmproc/main.go
index a45c6c7..e01001b 100644
--- a/cmd/srpmproc/main.go
+++ b/cmd/srpmproc/main.go
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ var (
 	manualCommits        string
 	moduleFallbackStream string
 	allowStreamBranches  bool
+	basicUsername        string
+	basicPassword        string
 )
 
 var root = &cobra.Command{
@@ -82,6 +84,8 @@ func mn(_ *cobra.Command, _ []string) {
 		NoStorageDownload:    noStorageDownload,
 		SingleTag:            singleTag,
 		CdnUrl:               cdnUrl,
+		HttpUsername:         basicUsername,
+		HttpPassword:         basicPassword,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
@@ -127,6 +131,8 @@ func main() {
 	root.Flags().StringVar(&manualCommits, "manual-commits", "", "Comma separated branch and commit list for packages with broken release tags (Format: BRANCH:HASH)")
 	root.Flags().StringVar(&moduleFallbackStream, "module-fallback-stream", "", "Override fallback stream. Some module packages are published as collections and mostly use the same stream name, some of them deviate from the main stream")
 	root.Flags().BoolVar(&allowStreamBranches, "allow-stream-branches", false, "Allow import from stream branches")
+	root.Flags().StringVar(&basicUsername, "basic-username", "", "Basic auth username")
+	root.Flags().StringVar(&basicPassword, "basic-password", "", "Basic auth password")
 
 	if err := root.Execute(); err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
diff --git a/pkg/modes/git.go b/pkg/modes/git.go
index 646e8fa..e72ac99 100644
--- a/pkg/modes/git.go
+++ b/pkg/modes/git.go
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ func (g *GitMode) RetrieveSource(pd *data.ProcessData) (*data.ModeData, error) {
 
 	err = remote.Fetch(fetchOpts)
 	if err != nil {
-		if err == transport.ErrInvalidAuthMethod {
+		if err == transport.ErrInvalidAuthMethod || err == transport.ErrAuthenticationRequired {
 			fetchOpts.Auth = nil
 			err = remote.Fetch(fetchOpts)
 			if err != nil {
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ func (g *GitMode) RetrieveSource(pd *data.ProcessData) (*data.ModeData, error) {
 	}
 	list, err := remote.List(listOpts)
 	if err != nil {
-		if err == transport.ErrInvalidAuthMethod {
+		if err == transport.ErrInvalidAuthMethod || err == transport.ErrAuthenticationRequired {
 			listOpts.Auth = nil
 			list, err = remote.List(listOpts)
 			if err != nil {
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ func (g *GitMode) WriteSource(pd *data.ProcessData, md *data.ModeData) error {
 	}
 	err = remote.Fetch(fetchOpts)
 	if err != nil && err != git.NoErrAlreadyUpToDate {
-		if err == transport.ErrInvalidAuthMethod {
+		if err == transport.ErrInvalidAuthMethod || err == transport.ErrAuthenticationRequired {
 			fetchOpts.Auth = nil
 			err = remote.Fetch(fetchOpts)
 			if err != nil && err != git.NoErrAlreadyUpToDate {