diff --git a/sorc/checkout.sh b/sorc/checkout.sh
index f505ccb884..2648f47947 100755
--- a/sorc/checkout.sh
+++ b/sorc/checkout.sh
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ err=0
 echo fv3gfs checkout ...
 if [[ ! -d fv3gfs.fd ]] ; then
     rm -f ${topdir}/checkout-fv3gfs.log
-    git clone --recursive gerrit:EMC_FV3-GSDCHEM-WW3 fv3gfs.fd >> ${LOG_DIR}/checkout-fv3gfs.log 2>&1
+    git clone https://github.com/XianwuXue-NOAA/FV3-GSDCHEM-WW3.git fv3gfs.fd >> ${LOG_DIR}/checkout-fv3gfs.log 2>&1
     rc=$?
     ((err+=$rc))
     cd fv3gfs.fd
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ fi
 echo GSD-prep-chem checkout ...
 if [[ ! -d gsd_prep_chem.fd ]] ; then
     rm -f ${LOG_DIR}/checkout-gsd-prep-chem.log
-    git clone gerrit:GSD-prep-chem gsd_prep_chem.fd >> ${LOG_DIR}/checkout-gsd-prep-chem.log 2>&1
+    git clone https://github.com/NOAA-GSL/GSL-prep-chem.git gsd_prep_chem.fd >> ${LOG_DIR}/checkout-gsd-prep-chem.log 2>&1
     rc=$?
     ((err+=$rc))
     cd gsd_prep_chem.fd