diff --git a/config/deploy.rb b/config/deploy.rb
index 6b051216..d4f0903b 100644
--- a/config/deploy.rb
+++ b/config/deploy.rb
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@
 
 APP_PATH = '/srv/ontoportal'
 
+set :author, 'ncbo'
 set :application, 'ontologies_api'
-set :repo_url, "https://github.com/ncbo/#{fetch(:application)}.git"
+set :repo_url, "https://github.com/#{fetch(:author)}/#{fetch(:application)}.git"
 
 set :deploy_via, :remote_cache