diff --git a/models/task.go b/models/task.go
index cb878d387c..763644e039 100644
--- a/models/task.go
+++ b/models/task.go
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ func CreateMigrateTask(doer, u *User, opts base.MigrateOptions) (*Task, error) {
 	repo, err := CreateRepository(doer, u, CreateRepoOptions{
 		Name:        opts.RepoName,
 		Description: opts.Description,
-		OriginalURL: opts.CloneAddr,
+		OriginalURL: opts.OriginalURL,
 		IsPrivate:   opts.Private,
 		IsMirror:    opts.Mirror,
 		Status:      RepositoryBeingMigrated,
diff --git a/routers/repo/repo.go b/routers/repo/repo.go
index b78dd5376e..e4bc6d2443 100644
--- a/routers/repo/repo.go
+++ b/routers/repo/repo.go
@@ -326,6 +326,7 @@ func MigratePost(ctx *context.Context, form auth.MigrateRepoForm) {
 	}
 
 	var opts = migrations.MigrateOptions{
+		OriginalURL:  form.CloneAddr,
 		CloneAddr:    remoteAddr,
 		RepoName:     form.RepoName,
 		Description:  form.Description,