diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e03f9f2..002d329 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -50,6 +50,13 @@ system that will actually be deployed before checking the tree for changes.
 Know this ahead of time as this may affect how you deal with your deployment
 branches.
 
+Setting the Remote
+------------------
+By default, Capistrano Deploytags will use the first remote in the list returned
+by `git remote`. If you prefer to use a different remote, then you may change the
+`:git_remote` setting from your `deploy.rb`, the stage, or on the command line with
+`-S git_remote=your-remote`.
+
 Working on Your Deployment Scripts
 ----------------------------------
 Because you must have a clean tree to deploy, working on your deployment
diff --git a/lib/capistrano/deploy_tags.rb b/lib/capistrano/deploy_tags.rb
index 89204eb..7a92763 100644
--- a/lib/capistrano/deploy_tags.rb
+++ b/lib/capistrano/deploy_tags.rb
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ module Capistrano
 
     def validate_git_vars
       unless exists?(:branch) && exists?(:stage)
-        logger.log Capistrano::Logger::IMPORTANT, "Capistrano Deploytags requires that :branch and :stage be defined."
+        logger.log Capistrano::Logger::IMPORTANT, 'Capistrano Deploytags requires that :branch and :stage be defined.'
         raise 'define :branch and :stage'
       end
     end
@@ -28,12 +28,16 @@ module Capistrano
       !`git remote`.strip.empty?
     end
 
+    def remote
+      exists?(:git_remote) ? git_remote : `git remote`.strip.split(/\n/).first
+    end
+
     def self.load_into(configuration)
       configuration.load do
-        before "deploy", 'git:prepare_tree'
-        before "deploy:migrations", 'git:prepare_tree'
-        after  "deploy", 'git:tagdeploy'
-        after  "deploy:migrations", 'git:tagdeploy'
+        before 'deploy', 'git:prepare_tree'
+        before 'deploy:migrations', 'git:prepare_tree'
+        after  'deploy', 'git:tagdeploy'
+        after  'deploy:migrations', 'git:tagdeploy'
 
         desc 'prepare git tree so we can tag on successful deployment'
         namespace :git do
@@ -49,8 +53,9 @@ module Capistrano
               raise 'Dirty git tree'
             end
 
-            cdt.safe_run "git", "checkout", branch
-            cdt.safe_run "git", "pull", "origin", branch if cdt.has_remote?
+            cdt.safe_run 'git', 'checkout', branch
+            logger.log Capistrano::Logger::IMPORTANT, "Pulling from #{branch}"
+            cdt.safe_run 'git', 'pull', cdt.remote, branch if cdt.has_remote?
           end
 
           desc 'add git tags for each successful deployment'
@@ -63,8 +68,8 @@ module Capistrano
             logger.log Capistrano::Logger::INFO, "Tagging #{current_sha} for deployment"
 
             tag_user = (ENV['USER'] || ENV['USERNAME']).strip
-            cdt.safe_run "git", "tag", "-a", cdt.git_tag_for(stage), "-m", "#{tag_user} deployed #{current_sha} to #{stage}"
-            cdt.safe_run "git", "push", "--tags" if cdt.has_remote?
+            cdt.safe_run 'git', 'tag', '-a', cdt.git_tag_for(stage), '-m', "#{tag_user} deployed #{current_sha} to #{stage}"
+            cdt.safe_run 'git', 'push', '--tags' if cdt.has_remote?
           end
         end
 
diff --git a/spec/capistrano_deploy_tags_spec.rb b/spec/capistrano_deploy_tags_spec.rb
index 3bac851..a94276f 100644
--- a/spec/capistrano_deploy_tags_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/capistrano_deploy_tags_spec.rb
@@ -32,28 +32,50 @@ describe Capistrano::DeployTags do
     end
 
     context "with a clean git tree" do
+      before :each do
+        configuration.set(:branch, 'master')
+        configuration.set(:stage,  'test')
+      end
+
       it "raises an error if :stage or :branch are undefined" do
         with_clean_repo do
+          configuration.unset(:branch)
+          configuration.unset(:stage)
           expect { configuration.find_and_execute_task('git:prepare_tree') }.to raise_error('define :branch and :stage')
         end
       end
 
       it "does not raise an error when run from a clean tree" do
         with_clean_repo do
-          configuration.set(:branch, 'master')
-          configuration.set(:stage, 'test')
           expect { configuration.find_and_execute_task('git:prepare_tree') }.to_not raise_error
         end
       end
-    end
 
-    it "does not run when :no_deploytags is defined by (i.e. by the stage)" do
-      with_clean_repo do
-        configuration.set(:branch, 'master')
-        configuration.set(:stage, 'test')
-        configuration.set(:no_deploytags, true)
-        configuration.cdt.should_not_receive(:validate_git_vars)
-        expect { configuration.find_and_execute_task('git:prepare_tree') }.to_not raise_error
+      it "does not run when :no_deploytags is defined by (i.e. by the stage)" do
+        with_clean_repo do
+          configuration.set(:no_deploytags, true)
+          configuration.cdt.should_not_receive(:validate_git_vars)
+          configuration.find_and_execute_task('git:prepare_tree')
+        end
+      end
+
+      it "uses a different remote when one is defined" do
+        with_clean_repo do
+          system('git remote add nowhere git@example.com:nowhere')
+          configuration.set(:git_remote, 'nowhere')
+          configuration.cdt.should_receive(:safe_run).with('git', 'checkout', 'master')
+          configuration.cdt.should_receive(:safe_run).with('git', 'pull', 'nowhere', 'master')
+          configuration.find_and_execute_task('git:prepare_tree')
+        end
+      end
+
+      it "uses the first remote when one is not specified" do
+        with_clean_repo do
+          system('git remote add somewhere git@example.com:somewhere')
+          configuration.cdt.should_receive(:safe_run).with('git', 'checkout', 'master')
+          configuration.cdt.should_receive(:safe_run).with('git', 'pull', 'somewhere', 'master')
+          configuration.find_and_execute_task('git:prepare_tree')
+        end
       end
     end
   end