diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 45f0660c7938d17d16827418ea9bb17aac9d098c..bef3747fca14344d73c65fbf76ec8b954213d258 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 [submodule "mlair/external/toarstats"]
 	path = mlair/external/toarstats
-	url = git@gitlab.jsc.fz-juelich.de:esde/toar-public/toarstats.git
+        url = https://gitlab.jsc.fz-juelich.de/esde/toar-public/toarstats.git
+
+