diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index e606749924f113daa5811d1bfdbf52fa377df882..2bcdb88ccad807964849a61a41251b9aaa1ebad9 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ prepare_boinc()
 
         echo "Retrieving BOINC (tag: $1) (this may take a while)..." | tee -a $LOGFILE
         cd $ROOT/3rdparty || failure
-        git clone git://git.aei.uni-hannover.de/shared/einsteinathome/boinc.git boinc >> $LOGFILE 2>&1 || failure
+        git clone https://gitlab.aei.uni-hannover.de/einsteinathome/boinc.git boinc >> $LOGFILE 2>&1 || failure
         cd $ROOT/3rdparty/boinc || failure
         git checkout $1 >> $LOGFILE  2>&1 || failure
     fi