diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/qt/text.cc b/selfdrive/ui/qt/text.cc
index be0a8bcd58..e9038760ee 100644
--- a/selfdrive/ui/qt/text.cc
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/qt/text.cc
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
   QObject::connect(update_btn, &QPushButton::clicked, [=, &watcher, &btn]() {
     btn->setEnabled(false);
     const std::string git_branch = Params().get("GitBranch");
-    const std::string cmd1 = "git remote set-url origin-update " + Params().get("GitRemote");
+    const std::string cmd1 = "git remote add origin-update " + Params().get("GitRemote");
     const std::string cmd2 = "git fetch origin-update " + git_branch;
     const std::string cmd3 = "git reset --hard origin-update/" + git_branch;