diff --git a/dokku b/dokku
index 50d2cb62d..a217b5d70 100755
--- a/dokku
+++ b/dokku
@@ -38,6 +38,13 @@ case "$1" in
     echo
     ;;
 
+  git-upload-pack)
+    APP=${2//"'"/}  # strip single quotes from the app name: 'app_name' -> app_name
+    pluginhook pre-pull $APP
+    cat | git-upload-pack "$DOKKU_ROOT/$APP"
+    pluginhook post-pull $APP
+    ;;
+
   build)
     APP="$2"; IMAGE="dokku/$APP"; CACHE_DIR="$DOKKU_ROOT/$APP/cache"
     id=$(cat | docker run -i -a stdin $DOKKU_DISTRO /bin/bash -c "mkdir -p /app && tar -xC /app")
diff --git a/plugins/git/commands b/plugins/git/commands
index 5c9d0ad97..c00f21539 100755
--- a/plugins/git/commands
+++ b/plugins/git/commands
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ git_archive_all() {
   TMP_WORK_DIR=$(mktemp -d)
   chmod 755 $TMP_WORK_DIR
   unset GIT_DIR GIT_WORK_TREE
-  git clone $DOKKU_ROOT/$APP $TMP_WORK_DIR &> /dev/null
+  git clone -q $DOKKU_ROOT/$APP $TMP_WORK_DIR &> /dev/null
   pushd $TMP_WORK_DIR > /dev/null
   git config advice.detachedHead false
   git checkout $REV &> /dev/null