diff --git a/subcmds/init.py b/subcmds/init.py
index c35cc82..9214aed 100644
--- a/subcmds/init.py
+++ b/subcmds/init.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 from command import InteractiveCommand, MirrorSafeCommand
 from error import ManifestParseError
 from project import SyncBuffer
+from git_config import GitConfig
 from git_command import git_require, MIN_GIT_VERSION
 
 class Init(InteractiveCommand, MirrorSafeCommand):
@@ -108,8 +109,8 @@
         sys.exit(1)
 
       if not opt.quiet:
-        print >>sys.stderr, 'Getting manifest ...'
-        print >>sys.stderr, '   from %s' % opt.manifest_url
+        print >>sys.stderr, 'Get %s' \
+          % GitConfig.ForUser().UrlInsteadOf(opt.manifest_url)
       m._InitGitDir()
 
       if opt.manifest_branch:
@@ -138,7 +139,7 @@
         print >>sys.stderr, 'fatal: --mirror not supported on existing client'
         sys.exit(1)
 
-    if not m.Sync_NetworkHalf():
+    if not m.Sync_NetworkHalf(is_new=is_new):
       r = m.GetRemote(m.remote.name)
       print >>sys.stderr, 'fatal: cannot obtain manifest %s' % r.url