diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/api/SubmoduleAddCommand.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/api/SubmoduleAddCommand.java
index 0b5200481..ac81ccb45 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/api/SubmoduleAddCommand.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/api/SubmoduleAddCommand.java
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.Repository;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.StoredConfig;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.storage.file.FileBasedConfig;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.submodule.SubmoduleWalk;
-import org.eclipse.jgit.transport.CredentialsProvider;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.treewalk.filter.PathFilter;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.treewalk.filter.TreeFilter;
 
@@ -72,7 +71,8 @@ import org.eclipse.jgit.treewalk.filter.TreeFilter;
  *      href="http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-submodule.html"
  *      >Git documentation about submodules</a>
  */
-public class SubmoduleAddCommand extends GitCommand<Repository> {
+public class SubmoduleAddCommand extends
+		TransportCommand<SubmoduleAddCommand, Repository> {
 
 	private String path;
 
@@ -80,8 +80,6 @@ public class SubmoduleAddCommand extends GitCommand<Repository> {
 
 	private ProgressMonitor monitor;
 
-	private CredentialsProvider credentialsProvider;
-
 	/**
 	 * @param repo
 	 */
@@ -124,17 +122,6 @@ public class SubmoduleAddCommand extends GitCommand<Repository> {
 		return this;
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * @param credentialsProvider
-	 *            the {@link CredentialsProvider} to use
-	 * @return this command
-	 */
-	public SubmoduleAddCommand setCredentialsProvider(
-			final CredentialsProvider credentialsProvider) {
-		this.credentialsProvider = credentialsProvider;
-		return this;
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Is the configured already a submodule in the index?
 	 *
@@ -164,12 +151,11 @@ public class SubmoduleAddCommand extends GitCommand<Repository> {
 		// Clone submodule repository
 		File moduleDirectory = SubmoduleWalk.getSubmoduleDirectory(repo, path);
 		CloneCommand clone = Git.cloneRepository();
+		configure(clone);
 		clone.setDirectory(moduleDirectory);
 		clone.setURI(uri);
 		if (monitor != null)
 			clone.setProgressMonitor(monitor);
-		if (credentialsProvider != null)
-			clone.setCredentialsProvider(credentialsProvider);
 		Repository subRepo = clone.call().getRepository();
 
 		// Save submodule URL to parent repository's config
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/api/SubmoduleUpdateCommand.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/api/SubmoduleUpdateCommand.java
index 72daa489e..f94b2099a 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/api/SubmoduleUpdateCommand.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/api/SubmoduleUpdateCommand.java
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.Repository;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.revwalk.RevCommit;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.revwalk.RevWalk;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.submodule.SubmoduleWalk;
-import org.eclipse.jgit.transport.CredentialsProvider;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.treewalk.filter.PathFilterGroup;
 
 /**
@@ -70,12 +69,11 @@ import org.eclipse.jgit.treewalk.filter.PathFilterGroup;
  *      href="http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-submodule.html"
  *      >Git documentation about submodules</a>
  */
-public class SubmoduleUpdateCommand extends GitCommand<Collection<String>> {
+public class SubmoduleUpdateCommand extends
+		TransportCommand<SubmoduleUpdateCommand, Collection<String>> {
 
 	private ProgressMonitor monitor;
 
-	private CredentialsProvider credentialsProvider;
-
 	private final Collection<String> paths;
 
 	/**
@@ -100,17 +98,6 @@ public class SubmoduleUpdateCommand extends GitCommand<Collection<String>> {
 		return this;
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * @param credentialsProvider
-	 *            the {@link CredentialsProvider} to use
-	 * @return this command
-	 */
-	public SubmoduleUpdateCommand setCredentialsProvider(
-			final CredentialsProvider credentialsProvider) {
-		this.credentialsProvider = credentialsProvider;
-		return this;
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Add repository-relative submodule path to initialize
 	 *
@@ -143,12 +130,11 @@ public class SubmoduleUpdateCommand extends GitCommand<Collection<String>> {
 				// Clone repository is not present
 				if (submoduleRepo == null) {
 					CloneCommand clone = Git.cloneRepository();
+					configure(clone);
 					clone.setURI(url);
 					clone.setDirectory(generator.getDirectory());
 					if (monitor != null)
 						clone.setProgressMonitor(monitor);
-					if (credentialsProvider != null)
-						clone.setCredentialsProvider(credentialsProvider);
 					submoduleRepo = clone.call().getRepository();
 				}