diff --git a/lfs/client.go b/lfs/client.go
index d76b1893..711ac420 100644
--- a/lfs/client.go
+++ b/lfs/client.go
@@ -653,7 +653,29 @@ func getCreds(req *http.Request) (Creds, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	creds, err := credentials(req.URL)
+	credsUrl := apiUrl
+	if len(Config.CurrentRemote) > 0 {
+		if u, ok := Config.GitConfig("remote." + Config.CurrentRemote + ".url"); ok {
+			gitRemoteUrl, err := url.Parse(u)
+
+			if err == nil &&
+				gitRemoteUrl.Scheme == apiUrl.Scheme &&
+				gitRemoteUrl.Host == apiUrl.Host {
+
+				if gitRemoteUrl.User != nil {
+					if pass, ok := gitRemoteUrl.User.Password(); ok {
+						fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "warning: current Git remote contains credentials")
+						setRequestAuth(req, gitRemoteUrl.User.Username(), pass)
+						return nil, nil
+					}
+				}
+
+				credsUrl = gitRemoteUrl
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	creds, err := credentials(credsUrl)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/lfs/credentials.go b/lfs/credentials.go
index d3348a32..7f595a6c 100644
--- a/lfs/credentials.go
+++ b/lfs/credentials.go
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ type credentialFunc func(Creds, string) (credentialFetcher, error)
 var execCreds credentialFunc
 
 func credentials(u *url.URL) (Creds, error) {
-	creds := Creds{"protocol": u.Scheme, "host": u.Host}
+	path := strings.TrimPrefix(u.Path, "/")
+	creds := Creds{"protocol": u.Scheme, "host": u.Host, "path": path}
 	cmd, err := execCreds(creds, "fill")
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err