diff --git a/dkube/sdk/rsrcs/code.py b/dkube/sdk/rsrcs/code.py
index a579d125..cf98e856 100644
--- a/dkube/sdk/rsrcs/code.py
+++ b/dkube/sdk/rsrcs/code.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ def update_basic(self, user, name, tags):
         self.datum.name = name
         self.datum.tags = tags
 
-    def update_git_details(self, url, branch=None, authopt=GIT_ACCESS_OPTS[0], authval=None):
+    def update_git_details(self, url, branch=None, authopt=None, authval=None):
 
         """
             Method to update the details of git datasource.
@@ -93,12 +93,12 @@ def update_git_details(self, url, branch=None, authopt=GIT_ACCESS_OPTS[0], authv
 
         self.gitcreds.username = self.user
 
-        if authopt == 'apikey':
+        if authopt != None and authval != None:
             self.gitcreds.private = True
+
+        if authopt == 'apikey':
             self.gitcreds.apikey = authval
         elif authopt == 'password':
-            self.gitcreds.private = True
             self.gitcreds.password = authval
         elif authopt == 'sshkey':
-            self.gitcreds.private = True
             self.gitcreds.sshkey = authval
diff --git a/dkube/sdk/rsrcs/dataset.py b/dkube/sdk/rsrcs/dataset.py
index 97460c61..2921d960 100644
--- a/dkube/sdk/rsrcs/dataset.py
+++ b/dkube/sdk/rsrcs/dataset.py
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ def __init__(self, user, name=generate("dataset"), tags=None):
             access_key_id=None, access_key=None, bucket=None, prefix=None, endpoint=None)
 
         self.gitcreds = GitAccessCredentials(
-            username=None, password=None, apikey=None, sshkey=None, private=True)
+            username=None, password=None, apikey=None, sshkey=None, private=False)
         self.gitaccess = GitAccessInfo(
             path=None, url=None, branch=None, credentials=self.gitcreds)
         self.hostpath = DatumModelHostpath(
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ def update_dataset_source(self, source=DATASET_SOURCES[0]):
         """
         self.datum.source = source
 
-    def update_git_details(self, url, branch=None, authopt=GIT_ACCESS_OPTS[0], authval=None):
+    def update_git_details(self, url, branch=None, authopt=None, authval=None):
         """
             Method to update the details of git datasource.
 
@@ -157,6 +157,9 @@ def update_git_details(self, url, branch=None, authopt=GIT_ACCESS_OPTS[0], authv
 
         self.gitcreds.username = self.user
 
+        if authopt != None and authval != None:
+            self.gitcreds.private = True
+
         if authopt == 'apikey':
             self.gitcreds.apikey = authval
         elif authopt == 'password':
diff --git a/dkube/sdk/rsrcs/model.py b/dkube/sdk/rsrcs/model.py
index b7e92459..25d9094a 100644
--- a/dkube/sdk/rsrcs/model.py
+++ b/dkube/sdk/rsrcs/model.py
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ def __init__(self, user, name=generate("dataset"), tags=None):
             access_key_id=None, access_key=None, bucket=None, prefix=None, endpoint=None)
 
         self.gitcreds = GitAccessCredentials(
-            username=None, password=None, apikey=None, sshkey=None, private=True)
+            username=None, password=None, apikey=None, sshkey=None, private=False)
         self.gitaccess = GitAccessInfo(
             path=None, url=None, branch=None, credentials=self.gitcreds)
 
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ def update_model_source(self, source=MODEL_SOURCES[0]):
 
         self.datum.source = source
 
-    def update_git_details(self, url, branch=None, authopt=GIT_ACCESS_OPTS[0], authval=None):
+    def update_git_details(self, url, branch=None, authopt=None, authval=None):
         """
 i            Method to update the details of git source.
 
@@ -149,6 +149,9 @@ def update_git_details(self, url, branch=None, authopt=GIT_ACCESS_OPTS[0], authv
 
         self.gitcreds.username = self.user
 
+        if authopt != None and authval != None:
+            self.gitcreds.private = True
+
         if authopt == 'apikey':
             self.gitcreds.apikey = authval
         elif authopt == 'password':