diff --git a/pkg/blueprint/blueprint_handler.go b/pkg/blueprint/blueprint_handler.go
index 2f93e5601..55edd732f 100644
--- a/pkg/blueprint/blueprint_handler.go
+++ b/pkg/blueprint/blueprint_handler.go
@@ -146,6 +146,10 @@ func (b *BaseBlueprintHandler) LoadConfig() error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	if err := b.setRepositoryDefaults(); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error setting repository defaults: %w", err)
+	}
+
 	b.configLoaded = true
 	return nil
 }
@@ -1831,7 +1835,9 @@ func (b *BaseBlueprintHandler) setRepositoryDefaults() error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	if b.configHandler.GetBool("dev") {
+	devMode := b.configHandler.GetBool("dev")
+
+	if devMode {
 		url := b.getDevelopmentRepositoryURL()
 		if url != "" {
 			b.blueprint.Repository.Url = url
@@ -1841,17 +1847,28 @@ func (b *BaseBlueprintHandler) setRepositoryDefaults() error {
 
 	gitURL, err := b.shell.ExecSilent("git", "config", "--get", "remote.origin.url")
 	if err == nil && gitURL != "" {
-		b.blueprint.Repository.Url = strings.TrimSpace(gitURL)
+		b.blueprint.Repository.Url = b.normalizeGitURL(strings.TrimSpace(gitURL))
 		return nil
 	}
 
 	return nil
 }
 
+// normalizeGitURL normalizes git repository URLs by prepending https:// when needed.
+// Preserves SSH URLs (git@...), http://, and https:// URLs as-is.
+func (b *BaseBlueprintHandler) normalizeGitURL(url string) string {
+	if strings.HasPrefix(url, "git@") ||
+		strings.HasPrefix(url, "http://") ||
+		strings.HasPrefix(url, "https://") {
+		return url
+	}
+	return "https://" + url
+}
+
 // getDevelopmentRepositoryURL generates a development repository URL from configuration.
 // Returns URL in format: http://git.<domain>/git/<folder>
 func (b *BaseBlueprintHandler) getDevelopmentRepositoryURL() string {
-	domain := b.configHandler.GetString("dns.domain")
+	domain := b.configHandler.GetString("dns.domain", "test")
 	if domain == "" {
 		return ""
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/blueprint/blueprint_handler_private_test.go b/pkg/blueprint/blueprint_handler_private_test.go
index 40e4cb74c..d17165be2 100644
--- a/pkg/blueprint/blueprint_handler_private_test.go
+++ b/pkg/blueprint/blueprint_handler_private_test.go
@@ -3511,6 +3511,33 @@ func TestBaseBlueprintHandler_setRepositoryDefaults(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	})
 
+	t.Run("PreservesSSHGitRemoteOrigin", func(t *testing.T) {
+		handler := setup(t)
+
+		mockConfigHandler := handler.configHandler.(*config.MockConfigHandler)
+		mockConfigHandler.GetBoolFunc = func(key string, defaultValue ...bool) bool {
+			return false
+		}
+
+		mockShell := handler.shell.(*shell.MockShell)
+		mockShell.ExecSilentFunc = func(command string, args ...string) (string, error) {
+			if command == "git" && len(args) == 3 && args[0] == "config" && args[2] == "remote.origin.url" {
+				return "git@github.com:windsorcli/core.git\n", nil
+			}
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("command not found")
+		}
+
+		err := handler.setRepositoryDefaults()
+
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("Expected no error, got %v", err)
+		}
+		expectedURL := "git@github.com:windsorcli/core.git"
+		if handler.blueprint.Repository.Url != expectedURL {
+			t.Errorf("Expected URL to be %s, got %s", expectedURL, handler.blueprint.Repository.Url)
+		}
+	})
+
 	t.Run("HandlesGitRemoteOriginError", func(t *testing.T) {
 		handler := setup(t)
 
@@ -3589,6 +3616,64 @@ func TestBaseBlueprintHandler_setRepositoryDefaults(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Errorf("Expected URL to be %s, got %s", expectedURL, handler.blueprint.Repository.Url)
 		}
 	})
+
+}
+
+func TestBaseBlueprintHandler_normalizeGitURL(t *testing.T) {
+	setup := func(t *testing.T) *BaseBlueprintHandler {
+		t.Helper()
+		mocks := setupMocks(t)
+		handler := NewBlueprintHandler(mocks.Injector)
+		return handler
+	}
+
+	t.Run("PreservesSSHURL", func(t *testing.T) {
+		handler := setup(t)
+
+		input := "git@github.com:windsorcli/core.git"
+		expected := "git@github.com:windsorcli/core.git"
+		result := handler.normalizeGitURL(input)
+
+		if result != expected {
+			t.Errorf("Expected %s, got %s", expected, result)
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("PreservesHTTPSURL", func(t *testing.T) {
+		handler := setup(t)
+
+		input := "https://github.com/windsorcli/core.git"
+		expected := "https://github.com/windsorcli/core.git"
+		result := handler.normalizeGitURL(input)
+
+		if result != expected {
+			t.Errorf("Expected %s, got %s", expected, result)
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("PreservesHTTPURL", func(t *testing.T) {
+		handler := setup(t)
+
+		input := "http://git.test/git/core"
+		expected := "http://git.test/git/core"
+		result := handler.normalizeGitURL(input)
+
+		if result != expected {
+			t.Errorf("Expected %s, got %s", expected, result)
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("PrependsHTTPSToPlainURL", func(t *testing.T) {
+		handler := setup(t)
+
+		input := "github.com/windsorcli/core.git"
+		expected := "https://github.com/windsorcli/core.git"
+		result := handler.normalizeGitURL(input)
+
+		if result != expected {
+			t.Errorf("Expected %s, got %s", expected, result)
+		}
+	})
 }
 
 func TestBaseBlueprintHandler_getDevelopmentRepositoryURL(t *testing.T) {
@@ -3630,11 +3715,14 @@ func TestBaseBlueprintHandler_getDevelopmentRepositoryURL(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	})
 
-	t.Run("ReturnsEmptyWhenDomainNotSet", func(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("UsesDefaultDomainWhenNotSet", func(t *testing.T) {
 		handler := setup(t)
 
 		mockConfigHandler := handler.configHandler.(*config.MockConfigHandler)
 		mockConfigHandler.GetStringFunc = func(key string, defaultValue ...string) string {
+			if key == "dns.domain" && len(defaultValue) > 0 {
+				return defaultValue[0]
+			}
 			return ""
 		}
 
@@ -3643,10 +3731,15 @@ func TestBaseBlueprintHandler_getDevelopmentRepositoryURL(t *testing.T) {
 			return "/home/user/projects/my-project", nil
 		}
 
+		handler.shims.FilepathBase = func(path string) string {
+			return "my-project"
+		}
+
 		url := handler.getDevelopmentRepositoryURL()
 
-		if url != "" {
-			t.Errorf("Expected empty URL when domain not set, got %s", url)
+		expectedURL := "http://git.test/git/my-project"
+		if url != expectedURL {
+			t.Errorf("Expected URL to be %s, got %s", expectedURL, url)
 		}
 	})
 
diff --git a/pkg/blueprint/blueprint_handler_public_test.go b/pkg/blueprint/blueprint_handler_public_test.go
index 9784d878f..e4674d133 100644
--- a/pkg/blueprint/blueprint_handler_public_test.go
+++ b/pkg/blueprint/blueprint_handler_public_test.go
@@ -913,6 +913,81 @@ func TestBlueprintHandler_LoadConfig(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Errorf("expected normalized path, got %q", ks[0].Path)
 		}
 	})
+
+	t.Run("SetsRepositoryDefaultsInDevMode", func(t *testing.T) {
+		handler, mocks := setup(t)
+
+		mockConfigHandler := mocks.ConfigHandler.(*config.MockConfigHandler)
+		mockConfigHandler.GetBoolFunc = func(key string, defaultValue ...bool) bool {
+			if key == "dev" {
+				return true
+			}
+			return false
+		}
+		mockConfigHandler.GetStringFunc = func(key string, defaultValue ...string) string {
+			if key == "dns.domain" && len(defaultValue) > 0 {
+				return defaultValue[0]
+			}
+			return ""
+		}
+		mockConfigHandler.GetBoolFunc = func(key string, defaultValue ...bool) bool {
+			if key == "dev" {
+				return true
+			}
+			return false
+		}
+		mockConfigHandler.GetConfigRootFunc = func() (string, error) {
+			return "/tmp/test-config", nil
+		}
+
+		mocks.Shell.GetProjectRootFunc = func() (string, error) {
+			return "/Users/test/project/cli", nil
+		}
+
+		handler.shims.FilepathBase = func(path string) string {
+			if path == "/Users/test/project/cli" {
+				return "cli"
+			}
+			return ""
+		}
+
+		handler.shims.Stat = func(name string) (os.FileInfo, error) {
+			if strings.HasSuffix(name, ".yaml") {
+				return nil, nil
+			}
+			return nil, os.ErrNotExist
+		}
+
+		blueprintWithoutURL := `kind: Blueprint
+apiVersion: v1alpha1
+metadata:
+  name: test-blueprint
+  description: A test blueprint
+repository:
+  ref:
+    branch: main
+sources: []
+terraform: []
+kustomize: []`
+
+		handler.shims.ReadFile = func(name string) ([]byte, error) {
+			if strings.HasSuffix(name, ".yaml") {
+				return []byte(blueprintWithoutURL), nil
+			}
+			return nil, os.ErrNotExist
+		}
+
+		err := handler.LoadConfig()
+
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("Expected no error, got %v", err)
+		}
+
+		expectedURL := "http://git.test/git/cli"
+		if handler.blueprint.Repository.Url != expectedURL {
+			t.Errorf("Expected repository URL to be %s, got %s", expectedURL, handler.blueprint.Repository.Url)
+		}
+	})
 }
 
 func TestBlueprintHandler_Install(t *testing.T) {