diff --git a/build-support/functions/10-util.sh b/build-support/functions/10-util.sh
index e997ccd2c4..2e89cbd155 100644
--- a/build-support/functions/10-util.sh
+++ b/build-support/functions/10-util.sh
@@ -441,6 +441,17 @@ function find_git_remote {
    return ${ret}
 }
 
+function git_remote_not_blacklisted {
+   # Arguments:
+   #   $1 - path to the repo
+   #   $2 - the remote name
+   #
+   # Returns:
+   #   0 - not blacklisted
+   #   * - blacklisted
+   return 0
+}
+
 function is_git_clean {
    # Arguments:
    #   $1 - Path to git repo
diff --git a/build-support/functions/40-publish.sh b/build-support/functions/40-publish.sh
index 3376ef168a..ffb8e64bf9 100644
--- a/build-support/functions/40-publish.sh
+++ b/build-support/functions/40-publish.sh
@@ -320,8 +320,11 @@ function publish_release {
    status_stage "==> Confirming Git Changes"
    confirm_git_push_changes "$1" || return 1
    
-   status_stage "==> Confirming Git Remote"
+   status_stage "==> Checking for blacklisted Git Remote"
    local remote=$(find_git_remote "${sdir}") || return 1
+   git_remote_not_blacklisted "${sdir}" "${remote}" || return 1
+   
+   status_stage "==> Confirming Git Remote"
    confirm_git_remote "${sdir}" "${remote}" || return 1
    
    if is_set "${pub_git}"