diff --git a/git_review/cmd.py b/git_review/cmd.py
index 8553158e..c879bf0f 100644
--- a/git_review/cmd.py
+++ b/git_review/cmd.py
@@ -720,7 +720,7 @@ def query_reviews_over_ssh(remote_url, project=None, change=None,
         print("Query gerrit %s %s" % (remote_url, query))
     output = run_command_exc(
         exception,
-        "ssh", "-x" + port_data, userhost,
+        os.environ.get("GIT_SSH", "ssh"), "-x" + port_data, userhost,
         "gerrit", "query",
         "--format=JSON %s" % query)
     if VERBOSE: