diff --git a/git-open b/git-open
index 630bb67..cc5b8b8 100755
--- a/git-open
+++ b/git-open
@@ -49,8 +49,7 @@ remote=${1:-$default_remote}
 remote=${remote:-$tracked_remote}
 remote=${remote:-"origin"}
 
-# @TODO ls-remote will also expand "insteadOf" items `giturl=$(git ls-remote --get-url $remote)``
-giturl=$(git config --get "remote.${remote}.url")
+giturl=$(git ls-remote --get-url "$remote")
 
 if [[ -z "$giturl" ]]; then
   echo "Git remote is not set for $remote" 1>&2
diff --git a/test/git-open.bats b/test/git-open.bats
index b726f5d..1577a67 100755
--- a/test/git-open.bats
+++ b/test/git-open.bats
@@ -35,6 +35,18 @@ setup() {
   assert_output --partial "usage: git open"
 }
 
+##
+## url handling
+##
+
+@test "url: insteadOf handling" {
+	git config --global url.http://example.com/.insteadOf ex:
+	git remote set-url origin ex:example.git
+	git checkout -B master
+	run ../git-open
+	assert_output "http://example.com/example"
+}
+
 ##
 ## GitHub
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