diff --git a/.lib/git-fleximod/git_fleximod/cli.py b/.lib/git-fleximod/git_fleximod/cli.py
index 139083344..fdcf102a1 100644
--- a/.lib/git-fleximod/git_fleximod/cli.py
+++ b/.lib/git-fleximod/git_fleximod/cli.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 import argparse
 from git_fleximod import utils
 
-__version__ = "0.8.1"
+__version__ = "0.8.2"
 
 def find_root_dir(filename=".gitmodules"):
     """ finds the highest directory in tree
diff --git a/.lib/git-fleximod/git_fleximod/submodule.py b/.lib/git-fleximod/git_fleximod/submodule.py
index 713ea344d..48657272e 100644
--- a/.lib/git-fleximod/git_fleximod/submodule.py
+++ b/.lib/git-fleximod/git_fleximod/submodule.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import os
 import textwrap
 import shutil
+import string
 from configparser import NoOptionError
 from git_fleximod import utils
 from git_fleximod.gitinterface import GitInterface
@@ -162,7 +163,8 @@ def _add_remote(self, git):
         if remotes:
             upstream = git.git_operation("ls-remote", "--get-url").rstrip()
             newremote = "newremote.00"
-            line = next((s for s in remotes if self.url or tmpurl in s), None)
+            tmpurl = self.url.replace("git@github.com:", "https://github.com/")
+            line = next((s for s in remotes if self.url in s or tmpurl in s), None)
             if line:
                 newremote = line.split()[0]
                 return newremote
@@ -357,6 +359,13 @@ def update(self):
 
             if self.fxtag:        
                 smgit = GitInterface(repodir, self.logger)
+                newremote = self._add_remote(smgit)
+                # Trying to distingush a tag from a hash
+                allowed = set(string.digits + 'abcdef') 
+                if not set(self.fxtag) <= allowed:
+                    # This is a tag
+                    tag = f"refs/tags/{self.fxtag}:refs/tags/{self.fxtag}"
+                    smgit.git_operation("fetch", newremote, tag)
                 smgit.git_operation("checkout", self.fxtag)
 
             if not os.path.exists(os.path.join(repodir, ".git")):
diff --git a/.lib/git-fleximod/pyproject.toml b/.lib/git-fleximod/pyproject.toml
index ef8f541f1..9cff1423c 100644
--- a/.lib/git-fleximod/pyproject.toml
+++ b/.lib/git-fleximod/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "git-fleximod"
-version = "0.8.1"
+version = "0.8.2"
 description = "Extended support for git-submodule and git-sparse-checkout"
 authors = ["Jim Edwards <jedwards@ucar.edu>"]
 maintainers = ["Jim Edwards <jedwards@ucar.edu>"]
diff --git a/.lib/git-fleximod/tbump.toml b/.lib/git-fleximod/tbump.toml
index 0b0d5ac7a..b4eed7d40 100644
--- a/.lib/git-fleximod/tbump.toml
+++ b/.lib/git-fleximod/tbump.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 github_url = "https://github.com/jedwards4b/git-fleximod/"
 
 [version]
-current = "0.8.1"
+current = "0.8.2"
 
 # Example of a semver regexp.
 # Make sure this matches current_version before