diff --git a/codeflash/cli_cmds/cli.py b/codeflash/cli_cmds/cli.py
index 265d32748..88dc96edc 100644
--- a/codeflash/cli_cmds/cli.py
+++ b/codeflash/cli_cmds/cli.py
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ def handle_optimize_all_arg_parsing(args: Namespace) -> Namespace:
                 "I need a git repository to run --all and open PRs for optimizations. Exiting..."
             )
             apologize_and_exit()
-        if not args.no_pr and not check_and_push_branch(git_repo):
+        if not args.no_pr and not check_and_push_branch(git_repo, git_remote=args.git_remote):
             exit_with_message("Branch is not pushed...", error_on_exit=True)
         owner, repo = get_repo_owner_and_name(git_repo)
         if not args.no_pr:
diff --git a/codeflash/code_utils/git_utils.py b/codeflash/code_utils/git_utils.py
index ba3a19a2e..69575219a 100644
--- a/codeflash/code_utils/git_utils.py
+++ b/codeflash/code_utils/git_utils.py
@@ -117,12 +117,12 @@ def confirm_proceeding_with_no_git_repo() -> str | bool:
     return True
 
 
-def check_and_push_branch(repo: git.Repo, wait_for_push: bool = False) -> bool:  # noqa: FBT001, FBT002
+def check_and_push_branch(repo: git.Repo, git_remote: str | None = "origin", wait_for_push: bool = False) -> bool:  # noqa: FBT001, FBT002
     current_branch = repo.active_branch.name
-    origin = repo.remote(name="origin")
+    remote = repo.remote(name=git_remote)
 
     # Check if the branch is pushed
-    if f"origin/{current_branch}" not in repo.refs:
+    if f"{git_remote}/{current_branch}" not in repo.refs:
         logger.warning(f"⚠️ The branch '{current_branch}' is not pushed to the remote repository.")
         if not sys.__stdin__.isatty():
             logger.warning("Non-interactive shell detected. Branch will not be pushed.")
@@ -132,13 +132,13 @@ def check_and_push_branch(repo: git.Repo, wait_for_push: bool = False) -> bool:
             f"the branch '{current_branch}' to the remote repository?",
             default=False,
         ):
-            origin.push(current_branch)
-            logger.info(f"⬆️ Branch '{current_branch}' has been pushed to origin.")
+            remote.push(current_branch)
+            logger.info(f"⬆️ Branch '{current_branch}' has been pushed to {git_remote}.")
             if wait_for_push:
                 time.sleep(3)  # adding this to give time for the push to register with GitHub,
                 # so that our modifications to it are not rejected
             return True
-        logger.info(f"🔘 Branch '{current_branch}' has not been pushed to origin.")
+        logger.info(f"🔘 Branch '{current_branch}' has not been pushed to {git_remote}.")
         return False
     logger.debug(f"The branch '{current_branch}' is present in the remote repository.")
     return True
diff --git a/codeflash/result/create_pr.py b/codeflash/result/create_pr.py
index 00ef1953c..2134cee09 100644
--- a/codeflash/result/create_pr.py
+++ b/codeflash/result/create_pr.py
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ def check_create_pr(
         owner, repo = get_repo_owner_and_name(git_repo, git_remote)
         logger.info(f"Pushing to {git_remote} - Owner: {owner}, Repo: {repo}")
         console.rule()
-        if not check_and_push_branch(git_repo, wait_for_push=True):
+        if not check_and_push_branch(git_repo, git_remote, wait_for_push=True):
             logger.warning("⏭️ Branch is not pushed, skipping PR creation...")
             return
         relative_path = explanation.file_path.relative_to(git_root_dir()).as_posix()