diff --git a/.github/cpr.sh b/.github/cpr.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..18821a8fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/cpr.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# git config --global alias.cpr '!sh .github/cpr.sh'
+
+set -e # stop on error
+
+usage="$(basename "$0") pr -- Checkout a Pull Request locally"
+
+if [ "$#" -ne 1 ]; then
+    echo "Illegal number of parameters"
+    echo "$usage" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+command -v jq >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo "I require jq but it's not installed.  Aborting." >&2; exit 1; }
+
+set -x # echo on
+
+initial=$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)
+pr=$1
+remote=$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/containous/traefik/pulls/$pr | jq -r .head.repo.owner.login)
+branch=$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/containous/traefik/pulls/$pr | jq -r .head.ref)
+
+git remote add $remote git@github.com:$remote/traefik.git
+git fetch $remote $branch
+git checkout -t $remote/$branch
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diff --git a/.github/rmpr.sh b/.github/rmpr.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..03e818e88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/rmpr.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# git config --global alias.rmpr '!sh .github/rmpr.sh'
+
+set -e # stop on error
+
+usage="$(basename "$0") pr -- remove a Pull Request local branch & remote"
+
+if [ "$#" -ne 1 ]; then
+    echo "Illegal number of parameters"
+    echo "$usage" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+command -v jq >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo "I require jq but it's not installed.  Aborting." >&2; exit 1; }
+
+set -x # echo on
+
+initial=$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)
+pr=$1
+remote=$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/containous/traefik/pulls/$pr | jq -r .head.repo.owner.login)
+branch=$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/containous/traefik/pulls/$pr | jq -r .head.ref)
+
+# clean
+git checkout $initial
+git branch -D $branch
+git remote remove $remote
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diff --git a/.github/rpr.sh b/.github/rpr.sh
index da7e8f9fc..e5f893ba0 100755
--- a/.github/rpr.sh
+++ b/.github/rpr.sh
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
 
 set -e # stop on error
 
-usage="$(basename "$0") pr -- rebase a Pull Request against current branch"
+usage="$(basename "$0") pr remote/branch -- rebase a Pull Request against a remote branch"
 
-if [ "$#" -ne 1 ]; then
+if [ "$#" -ne 2 ]; then
     echo "Illegal number of parameters"
     echo "$usage" >&2
     exit 1
@@ -16,20 +16,20 @@ command -v jq >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo "I require jq but it's not installed.  A
 
 set -x # echo on
 
-base=$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)
+initial=$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)
 pr=$1
+base=$2
 remote=$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/containous/traefik/pulls/$pr | jq -r .head.repo.owner.login)
 branch=$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/containous/traefik/pulls/$pr | jq -r .head.ref)
 
-git checkout $base
+clean ()
+{
+    .github/rmpr.sh $pr
+}
 
-git remote add $remote git@github.com:$remote/traefik.git
-git fetch $remote $branch
-git checkout -t $remote/$branch
-git rebase origin/$base
+trap clean EXIT
+
+.github/cpr.sh $pr
+
+git rebase $base
 git push -f $remote $branch
-
-# clean
-git checkout $base
-git branch -D $branch
-git remote remove $remote
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