diff --git a/hgext/tasks.py b/hgext/tasks.py
--- a/hgext/tasks.py
+++ b/hgext/tasks.py
@@ -1020,7 +1020,7 @@ def taskspush(orig, ui, repo, dest=None,
     dest, revs, checkout = hg.parseurl(
         ui.expandpath(dest or 'default-push', dest or 'default'),
         opts.get('rev'))
-    cmdutil.setremoteconfig(ui, opts)
+    cmdutil.remoteui(ui, opts)
 
     other = hg.repository(ui, dest)
     ui.status(_('pushing to %s\n') % url.hidepassword(dest))