diff --git a/examples/push.js b/examples/push.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ var fileContent = "hello world";
var repoDir = "../../newRepo";

var repository;

var signature = nodegit.Signature.create("Foo bar",
  "foo@bar.com", 123456789, 60);
@@ -47,15 +48,18 @@ fse.remove(path.resolve(__dirname, repoDir))
.then(function() {
  return nodegit.Remote.create(repository, "origin",
    "git@github.com:nodegit/push-example.git")
-  .then(function(remote) {
-    remote.connect(nodegit.Enums.DIRECTION.PUSH);

    remote.setCallbacks({
      credentials: function(url, userName) {
        return nodegit.Cred.sshKeyFromAgent(userName);
      }
    });

    // Create the push object for this remote
    return remote.push(
      ["refs/heads/master:refs/heads/master"],