Error downloading/installing git repositories from behind a firewall

I am unable to install a library at the moment, I suspect this is due to our firewall.
but manually cloning the library works fine.

Edit:more info: this error started after we migrated from bitbucket to microsoft azure devops.
also if I edit the downloader.py file to accept 203 status:

line 41:
if 300<= self._request.status_code or self._request.status_code < 200:

a new issue occurs in the unpacker.
is there a workaround for this issue?
performing git clone works flawlessly but when trying to build a project that depends on this repository it fails with:

====================[ Build | PLATFORMIO_BUILD | heltec_wifi_kit_32 ]===========
"C:\Program Files\JetBrains\CLion 2018.3.4b\bin\cmake\win\bin\cmake.exe" --build C:\Users\<user>\CLionProjects\someProject\cmake-build-heltec_wifi_kit_32 --target PLATFORMIO_BUILD -- -j 6
Processing heltec_wifi_kit_32 (platform: espressif32; board: heltec_wifi_kit_32; framework: arduino)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Verbose mode can be enabled via `-v, --verbose` option
CONFIGURATION: https://docs.platformio.org/page/boards/espressif32/heltec_wifi_kit_32.html
PLATFORM: Espressif 32 1.9.0 > Heltec WiFi Kit 32
HARDWARE: ESP32 240MHz, 320KB RAM, 4MB Flash
DEBUG: Current (esp-prog) External (esp-prog, iot-bus-jtag, jlink, minimodule, olimex-arm-usb-ocd, olimex-arm-usb-ocd-h, olimex-arm-usb-tiny-h, olimex-jtag-tiny, tumpa)
PACKAGES: toolchain-xtensa32 2.50200.80 (5.2.0), framework-arduinoespressif32 2.10002.190628 (1.0.2), tool-esptoolpy 1.20600.0 (2.6.0)
LDF: Library Dependency Finder -> http://bit.ly/configure-pio-ldf
LDF Modes: Finder ~ chain+, Compatibility ~ soft
LibraryManager: Installing someLibrary
FDUnrecognizedStatusCode: Got an unrecognized status code ''203'' when downloaded https://someCompany.visualstudio.com/someProject/_git/someLibrary:
  File "C:\Users\<user>\.platformio\penv\lib\site-packages\platformio\builder\main.py", line 126:
    env.SConscript("$BUILD_SCRIPT")
  File "C:\Users\<user>\.platformio\packages\tool-scons\script\..\engine\SCons\Script\SConscript.py", line 605:
    return _SConscript(self.fs, *files, **subst_kw)
  File "C:\Users\<user>\.platformio\packages\tool-scons\script\..\engine\SCons\Script\SConscript.py", line 286:
    exec(compile(scriptdata, scriptname, ''exec''), call_stack[-1].globals)
  File "C:\Users\<user>\.platformio\platforms\espressif32\builder\main.py", line 209:
    target_elf = env.BuildProgram()
  File "C:\Users\<user>\.platformio\packages\tool-scons\script\..\engine\SCons\Environment.py", line 224:
    return self.method(*nargs, **kwargs)
  File "C:\Users\<user>\.platformio\penv\lib\site-packages\platformio\builder\tools\platformio.py", line 122:
    _build_project_deps(env)
  File "C:\Users\<user>\.platformio\penv\lib\site-packages\platformio\builder\tools\platformio.py", line 47:
    project_lib_builder = env.ConfigureProjectLibBuilder()
  File "C:\Users\<user>\.platformio\packages\tool-scons\script\..\engine\SCons\Environment.py", line 224:
    return self.method(*nargs, **kwargs)
  File "C:\Users\<user>\.platformio\penv\lib\site-packages\platformio\builder\tools\piolib.py", line 1043:
    project.install_dependencies()
  File "C:\Users\<user>\.platformio\penv\lib\site-packages\platformio\builder\tools\piolib.py", line 878:
    lm.install(uri)
  File "c:\users\<user>\.platformio\penv\lib\site-packages\platformio\managers\lib.py", line 359:
    force=force)
  File "c:\users\<user>\.platformio\penv\lib\site-packages\platformio\managers\package.py", line 701:
    track=True)
  File "c:\users\<user>\.platformio\penv\lib\site-packages\platformio\managers\package.py", line 481:
    dlpath = self.download(url, tmp_dir, sha1)
  File "c:\users\<user>\.platformio\penv\lib\site-packages\platformio\managers\package.py", line 178:
    fd = FileDownloader(url, dest_dir)
  File "c:\users\<user>\.platformio\penv\lib\site-packages\platformio\downloader.py", line 42:
    raise FDUnrecognizedStatusCode(self._request.status_code, url)
========================== [FAILED] Took 1.94 seconds ==========================
mingw32-make.exe[3]: *** [CMakeFiles/PLATFORMIO_BUILD] Error 1
CMakeFiles\PLATFORMIO_BUILD.dir\build.make:56: recipe for target ''CMakeFiles/PLATFORMIO_BUILD'' failed
CMakeFiles\Makefile2:108: recipe for target ''CMakeFiles/PLATFORMIO_BUILD.dir/all'' failed
mingw32-make.exe[2]: *** [CMakeFiles/PLATFORMIO_BUILD.dir/all] Error 2
CMakeFiles\Makefile2:120: recipe for target ''CMakeFiles/PLATFORMIO_BUILD.dir/rule'' failed
mingw32-make.exe[1]: *** [CMakeFiles/PLATFORMIO_BUILD.dir/rule] Error 2
Makefile:130: recipe for target ''PLATFORMIO_BUILD'' failed
mingw32-make.exe: *** [PLATFORMIO_BUILD] Error 2