diff --git a/mercurial/commands.py b/mercurial/commands.py
--- a/mercurial/commands.py
+++ b/mercurial/commands.py
@@ -5720,12 +5720,9 @@
                 # this lets simultaneous -r, -b options continue working
                 opts.setdefault(b'rev', []).append(b"null")
 
-    if not dests:
-        dests = [None]
     some_pushed = False
     result = 0
-    for dest in dests:
-        path = ui.getpath(dest, default=(b'default-push', b'default'))
+    for path in urlutil.get_push_paths(repo, ui, dests):
         if not path:
             raise error.ConfigError(
                 _(b'default repository not configured!'),
diff --git a/mercurial/utils/urlutil.py b/mercurial/utils/urlutil.py
--- a/mercurial/utils/urlutil.py
+++ b/mercurial/utils/urlutil.py
@@ -445,6 +445,14 @@
     return bytes(u)
 
 
+def get_push_paths(repo, ui, dests):
+    """yields all the `path` selected as push destination by `dests`"""
+    if not dests:
+        dests = [None]
+    for dest in dests:
+        yield ui.getpath(dest, default=(b'default-push', b'default'))
+
+
 def parseurl(path, branches=None):
     '''parse url#branch, returning (url, (branch, branches))'''
     u = url(path)