diff --git a/git-remote-testgit.py b/git-remote-testgit.py
index 0b5928d290..1ed7a5651e 100644
--- a/git-remote-testgit.py
+++ b/git-remote-testgit.py
@@ -120,8 +120,22 @@ def do_import(repo, args):
     if not repo.gitdir:
         die("Need gitdir to import")
 
+    ref = args[0]
+    refs = [ref]
+
+    while True:
+        line = sys.stdin.readline()
+        if line == '\n':
+            break
+        if not line.startswith('import '):
+            die("Expected import line.")
+
+        # strip of leading 'import '
+        ref = line[7:].strip()
+        refs.append(ref)
+
     repo = update_local_repo(repo)
-    repo.exporter.export_repo(repo.gitdir, args)
+    repo.exporter.export_repo(repo.gitdir, refs)
 
     print "done"
 
diff --git a/t/t5800-remote-helpers.sh b/t/t5800-remote-helpers.sh
index 12f471c070..1c62001fce 100755
--- a/t/t5800-remote-helpers.sh
+++ b/t/t5800-remote-helpers.sh
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ test_expect_success 'fetch new branch' '
 	compare_refs public HEAD localclone FETCH_HEAD
 '
 
-test_expect_failure 'fetch multiple branches' '
+test_expect_success 'fetch multiple branches' '
 	(cd localclone &&
 	 git fetch
 	) &&
diff --git a/transport-helper.c b/transport-helper.c
index a8f69b05e8..0c00be9dc7 100644
--- a/transport-helper.c
+++ b/transport-helper.c
@@ -418,6 +418,9 @@ static int fetch_with_import(struct transport *transport,
 		sendline(data, &buf);
 		strbuf_reset(&buf);
 	}
+
+	write_constant(data->helper->in, "\n");
+
 	if (finish_command(&fastimport))
 		die("Error while running fast-import");
 	free(fastimport.argv);