diff --git a/fetch-pack.c b/fetch-pack.c
index 9eb8fc5399..65ebfec09f 100644
--- a/fetch-pack.c
+++ b/fetch-pack.c
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ static int fetch_fsck_objects = -1;
 static int transfer_fsck_objects = -1;
 static int agent_supported;
 static int server_supports_filtering;
-static int advertise_sid;
 static struct shallow_lock shallow_lock;
 static const char *alternate_shallow_file;
 static struct strbuf fsck_msg_types = STRBUF_INIT;
@@ -363,6 +362,9 @@ static int find_common(struct fetch_negotiator *negotiator,
 	size_t state_len = 0;
 	struct packet_reader reader;
 	struct oidset negotiation_include_oids = OIDSET_INIT;
+	int advertise_sid = 0;
+
+	repo_config_get_bool(the_repository, "transfer.advertisesid", &advertise_sid);
 
 	if (args->stateless_rpc && multi_ack == 1)
 		die(_("the option '%s' requires '%s'"), "--stateless-rpc", "multi_ack_detailed");
@@ -414,7 +416,7 @@ static int find_common(struct fetch_negotiator *negotiator,
 			if (deepen_not_ok)      strbuf_addstr(&c, " deepen-not");
 			if (agent_supported)    strbuf_addf(&c, " agent=%s",
 							    git_user_agent_sanitized());
-			if (advertise_sid)
+			if (advertise_sid && server_supports("session-id"))
 				strbuf_addf(&c, " session-id=%s", trace2_session_id());
 			if (args->filter_options.choice)
 				strbuf_addstr(&c, " filter");
@@ -1160,9 +1162,6 @@ static struct ref *do_fetch_pack(struct fetch_pack_args *args,
 				      (int)agent_len, agent_feature);
 	}
 
-	if (!server_supports("session-id"))
-		advertise_sid = 0;
-
 	if (server_supports("shallow"))
 		print_verbose(args, _("Server supports %s"), "shallow");
 	else if (args->depth > 0 || is_repository_shallow(r))
@@ -1380,6 +1379,9 @@ static void write_fetch_command_and_capabilities(struct strbuf *req_buf,
 						 const struct string_list *server_options)
 {
 	const char *hash_name;
+	int advertise_sid = 0;
+
+	repo_config_get_bool(the_repository, "transfer.advertisesid", &advertise_sid);
 
 	ensure_server_supports_v2("fetch");
 	packet_buf_write(req_buf, "command=fetch");
@@ -1998,7 +2000,6 @@ static void fetch_pack_config(void)
 	repo_config_get_bool(the_repository, "repack.usedeltabaseoffset", &prefer_ofs_delta);
 	repo_config_get_bool(the_repository, "fetch.fsckobjects", &fetch_fsck_objects);
 	repo_config_get_bool(the_repository, "transfer.fsckobjects", &transfer_fsck_objects);
-	repo_config_get_bool(the_repository, "transfer.advertisesid", &advertise_sid);
 	if (!uri_protocols.nr) {
 		char *str;