diff --git a/connect.c b/connect.c
index c09947cc56..127ed4a2e6 100644
--- a/connect.c
+++ b/connect.c
@@ -700,16 +700,16 @@ int server_supports(const char *feature)
 	return !!server_feature_value(feature, NULL);
 }
 
-void write_fetch_command_and_capabilities(struct strbuf *req_buf,
-					  const struct string_list *server_options)
+void write_command_and_capabilities(struct strbuf *req_buf, const char *command,
+				    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");
+	ensure_server_supports_v2(command);
+	packet_buf_write(req_buf, "command=%s", command);
 	if (server_supports_v2("agent"))
 		packet_buf_write(req_buf, "agent=%s", git_user_agent_sanitized());
 	if (advertise_sid && server_supports_v2("session-id"))
diff --git a/connect.h b/connect.h
index c4f6ea4b0a..957e5fe2b9 100644
--- a/connect.h
+++ b/connect.h
@@ -35,7 +35,11 @@ void check_stateless_delimiter(int stateless_rpc,
 			       const char *error);
 
 struct string_list;
-void write_fetch_command_and_capabilities(struct strbuf *req_buf,
-					  const struct string_list *server_options);
+/*
+ * Write a protocol v2 command request, along with the capability
+ * advertisements, into req_buf.
+ */
+void write_command_and_capabilities(struct strbuf *req_buf, const char *command,
+				    const struct string_list *server_options);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/fetch-pack.c b/fetch-pack.c
index f7789e8456..3695059cd5 100644
--- a/fetch-pack.c
+++ b/fetch-pack.c
@@ -1386,7 +1386,7 @@ static int send_fetch_request(struct fetch_negotiator *negotiator, int fd_out,
 	int done_sent = 0;
 	struct strbuf req_buf = STRBUF_INIT;
 
-	write_fetch_command_and_capabilities(&req_buf, args->server_options);
+	write_command_and_capabilities(&req_buf, "fetch", args->server_options);
 
 	if (args->use_thin_pack)
 		packet_buf_write(&req_buf, "thin-pack");
@@ -2253,7 +2253,7 @@ void negotiate_using_fetch(const struct oid_array *negotiation_restrict_tips,
 					   the_repository, "%d",
 					   negotiation_round);
 		strbuf_reset(&req_buf);
-		write_fetch_command_and_capabilities(&req_buf, server_options);
+		write_command_and_capabilities(&req_buf, "fetch", server_options);
 
 		packet_buf_write(&req_buf, "wait-for-done");