diff --git a/builtin/ls-remote.c b/builtin/ls-remote.c
index 1794548c71..f4fd823af8 100644
--- a/builtin/ls-remote.c
+++ b/builtin/ls-remote.c
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ int cmd_ls_remote(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 			     PARSE_OPT_STOP_AT_NON_OPTION);
 	dest = argv[0];
 
+	packet_trace_identity("ls-remote");
+
 	UNLEAK(sorting);
 
 	if (argc > 1) {
diff --git a/t/t5702-protocol-v2.sh b/t/t5702-protocol-v2.sh
index 66af411057..8e38aa5804 100755
--- a/t/t5702-protocol-v2.sh
+++ b/t/t5702-protocol-v2.sh
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ test_expect_success 'list refs with git:// using protocol v2' '
 		ls-remote --symref "$GIT_DAEMON_URL/parent" >actual &&
 
 	# Client requested to use protocol v2
-	grep "git> .*\\\0\\\0version=2\\\0$" log &&
+	grep "ls-remote> .*\\\0\\\0version=2\\\0$" log &&
 	# Server responded using protocol v2
-	grep "git< version 2" log &&
+	grep "ls-remote< version 2" log &&
 
 	git ls-remote --symref "$GIT_DAEMON_URL/parent" >expect &&
 	test_cmp expect actual
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ test_expect_success 'list refs with file:// using protocol v2' '
 		ls-remote --symref "file://$(pwd)/file_parent" >actual &&
 
 	# Server responded using protocol v2
-	grep "git< version 2" log &&
+	grep "ls-remote< version 2" log &&
 
 	git ls-remote --symref "file://$(pwd)/file_parent" >expect &&
 	test_cmp expect actual