const struct ref *remote_head_points_at,
                               const char *branch_top,
                               const char *msg,
-                              struct transport *transport)
+                              struct transport *transport,
+                              int check_connectivity)
 {
        const struct ref *rm = mapped_refs;
 
-       if (0 <= option_verbosity)
-               printf(_("Checking connectivity... "));
-       if (check_everything_connected_with_transport(iterate_ref_map,
-                                                     0, &rm, transport))
-               die(_("remote did not send all necessary objects"));
-       if (0 <= option_verbosity)
-               printf(_("done\n"));
+       if (check_connectivity) {
+               if (0 <= option_verbosity)
+                       printf(_("Checking connectivity... "));
+               if (check_everything_connected_with_transport(iterate_ref_map,
+                                                             0, &rm, transport))
+                       die(_("remote did not send all necessary objects"));
+               if (0 <= option_verbosity)
+                       printf(_("done\n"));
+       }
 
        if (refs) {
                write_remote_refs(mapped_refs);
                transport_fetch_refs(transport, mapped_refs);
 
        update_remote_refs(refs, mapped_refs, remote_head_points_at,
-                          branch_top.buf, reflog_msg.buf, transport);
+                          branch_top.buf, reflog_msg.buf, transport, !is_local);
 
        update_head(our_head_points_at, remote_head, reflog_msg.buf);