static struct discovery* discover_refs(const char *service)
 {
+       struct strbuf exp = STRBUF_INIT;
+       struct strbuf type = STRBUF_INIT;
        struct strbuf buffer = STRBUF_INIT;
        struct discovery *last = last_discovery;
        char *refs_url;
        }
        refs_url = strbuf_detach(&buffer, NULL);
 
-       http_ret = http_get_strbuf(refs_url, &buffer, HTTP_NO_CACHE);
+       http_ret = http_get_strbuf(refs_url, &type, &buffer, HTTP_NO_CACHE);
        switch (http_ret) {
        case HTTP_OK:
                break;
        last->buf_alloc = strbuf_detach(&buffer, &last->len);
        last->buf = last->buf_alloc;
 
-       if (maybe_smart && 5 <= last->len && last->buf[4] == '#') {
-               /* smart HTTP response; validate that the service
+       strbuf_addf(&exp, "application/x-%s-advertisement", service);
+       if (maybe_smart &&
+           (5 <= last->len && last->buf[4] == '#') &&
+           !strbuf_cmp(&exp, &type)) {
+               /*
+                * smart HTTP response; validate that the service
                 * pkt-line matches our request.
                 */
-               struct strbuf exp = STRBUF_INIT;
-
                if (packet_get_line(&buffer, &last->buf, &last->len) <= 0)
                        die("%s has invalid packet header", refs_url);
                if (buffer.len && buffer.buf[buffer.len - 1] == '\n')
                        strbuf_setlen(&buffer, buffer.len - 1);
 
+               strbuf_reset(&exp);
                strbuf_addf(&exp, "# service=%s", service);
                if (strbuf_cmp(&exp, &buffer))
                        die("invalid server response; got '%s'", buffer.buf);
        }
 
        free(refs_url);
+       strbuf_release(&exp);
+       strbuf_release(&type);
        strbuf_release(&buffer);
        last_discovery = last;
        return last;