+test_expect_success 'proper failure checks for fetching' '
+ (GIT_REMOTE_TESTGIT_FAILURE=1 &&
+ export GIT_REMOTE_TESTGIT_FAILURE &&
+ cd localclone &&
+ test_must_fail git fetch 2>&1 | \
+ grep "Error while running fast-import"
+ )
+'
+
+# We sleep to give fast-export a chance to catch the SIGPIPE
+test_expect_failure 'proper failure checks for pushing' '
+ (GIT_REMOTE_TESTGIT_FAILURE=1 &&
+ export GIT_REMOTE_TESTGIT_FAILURE &&
+ GIT_REMOTE_TESTGIT_SLEEPY=1 &&
+ export GIT_REMOTE_TESTGIT_SLEEPY &&
+ cd localclone &&
+ test_must_fail git push --all 2>&1 | \
+ grep "Error while running fast-export"
+ )
+'
+