diff --git a/send-pack.c b/send-pack.c
index 34c77cb..a7322d3 100644
--- a/send-pack.c
+++ b/send-pack.c
@@ -565,8 +565,6 @@
 
 	if (need_pack_data && cmds_sent) {
 		if (pack_objects(out, remote_refs, extra_have, args) < 0) {
-			for (ref = remote_refs; ref; ref = ref->next)
-				ref->status = REF_STATUS_NONE;
 			if (args->stateless_rpc)
 				close(out);
 			if (git_connection_is_socket(conn))
@@ -574,10 +572,12 @@
 
 			/*
 			 * Do not even bother with the return value; we know we
-			 * are failing, and just want the error() side effects.
+			 * are failing, and just want the error() side effects,
+			 * as well as marking refs with their remote status (if
+			 * we get one).
 			 */
 			if (status_report)
-				receive_unpack_status(&reader);
+				receive_status(&reader, remote_refs);
 
 			if (use_sideband) {
 				close(demux.out);