diff --git a/tests/test-http-protocol.t b/tests/test-http-protocol.t
--- a/tests/test-http-protocol.t
+++ b/tests/test-http-protocol.t
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@
 
   $ killdaemons.py
   $ enablehttpv2 empty
-  $ hg -R empty serve -p $HGPORT -d --pid-file hg.pid
+  $ hg --config server.compressionengines=zlib -R empty serve -p $HGPORT -d --pid-file hg.pid
   $ cat hg.pid > $DAEMON_PIDS
 
 Client with HTTPv2 enabled automatically upgrades if the server supports it
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@
   s>     Content-Type: application/mercurial-cbor\r\n
   s>     Content-Length: *\r\n (glob)
   s>     \r\n
-  s>     \xa3Dapis\xa1Pexp-http-v2-0001\xa4Hcommands\xa7Eheads\xa2Dargs\xa1Jpubliconly\xf4Kpermissions\x81DpullEknown\xa2Dargs\xa1Enodes\x81HdeadbeefKpermissions\x81DpullFlookup\xa2Dargs\xa1CkeyCfooKpermissions\x81DpullGpushkey\xa2Dargs\xa4CkeyCkeyCnewCnewColdColdInamespaceBnsKpermissions\x81DpushHlistkeys\xa2Dargs\xa1InamespaceBnsKpermissions\x81DpullIbranchmap\xa2Dargs\xa0Kpermissions\x81DpullLcapabilities\xa2Dargs\xa0Kpermissions\x81DpullKcompression\x82\xa1DnameDzstd\xa1DnameDzlibNrawrepoformats\x82LgeneraldeltaHrevlogv1Qframingmediatypes\x81X&application/mercurial-exp-framing-0005GapibaseDapi/Nv1capabilitiesY\x01\xcabatch branchmap $USUAL_BUNDLE2_CAPS_SERVER$ changegroupsubset compression=$BUNDLE2_COMPRESSIONS$ getbundle httpheader=1024 httpmediatype=0.1rx,0.1tx,0.2tx known lookup pushkey streamreqs=generaldelta,revlogv1 unbundle=HG10GZ,HG10BZ,HG10UN unbundlehash
+  s>     \xa3Dapis\xa1Pexp-http-v2-0001\xa4Hcommands\xa7Eheads\xa2Dargs\xa1Jpubliconly\xf4Kpermissions\x81DpullEknown\xa2Dargs\xa1Enodes\x81HdeadbeefKpermissions\x81DpullFlookup\xa2Dargs\xa1CkeyCfooKpermissions\x81DpullGpushkey\xa2Dargs\xa4CkeyCkeyCnewCnewColdColdInamespaceBnsKpermissions\x81DpushHlistkeys\xa2Dargs\xa1InamespaceBnsKpermissions\x81DpullIbranchmap\xa2Dargs\xa0Kpermissions\x81DpullLcapabilities\xa2Dargs\xa0Kpermissions\x81DpullKcompression\x81\xa1DnameDzlibNrawrepoformats\x82LgeneraldeltaHrevlogv1Qframingmediatypes\x81X&application/mercurial-exp-framing-0005GapibaseDapi/Nv1capabilitiesY\x01\xc5batch branchmap $USUAL_BUNDLE2_CAPS_SERVER$ changegroupsubset compression=$BUNDLE2_COMPRESSIONS$ getbundle httpheader=1024 httpmediatype=0.1rx,0.1tx,0.2tx known lookup pushkey streamreqs=generaldelta,revlogv1 unbundle=HG10GZ,HG10BZ,HG10UN unbundlehash
   sending heads command
   s>     POST /api/exp-http-v2-0001/ro/heads HTTP/1.1\r\n
   s>     Accept-Encoding: identity\r\n
diff --git a/tests/test-wireproto-command-capabilities.t b/tests/test-wireproto-command-capabilities.t
--- a/tests/test-wireproto-command-capabilities.t
+++ b/tests/test-wireproto-command-capabilities.t
@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
   $ . $TESTDIR/wireprotohelpers.sh
 
   $ hg init server
+
+zstd isn't present in plain builds. Make tests easier by removing
+zstd from the equation.
+
+  $ cat >> server/.hg/hgrc << EOF
+  > [server]
+  > compressionengines = zlib
+  > EOF
+
   $ hg -R server serve -p $HGPORT -d --pid-file hg.pid -E error.log
   $ cat hg.pid > $DAEMON_PIDS
 
@@ -134,7 +143,7 @@
   s>     Content-Type: application/mercurial-cbor\r\n
   s>     Content-Length: *\r\n (glob)
   s>     \r\n
-  s>     \xa3Dapis\xa0GapibaseDapi/Nv1capabilitiesY\x01\xcabatch branchmap $USUAL_BUNDLE2_CAPS_SERVER$ changegroupsubset compression=$BUNDLE2_COMPRESSIONS$ getbundle httpheader=1024 httpmediatype=0.1rx,0.1tx,0.2tx known lookup pushkey streamreqs=generaldelta,revlogv1 unbundle=HG10GZ,HG10BZ,HG10UN unbundlehash
+  s>     \xa3Dapis\xa0GapibaseDapi/Nv1capabilitiesY\x01\xc5batch branchmap $USUAL_BUNDLE2_CAPS_SERVER$ changegroupsubset compression=$BUNDLE2_COMPRESSIONS$ getbundle httpheader=1024 httpmediatype=0.1rx,0.1tx,0.2tx known lookup pushkey streamreqs=generaldelta,revlogv1 unbundle=HG10GZ,HG10BZ,HG10UN unbundlehash
   cbor> {b'apibase': b'api/', b'apis': {}, b'v1capabilities': b'batch branchmap $USUAL_BUNDLE2_CAPS_SERVER$ changegroupsubset compression=$BUNDLE2_COMPRESSIONS$ getbundle httpheader=1024 httpmediatype=0.1rx,0.1tx,0.2tx known lookup pushkey streamreqs=generaldelta,revlogv1 unbundle=HG10GZ,HG10BZ,HG10UN unbundlehash'}
 
 Restart server to enable HTTPv2
@@ -167,7 +176,7 @@
   s>     Content-Type: application/mercurial-cbor\r\n
   s>     Content-Length: *\r\n (glob)
   s>     \r\n
-  s>     \xa3Dapis\xa0GapibaseDapi/Nv1capabilitiesY\x01\xcabatch branchmap $USUAL_BUNDLE2_CAPS_SERVER$ changegroupsubset compression=$BUNDLE2_COMPRESSIONS$ getbundle httpheader=1024 httpmediatype=0.1rx,0.1tx,0.2tx known lookup pushkey streamreqs=generaldelta,revlogv1 unbundle=HG10GZ,HG10BZ,HG10UN unbundlehash
+  s>     \xa3Dapis\xa0GapibaseDapi/Nv1capabilitiesY\x01\xc5batch branchmap $USUAL_BUNDLE2_CAPS_SERVER$ changegroupsubset compression=$BUNDLE2_COMPRESSIONS$ getbundle httpheader=1024 httpmediatype=0.1rx,0.1tx,0.2tx known lookup pushkey streamreqs=generaldelta,revlogv1 unbundle=HG10GZ,HG10BZ,HG10UN unbundlehash
   cbor> {b'apibase': b'api/', b'apis': {}, b'v1capabilities': b'batch branchmap $USUAL_BUNDLE2_CAPS_SERVER$ changegroupsubset compression=$BUNDLE2_COMPRESSIONS$ getbundle httpheader=1024 httpmediatype=0.1rx,0.1tx,0.2tx known lookup pushkey streamreqs=generaldelta,revlogv1 unbundle=HG10GZ,HG10BZ,HG10UN unbundlehash'}
 
 Request for HTTPv2 service returns information about it
@@ -193,8 +202,8 @@
   s>     Content-Type: application/mercurial-cbor\r\n
   s>     Content-Length: *\r\n (glob)
   s>     \r\n
-  s>     \xa3Dapis\xa1Pexp-http-v2-0001\xa4Hcommands\xa7Eheads\xa2Dargs\xa1Jpubliconly\xf4Kpermissions\x81DpullEknown\xa2Dargs\xa1Enodes\x81HdeadbeefKpermissions\x81DpullFlookup\xa2Dargs\xa1CkeyCfooKpermissions\x81DpullGpushkey\xa2Dargs\xa4CkeyCkeyCnewCnewColdColdInamespaceBnsKpermissions\x81DpushHlistkeys\xa2Dargs\xa1InamespaceBnsKpermissions\x81DpullIbranchmap\xa2Dargs\xa0Kpermissions\x81DpullLcapabilities\xa2Dargs\xa0Kpermissions\x81DpullKcompression\x82\xa1DnameDzstd\xa1DnameDzlibNrawrepoformats\x82LgeneraldeltaHrevlogv1Qframingmediatypes\x81X&application/mercurial-exp-framing-0005GapibaseDapi/Nv1capabilitiesY\x01\xcabatch branchmap $USUAL_BUNDLE2_CAPS_SERVER$ changegroupsubset compression=$BUNDLE2_COMPRESSIONS$ getbundle httpheader=1024 httpmediatype=0.1rx,0.1tx,0.2tx known lookup pushkey streamreqs=generaldelta,revlogv1 unbundle=HG10GZ,HG10BZ,HG10UN unbundlehash
-  cbor> {b'apibase': b'api/', b'apis': {b'exp-http-v2-0001': {b'commands': {b'branchmap': {b'args': {}, b'permissions': [b'pull']}, b'capabilities': {b'args': {}, b'permissions': [b'pull']}, b'heads': {b'args': {b'publiconly': False}, b'permissions': [b'pull']}, b'known': {b'args': {b'nodes': [b'deadbeef']}, b'permissions': [b'pull']}, b'listkeys': {b'args': {b'namespace': b'ns'}, b'permissions': [b'pull']}, b'lookup': {b'args': {b'key': b'foo'}, b'permissions': [b'pull']}, b'pushkey': {b'args': {b'key': b'key', b'namespace': b'ns', b'new': b'new', b'old': b'old'}, b'permissions': [b'push']}}, b'compression': [{b'name': b'zstd'}, {b'name': b'zlib'}], b'framingmediatypes': [b'application/mercurial-exp-framing-0005'], b'rawrepoformats': [b'generaldelta', b'revlogv1']}}, b'v1capabilities': b'batch branchmap $USUAL_BUNDLE2_CAPS_SERVER$ changegroupsubset compression=$BUNDLE2_COMPRESSIONS$ getbundle httpheader=1024 httpmediatype=0.1rx,0.1tx,0.2tx known lookup pushkey streamreqs=generaldelta,revlogv1 unbundle=HG10GZ,HG10BZ,HG10UN unbundlehash'}
+  s>     \xa3Dapis\xa1Pexp-http-v2-0001\xa4Hcommands\xa7Eheads\xa2Dargs\xa1Jpubliconly\xf4Kpermissions\x81DpullEknown\xa2Dargs\xa1Enodes\x81HdeadbeefKpermissions\x81DpullFlookup\xa2Dargs\xa1CkeyCfooKpermissions\x81DpullGpushkey\xa2Dargs\xa4CkeyCkeyCnewCnewColdColdInamespaceBnsKpermissions\x81DpushHlistkeys\xa2Dargs\xa1InamespaceBnsKpermissions\x81DpullIbranchmap\xa2Dargs\xa0Kpermissions\x81DpullLcapabilities\xa2Dargs\xa0Kpermissions\x81DpullKcompression\x81\xa1DnameDzlibNrawrepoformats\x82LgeneraldeltaHrevlogv1Qframingmediatypes\x81X&application/mercurial-exp-framing-0005GapibaseDapi/Nv1capabilitiesY\x01\xc5batch branchmap $USUAL_BUNDLE2_CAPS_SERVER$ changegroupsubset compression=$BUNDLE2_COMPRESSIONS$ getbundle httpheader=1024 httpmediatype=0.1rx,0.1tx,0.2tx known lookup pushkey streamreqs=generaldelta,revlogv1 unbundle=HG10GZ,HG10BZ,HG10UN unbundlehash
+  cbor> {b'apibase': b'api/', b'apis': {b'exp-http-v2-0001': {b'commands': {b'branchmap': {b'args': {}, b'permissions': [b'pull']}, b'capabilities': {b'args': {}, b'permissions': [b'pull']}, b'heads': {b'args': {b'publiconly': False}, b'permissions': [b'pull']}, b'known': {b'args': {b'nodes': [b'deadbeef']}, b'permissions': [b'pull']}, b'listkeys': {b'args': {b'namespace': b'ns'}, b'permissions': [b'pull']}, b'lookup': {b'args': {b'key': b'foo'}, b'permissions': [b'pull']}, b'pushkey': {b'args': {b'key': b'key', b'namespace': b'ns', b'new': b'new', b'old': b'old'}, b'permissions': [b'push']}}, b'compression': [{b'name': b'zlib'}], b'framingmediatypes': [b'application/mercurial-exp-framing-0005'], b'rawrepoformats': [b'generaldelta', b'revlogv1']}}, b'v1capabilities': b'batch branchmap $USUAL_BUNDLE2_CAPS_SERVER$ changegroupsubset compression=$BUNDLE2_COMPRESSIONS$ getbundle httpheader=1024 httpmediatype=0.1rx,0.1tx,0.2tx known lookup pushkey streamreqs=generaldelta,revlogv1 unbundle=HG10GZ,HG10BZ,HG10UN unbundlehash'}
 
 capabilities command returns expected info
 
@@ -218,7 +227,7 @@
   s>     Content-Type: application/mercurial-cbor\r\n
   s>     Content-Length: *\r\n (glob)
   s>     \r\n
-  s>     \xa3Dapis\xa1Pexp-http-v2-0001\xa4Hcommands\xa7Eheads\xa2Dargs\xa1Jpubliconly\xf4Kpermissions\x81DpullEknown\xa2Dargs\xa1Enodes\x81HdeadbeefKpermissions\x81DpullFlookup\xa2Dargs\xa1CkeyCfooKpermissions\x81DpullGpushkey\xa2Dargs\xa4CkeyCkeyCnewCnewColdColdInamespaceBnsKpermissions\x81DpushHlistkeys\xa2Dargs\xa1InamespaceBnsKpermissions\x81DpullIbranchmap\xa2Dargs\xa0Kpermissions\x81DpullLcapabilities\xa2Dargs\xa0Kpermissions\x81DpullKcompression\x82\xa1DnameDzstd\xa1DnameDzlibNrawrepoformats\x82LgeneraldeltaHrevlogv1Qframingmediatypes\x81X&application/mercurial-exp-framing-0005GapibaseDapi/Nv1capabilitiesY\x01\xcabatch branchmap $USUAL_BUNDLE2_CAPS_SERVER$ changegroupsubset compression=$BUNDLE2_COMPRESSIONS$ getbundle httpheader=1024 httpmediatype=0.1rx,0.1tx,0.2tx known lookup pushkey streamreqs=generaldelta,revlogv1 unbundle=HG10GZ,HG10BZ,HG10UN unbundlehash
+  s>     \xa3Dapis\xa1Pexp-http-v2-0001\xa4Hcommands\xa7Eheads\xa2Dargs\xa1Jpubliconly\xf4Kpermissions\x81DpullEknown\xa2Dargs\xa1Enodes\x81HdeadbeefKpermissions\x81DpullFlookup\xa2Dargs\xa1CkeyCfooKpermissions\x81DpullGpushkey\xa2Dargs\xa4CkeyCkeyCnewCnewColdColdInamespaceBnsKpermissions\x81DpushHlistkeys\xa2Dargs\xa1InamespaceBnsKpermissions\x81DpullIbranchmap\xa2Dargs\xa0Kpermissions\x81DpullLcapabilities\xa2Dargs\xa0Kpermissions\x81DpullKcompression\x81\xa1DnameDzlibNrawrepoformats\x82LgeneraldeltaHrevlogv1Qframingmediatypes\x81X&application/mercurial-exp-framing-0005GapibaseDapi/Nv1capabilitiesY\x01\xc5batch branchmap $USUAL_BUNDLE2_CAPS_SERVER$ changegroupsubset compression=$BUNDLE2_COMPRESSIONS$ getbundle httpheader=1024 httpmediatype=0.1rx,0.1tx,0.2tx known lookup pushkey streamreqs=generaldelta,revlogv1 unbundle=HG10GZ,HG10BZ,HG10UN unbundlehash
   sending capabilities command
   s>     POST /api/exp-http-v2-0001/ro/capabilities HTTP/1.1\r\n
   s>     Accept-Encoding: identity\r\n
@@ -236,13 +245,13 @@
   s>     Content-Type: application/mercurial-exp-framing-0005\r\n
   s>     Transfer-Encoding: chunked\r\n
   s>     \r\n
-  s>     1e2\r\n
-  s>     \xda\x01\x00\x01\x00\x02\x012
-  s>     \xa1FstatusBok\xa4Hcommands\xa7Eheads\xa2Dargs\xa1Jpubliconly\xf4Kpermissions\x81DpullEknown\xa2Dargs\xa1Enodes\x81HdeadbeefKpermissions\x81DpullFlookup\xa2Dargs\xa1CkeyCfooKpermissions\x81DpullGpushkey\xa2Dargs\xa4CkeyCkeyCnewCnewColdColdInamespaceBnsKpermissions\x81DpushHlistkeys\xa2Dargs\xa1InamespaceBnsKpermissions\x81DpullIbranchmap\xa2Dargs\xa0Kpermissions\x81DpullLcapabilities\xa2Dargs\xa0Kpermissions\x81DpullKcompression\x82\xa1DnameDzstd\xa1DnameDzlibNrawrepoformats\x82LgeneraldeltaHrevlogv1Qframingmediatypes\x81X&application/mercurial-exp-framing-0005
+  s>     1d7\r\n
+  s>     \xcf\x01\x00\x01\x00\x02\x012
+  s>     \xa1FstatusBok\xa4Hcommands\xa7Eheads\xa2Dargs\xa1Jpubliconly\xf4Kpermissions\x81DpullEknown\xa2Dargs\xa1Enodes\x81HdeadbeefKpermissions\x81DpullFlookup\xa2Dargs\xa1CkeyCfooKpermissions\x81DpullGpushkey\xa2Dargs\xa4CkeyCkeyCnewCnewColdColdInamespaceBnsKpermissions\x81DpushHlistkeys\xa2Dargs\xa1InamespaceBnsKpermissions\x81DpullIbranchmap\xa2Dargs\xa0Kpermissions\x81DpullLcapabilities\xa2Dargs\xa0Kpermissions\x81DpullKcompression\x81\xa1DnameDzlibNrawrepoformats\x82LgeneraldeltaHrevlogv1Qframingmediatypes\x81X&application/mercurial-exp-framing-0005
   s>     \r\n
-  received frame(size=474; request=1; stream=2; streamflags=stream-begin; type=command-response; flags=eos)
+  received frame(size=463; request=1; stream=2; streamflags=stream-begin; type=command-response; flags=eos)
   s>     0\r\n
   s>     \r\n
-  response: [{b'status': b'ok'}, {b'commands': {b'branchmap': {b'args': {}, b'permissions': [b'pull']}, b'capabilities': {b'args': {}, b'permissions': [b'pull']}, b'heads': {b'args': {b'publiconly': False}, b'permissions': [b'pull']}, b'known': {b'args': {b'nodes': [b'deadbeef']}, b'permissions': [b'pull']}, b'listkeys': {b'args': {b'namespace': b'ns'}, b'permissions': [b'pull']}, b'lookup': {b'args': {b'key': b'foo'}, b'permissions': [b'pull']}, b'pushkey': {b'args': {b'key': b'key', b'namespace': b'ns', b'new': b'new', b'old': b'old'}, b'permissions': [b'push']}}, b'compression': [{b'name': b'zstd'}, {b'name': b'zlib'}], b'framingmediatypes': [b'application/mercurial-exp-framing-0005'], b'rawrepoformats': [b'generaldelta', b'revlogv1']}]
+  response: [{b'status': b'ok'}, {b'commands': {b'branchmap': {b'args': {}, b'permissions': [b'pull']}, b'capabilities': {b'args': {}, b'permissions': [b'pull']}, b'heads': {b'args': {b'publiconly': False}, b'permissions': [b'pull']}, b'known': {b'args': {b'nodes': [b'deadbeef']}, b'permissions': [b'pull']}, b'listkeys': {b'args': {b'namespace': b'ns'}, b'permissions': [b'pull']}, b'lookup': {b'args': {b'key': b'foo'}, b'permissions': [b'pull']}, b'pushkey': {b'args': {b'key': b'key', b'namespace': b'ns', b'new': b'new', b'old': b'old'}, b'permissions': [b'push']}}, b'compression': [{b'name': b'zlib'}], b'framingmediatypes': [b'application/mercurial-exp-framing-0005'], b'rawrepoformats': [b'generaldelta', b'revlogv1']}]
 
   $ cat error.log