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
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+TRANSITIONAL CONFIG
+  $ cat << EOF >> $HGRCPATH
+  > [format]
+  > sparse-revlog = yes
+  > EOF
+
 #require no-chg
 
   $ . $TESTDIR/wireprotohelpers.sh
@@ -192,7 +198,7 @@
   s>     Content-Type: application/mercurial-0.1\r\n
   s>     Content-Length: *\r\n (glob)
   s>     \r\n
-  s>     batch branchmap $USUAL_BUNDLE2_CAPS$ 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>     batch branchmap $USUAL_BUNDLE2_CAPS$ changegroupsubset compression=$BUNDLE2_COMPRESSIONS$ getbundle httpheader=1024 httpmediatype=0.1rx,0.1tx,0.2tx known lookup pushkey streamreqs=generaldelta,revlogv1,sparserevlog unbundle=HG10GZ,HG10BZ,HG10UN unbundlehash
   sending listkeys command
   s>     GET /?cmd=listkeys HTTP/1.1\r\n
   s>     Accept-Encoding: identity\r\n
@@ -266,7 +272,7 @@
   s>     Content-Type: application/mercurial-0.1\r\n
   s>     Content-Length: *\r\n (glob)
   s>     \r\n
-  s>     batch branchmap $USUAL_BUNDLE2_CAPS$ 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>     batch branchmap $USUAL_BUNDLE2_CAPS$ changegroupsubset compression=$BUNDLE2_COMPRESSIONS$ getbundle httpheader=1024 httpmediatype=0.1rx,0.1tx,0.2tx known lookup pushkey streamreqs=generaldelta,revlogv1,sparserevlog unbundle=HG10GZ,HG10BZ,HG10UN unbundlehash
   sending heads command
   s>     GET /?cmd=heads HTTP/1.1\r\n
   s>     Accept-Encoding: identity\r\n
@@ -315,7 +321,7 @@
   s>     Content-Type: application/mercurial-cbor\r\n
   s>     Content-Length: *\r\n (glob)
   s>     \r\n
-  s>     \xa3GapibaseDapi/Dapis\xa1Pexp-http-v2-0003\xa4Hcommands\xacIbranchmap\xa2Dargs\xa0Kpermissions\x81DpullLcapabilities\xa2Dargs\xa0Kpermissions\x81DpullMchangesetdata\xa2Dargs\xa2Ffields\xa4Gdefault\xd9\x01\x02\x80Hrequired\xf4DtypeCsetKvalidvalues\xd9\x01\x02\x84IbookmarksGparentsEphaseHrevisionIrevisions\xa2Hrequired\xf5DtypeDlistKpermissions\x81DpullHfiledata\xa2Dargs\xa4Ffields\xa4Gdefault\xd9\x01\x02\x80Hrequired\xf4DtypeCsetKvalidvalues\xd9\x01\x02\x83HlinknodeGparentsHrevisionKhaveparents\xa3Gdefault\xf4Hrequired\xf4DtypeDboolEnodes\xa2Hrequired\xf5DtypeDlistDpath\xa2Hrequired\xf5DtypeEbytesKpermissions\x81DpullIfilesdata\xa3Dargs\xa4Ffields\xa4Gdefault\xd9\x01\x02\x80Hrequired\xf4DtypeCsetKvalidvalues\xd9\x01\x02\x84NfirstchangesetHlinknodeGparentsHrevisionKhaveparents\xa3Gdefault\xf4Hrequired\xf4DtypeDboolJpathfilter\xa3Gdefault\xf6Hrequired\xf4DtypeDdictIrevisions\xa2Hrequired\xf5DtypeDlistKpermissions\x81DpullTrecommendedbatchsize\x19\xc3PEheads\xa2Dargs\xa1Jpubliconly\xa3Gdefault\xf4Hrequired\xf4DtypeDboolKpermissions\x81DpullEknown\xa2Dargs\xa1Enodes\xa3Gdefault\x80Hrequired\xf4DtypeDlistKpermissions\x81DpullHlistkeys\xa2Dargs\xa1Inamespace\xa2Hrequired\xf5DtypeEbytesKpermissions\x81DpullFlookup\xa2Dargs\xa1Ckey\xa2Hrequired\xf5DtypeEbytesKpermissions\x81DpullLmanifestdata\xa3Dargs\xa4Ffields\xa4Gdefault\xd9\x01\x02\x80Hrequired\xf4DtypeCsetKvalidvalues\xd9\x01\x02\x82GparentsHrevisionKhaveparents\xa3Gdefault\xf4Hrequired\xf4DtypeDboolEnodes\xa2Hrequired\xf5DtypeDlistDtree\xa2Hrequired\xf5DtypeEbytesKpermissions\x81DpullTrecommendedbatchsize\x1a\x00\x01\x86\xa0Gpushkey\xa2Dargs\xa4Ckey\xa2Hrequired\xf5DtypeEbytesInamespace\xa2Hrequired\xf5DtypeEbytesCnew\xa2Hrequired\xf5DtypeEbytesCold\xa2Hrequired\xf5DtypeEbytesKpermissions\x81DpushPrawstorefiledata\xa2Dargs\xa2Efiles\xa2Hrequired\xf5DtypeDlistJpathfilter\xa3Gdefault\xf6Hrequired\xf4DtypeDlistKpermissions\x81DpullQframingmediatypes\x81X&application/mercurial-exp-framing-0006Rpathfilterprefixes\xd9\x01\x02\x82Epath:Lrootfilesin:Nrawrepoformats\x82LgeneraldeltaHrevlogv1Nv1capabilitiesY\x01\xd3batch branchmap $USUAL_BUNDLE2_CAPS$ 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>     \xa3GapibaseDapi/Dapis\xa1Pexp-http-v2-0003\xa4Hcommands\xacIbranchmap\xa2Dargs\xa0Kpermissions\x81DpullLcapabilities\xa2Dargs\xa0Kpermissions\x81DpullMchangesetdata\xa2Dargs\xa2Ffields\xa4Gdefault\xd9\x01\x02\x80Hrequired\xf4DtypeCsetKvalidvalues\xd9\x01\x02\x84IbookmarksGparentsEphaseHrevisionIrevisions\xa2Hrequired\xf5DtypeDlistKpermissions\x81DpullHfiledata\xa2Dargs\xa4Ffields\xa4Gdefault\xd9\x01\x02\x80Hrequired\xf4DtypeCsetKvalidvalues\xd9\x01\x02\x83HlinknodeGparentsHrevisionKhaveparents\xa3Gdefault\xf4Hrequired\xf4DtypeDboolEnodes\xa2Hrequired\xf5DtypeDlistDpath\xa2Hrequired\xf5DtypeEbytesKpermissions\x81DpullIfilesdata\xa3Dargs\xa4Ffields\xa4Gdefault\xd9\x01\x02\x80Hrequired\xf4DtypeCsetKvalidvalues\xd9\x01\x02\x84NfirstchangesetHlinknodeGparentsHrevisionKhaveparents\xa3Gdefault\xf4Hrequired\xf4DtypeDboolJpathfilter\xa3Gdefault\xf6Hrequired\xf4DtypeDdictIrevisions\xa2Hrequired\xf5DtypeDlistKpermissions\x81DpullTrecommendedbatchsize\x19\xc3PEheads\xa2Dargs\xa1Jpubliconly\xa3Gdefault\xf4Hrequired\xf4DtypeDboolKpermissions\x81DpullEknown\xa2Dargs\xa1Enodes\xa3Gdefault\x80Hrequired\xf4DtypeDlistKpermissions\x81DpullHlistkeys\xa2Dargs\xa1Inamespace\xa2Hrequired\xf5DtypeEbytesKpermissions\x81DpullFlookup\xa2Dargs\xa1Ckey\xa2Hrequired\xf5DtypeEbytesKpermissions\x81DpullLmanifestdata\xa3Dargs\xa4Ffields\xa4Gdefault\xd9\x01\x02\x80Hrequired\xf4DtypeCsetKvalidvalues\xd9\x01\x02\x82GparentsHrevisionKhaveparents\xa3Gdefault\xf4Hrequired\xf4DtypeDboolEnodes\xa2Hrequired\xf5DtypeDlistDtree\xa2Hrequired\xf5DtypeEbytesKpermissions\x81DpullTrecommendedbatchsize\x1a\x00\x01\x86\xa0Gpushkey\xa2Dargs\xa4Ckey\xa2Hrequired\xf5DtypeEbytesInamespace\xa2Hrequired\xf5DtypeEbytesCnew\xa2Hrequired\xf5DtypeEbytesCold\xa2Hrequired\xf5DtypeEbytesKpermissions\x81DpushPrawstorefiledata\xa2Dargs\xa2Efiles\xa2Hrequired\xf5DtypeDlistJpathfilter\xa3Gdefault\xf6Hrequired\xf4DtypeDlistKpermissions\x81DpullQframingmediatypes\x81X&application/mercurial-exp-framing-0006Rpathfilterprefixes\xd9\x01\x02\x82Epath:Lrootfilesin:Nrawrepoformats\x83LgeneraldeltaHrevlogv1LsparserevlogNv1capabilitiesY\x01\xe0batch branchmap $USUAL_BUNDLE2_CAPS$ changegroupsubset compression=$BUNDLE2_COMPRESSIONS$ getbundle httpheader=1024 httpmediatype=0.1rx,0.1tx,0.2tx known lookup pushkey streamreqs=generaldelta,revlogv1,sparserevlog unbundle=HG10GZ,HG10BZ,HG10UN unbundlehash
   sending heads command
   s>     POST /api/exp-http-v2-0003/ro/heads HTTP/1.1\r\n
   s>     Accept-Encoding: identity\r\n
@@ -432,9 +438,9 @@
   s>     Server: testing stub value\r\n
   s>     Date: $HTTP_DATE$\r\n
   s>     Content-Type: application/mercurial-0.1\r\n
-  s>     Content-Length: 467\r\n
+  s>     Content-Length: 480\r\n
   s>     \r\n
-  s>     batch branchmap $USUAL_BUNDLE2_CAPS$ 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>     batch branchmap $USUAL_BUNDLE2_CAPS$ changegroupsubset compression=$BUNDLE2_COMPRESSIONS$ getbundle httpheader=1024 httpmediatype=0.1rx,0.1tx,0.2tx known lookup pushkey streamreqs=generaldelta,revlogv1,sparserevlog unbundle=HG10GZ,HG10BZ,HG10UN unbundlehash
 
 Test with the HTTP peer
 
@@ -467,10 +473,10 @@
   s>     Server: testing stub value\r\n
   s>     Date: $HTTP_DATE$\r\n
   s>     Content-Type: application/mercurial-0.1\r\n
-  s>     Content-Length: 467\r\n
+  s>     Content-Length: 480\r\n
   s>     \r\n
   real URL is http://$LOCALIP:$HGPORT/redirected (glob)
-  s>     batch branchmap $USUAL_BUNDLE2_CAPS$ 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>     batch branchmap $USUAL_BUNDLE2_CAPS$ changegroupsubset compression=$BUNDLE2_COMPRESSIONS$ getbundle httpheader=1024 httpmediatype=0.1rx,0.1tx,0.2tx known lookup pushkey streamreqs=generaldelta,revlogv1,sparserevlog unbundle=HG10GZ,HG10BZ,HG10UN unbundlehash
   sending heads command
   s>     GET /redirected?cmd=heads HTTP/1.1\r\n
   s>     Accept-Encoding: identity\r\n
@@ -732,10 +738,10 @@
   s>     Server: testing stub value\r\n
   s>     Date: $HTTP_DATE$\r\n
   s>     Content-Type: application/mercurial-0.1\r\n
-  s>     Content-Length: 467\r\n
+  s>     Content-Length: 480\r\n
   s>     \r\n
   real URL is http://$LOCALIP:$HGPORT/redirected (glob)
-  s>     batch branchmap $USUAL_BUNDLE2_CAPS$ 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>     batch branchmap $USUAL_BUNDLE2_CAPS$ changegroupsubset compression=$BUNDLE2_COMPRESSIONS$ getbundle httpheader=1024 httpmediatype=0.1rx,0.1tx,0.2tx known lookup pushkey streamreqs=generaldelta,revlogv1,sparserevlog unbundle=HG10GZ,HG10BZ,HG10UN unbundlehash
   sending heads command
   s>     GET /redirected?cmd=heads HTTP/1.1\r\n
   s>     Accept-Encoding: identity\r\n