diff --git a/rhodecode/lib/vcs/__init__.py b/rhodecode/lib/vcs/__init__.py
--- a/rhodecode/lib/vcs/__init__.py
+++ b/rhodecode/lib/vcs/__init__.py
@@ -109,11 +109,11 @@ def connect_http(server_and_port):
     session_factory = client_http.ThreadlocalSessionFactory()
 
     connection.Git = client_http.RepoMaker(
-        server_and_port, '/git', session_factory)
+        server_and_port, '/git', 'git', session_factory)
     connection.Hg = client_http.RepoMaker(
-        server_and_port, '/hg', session_factory)
+        server_and_port, '/hg', 'hg', session_factory)
     connection.Svn = client_http.RepoMaker(
-        server_and_port, '/svn', session_factory)
+        server_and_port, '/svn', 'svn', session_factory)
     connection.Service = client_http.ServiceConnection(
         server_and_port, '/_service', session_factory)
 
diff --git a/rhodecode/lib/vcs/client_http.py b/rhodecode/lib/vcs/client_http.py
--- a/rhodecode/lib/vcs/client_http.py
+++ b/rhodecode/lib/vcs/client_http.py
@@ -56,10 +56,11 @@ EXCEPTIONS_MAP = {
 
 class RepoMaker(object):
 
-    def __init__(self, server_and_port, backend_endpoint, session_factory):
+    def __init__(self, server_and_port, backend_endpoint, backend_type, session_factory):
         self.url = urlparse.urljoin(
             'http://%s' % server_and_port, backend_endpoint)
         self._session_factory = session_factory
+        self.backend_type = backend_type
 
     def __call__(self, path, config, with_wire=None):
         log.debug('RepoMaker call on %s', path)
@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@ class RepoMaker(object):
         payload = {
             'id': str(uuid.uuid4()),
             'method': name,
+            'backend': self.backend_type,
             'params': {'args': args, 'kwargs': kwargs}
         }
         return _remote_call(
diff --git a/rhodecode/tests/vcs/test_client_http.py b/rhodecode/tests/vcs/test_client_http.py
--- a/rhodecode/tests/vcs/test_client_http.py
+++ b/rhodecode/tests/vcs/test_client_http.py
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ def stub_session_factory(stub_session):
 
 def test_repo_maker_uses_session_for_classmethods(stub_session_factory):
     repo_maker = client_http.RepoMaker(
-        'server_and_port', 'endpoint', stub_session_factory)
+        'server_and_port', 'endpoint', 'test_dummy_scm', stub_session_factory)
     repo_maker.example_call()
     stub_session_factory().post.assert_called_with(
         'http://server_and_port/endpoint', data=mock.ANY)
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ def test_repo_maker_uses_session_for_cla
 def test_repo_maker_uses_session_for_instance_methods(
         stub_session_factory, config):
     repo_maker = client_http.RepoMaker(
-        'server_and_port', 'endpoint', stub_session_factory)
+        'server_and_port', 'endpoint', 'test_dummy_scm', stub_session_factory)
     repo = repo_maker('stub_path', config)
     repo.example_call()
     stub_session_factory().post.assert_called_with(