diff --git a/mercurial/sshpeer.py b/mercurial/sshpeer.py
--- a/mercurial/sshpeer.py
+++ b/mercurial/sshpeer.py
@@ -261,11 +261,9 @@ def _performhandshake(ui, stdin, stdout,
             handshake.insert(0, 'upgrade %s %s\n' % (token, upgradecaps))
 
         if requestlog:
-            ui.debug('devel-peer-request: hello\n')
+            ui.debug('devel-peer-request: hello+between\n')
+            ui.debug('devel-peer-request:   pairs: %d bytes\n' % len(pairsarg))
         ui.debug('sending hello command\n')
-        if requestlog:
-            ui.debug('devel-peer-request: between\n')
-            ui.debug('devel-peer-request:   pairs: %d bytes\n' % len(pairsarg))
         ui.debug('sending between command\n')
 
         stdin.write(''.join(handshake))
diff --git a/tests/test-debugcommands.t b/tests/test-debugcommands.t
--- a/tests/test-debugcommands.t
+++ b/tests/test-debugcommands.t
@@ -411,10 +411,9 @@ Test debugpeer
   $ hg --config ui.ssh="\"$PYTHON\" \"$TESTDIR/dummyssh\"" --debug debugpeer ssh://user@dummy/debugrevlog
   running "*" "*/tests/dummyssh" 'user@dummy' 'hg -R debugrevlog serve --stdio' (glob) (no-windows !)
   running "*" "*\tests/dummyssh" "user@dummy" "hg -R debugrevlog serve --stdio" (glob) (windows !)
-  devel-peer-request: hello
+  devel-peer-request: hello+between
+  devel-peer-request:   pairs: 81 bytes
   sending hello command
-  devel-peer-request: between
-  devel-peer-request:   pairs: 81 bytes
   sending between command
   remote: 413
   remote: capabilities: batch branchmap $USUAL_BUNDLE2_CAPS_SERVER$ changegroupsubset getbundle known lookup protocaps pushkey streamreqs=generaldelta,revlogv1 unbundle=HG10GZ,HG10BZ,HG10UN unbundlehash
diff --git a/tests/test-ssh-proto.t b/tests/test-ssh-proto.t
--- a/tests/test-ssh-proto.t
+++ b/tests/test-ssh-proto.t
@@ -58,10 +58,9 @@ Test a normal behaving server, for sanit
   $ hg --debug debugpeer ssh://user@dummy/server
   running * "*/tests/dummyssh" 'user@dummy' 'hg -R server serve --stdio' (glob) (no-windows !)
   running * "*\tests/dummyssh" "user@dummy" "hg -R server serve --stdio" (glob) (windows !)
-  devel-peer-request: hello
+  devel-peer-request: hello+between
+  devel-peer-request:   pairs: 81 bytes
   sending hello command
-  devel-peer-request: between
-  devel-peer-request:   pairs: 81 bytes
   sending between command
   remote: 413
   remote: capabilities: batch branchmap $USUAL_BUNDLE2_CAPS_SERVER$ changegroupsubset getbundle known lookup protocaps pushkey streamreqs=generaldelta,revlogv1 unbundle=HG10GZ,HG10BZ,HG10UN unbundlehash
@@ -170,10 +169,9 @@ SSH banner is not printed by default, ig
   $ SSHSERVERMODE=banner hg --debug debugpeer ssh://user@dummy/server
   running * "*/tests/dummyssh" 'user@dummy' 'hg -R server serve --stdio' (glob) (no-windows !)
   running * "*\tests/dummyssh" "user@dummy" "hg -R server serve --stdio" (glob) (windows !)
-  devel-peer-request: hello
+  devel-peer-request: hello+between
+  devel-peer-request:   pairs: 81 bytes
   sending hello command
-  devel-peer-request: between
-  devel-peer-request:   pairs: 81 bytes
   sending between command
   remote: banner: line 0
   remote: banner: line 1
@@ -262,10 +260,9 @@ servers.
   $ SSHSERVERMODE=no-hello hg --debug debugpeer ssh://user@dummy/server
   running * "*/tests/dummyssh" 'user@dummy' 'hg -R server serve --stdio' (glob) (no-windows !)
   running * "*\tests/dummyssh" "user@dummy" "hg -R server serve --stdio" (glob) (windows !)
-  devel-peer-request: hello
+  devel-peer-request: hello+between
+  devel-peer-request:   pairs: 81 bytes
   sending hello command
-  devel-peer-request: between
-  devel-peer-request:   pairs: 81 bytes
   sending between command
   remote: 0
   remote: 1
@@ -310,10 +307,9 @@ Sending an unknown command to the server
   running * "*/tests/dummyssh" 'user@dummy' 'hg -R server serve --stdio' (glob) (no-windows !)
   running * "*\tests/dummyssh" "user@dummy" "hg -R server serve --stdio" (glob) (windows !)
   sending no-args command
-  devel-peer-request: hello
+  devel-peer-request: hello+between
+  devel-peer-request:   pairs: 81 bytes
   sending hello command
-  devel-peer-request: between
-  devel-peer-request:   pairs: 81 bytes
   sending between command
   remote: 0
   remote: 413
@@ -383,10 +379,9 @@ Send multiple unknown commands before he
   sending unknown1 command
   sending unknown2 command
   sending unknown3 command
-  devel-peer-request: hello
+  devel-peer-request: hello+between
+  devel-peer-request:   pairs: 81 bytes
   sending hello command
-  devel-peer-request: between
-  devel-peer-request:   pairs: 81 bytes
   sending between command
   remote: 0
   remote: 0
@@ -958,10 +953,9 @@ Send an upgrade request to a server that
   running * "*/tests/dummyssh" 'user@dummy' 'hg -R server serve --stdio' (glob) (no-windows !)
   running * "*\tests/dummyssh" "user@dummy" "hg -R server serve --stdio" (glob) (windows !)
   sending upgrade request: * proto=exp-ssh-v2-0001 (glob)
-  devel-peer-request: hello
+  devel-peer-request: hello+between
+  devel-peer-request:   pairs: 81 bytes
   sending hello command
-  devel-peer-request: between
-  devel-peer-request:   pairs: 81 bytes
   sending between command
   remote: 0
   remote: 413
@@ -1017,10 +1011,9 @@ Send an upgrade request to a server that
   running * "*/tests/dummyssh" 'user@dummy' 'hg -R server serve --stdio' (glob) (no-windows !)
   running * "*\tests/dummyssh" "user@dummy" "hg -R server serve --stdio" (glob) (windows !)
   sending upgrade request: * proto=exp-ssh-v2-0001 (glob)
-  devel-peer-request: hello
+  devel-peer-request: hello+between
+  devel-peer-request:   pairs: 81 bytes
   sending hello command
-  devel-peer-request: between
-  devel-peer-request:   pairs: 81 bytes
   sending between command
   protocol upgraded to exp-ssh-v2-0001
   remote: capabilities: batch branchmap $USUAL_BUNDLE2_CAPS_SERVER$ changegroupsubset getbundle known lookup protocaps pushkey streamreqs=generaldelta,revlogv1 unbundle=HG10GZ,HG10BZ,HG10UN unbundlehash
@@ -1037,10 +1030,9 @@ Verify the peer has capabilities
   running * "*/tests/dummyssh" 'user@dummy' 'hg -R server serve --stdio' (glob) (no-windows !)
   running * "*\tests/dummyssh" "user@dummy" "hg -R server serve --stdio" (glob) (windows !)
   sending upgrade request: * proto=exp-ssh-v2-0001 (glob)
-  devel-peer-request: hello
+  devel-peer-request: hello+between
+  devel-peer-request:   pairs: 81 bytes
   sending hello command
-  devel-peer-request: between
-  devel-peer-request:   pairs: 81 bytes
   sending between command
   protocol upgraded to exp-ssh-v2-0001
   remote: capabilities: batch branchmap $USUAL_BUNDLE2_CAPS_SERVER$ changegroupsubset getbundle known lookup protocaps pushkey streamreqs=generaldelta,revlogv1 unbundle=HG10GZ,HG10BZ,HG10UN unbundlehash
diff --git a/tests/test-ssh.t b/tests/test-ssh.t
--- a/tests/test-ssh.t
+++ b/tests/test-ssh.t
@@ -490,10 +490,9 @@ debug output
   pulling from ssh://user@dummy/remote
   running .* ".*/dummyssh" ['"]user@dummy['"] ('|")hg -R remote serve --stdio('|") (re)
   sending upgrade request: * proto=exp-ssh-v2-0001 (glob) (sshv2 !)
-  devel-peer-request: hello
+  devel-peer-request: hello+between
+  devel-peer-request:   pairs: 81 bytes
   sending hello command
-  devel-peer-request: between
-  devel-peer-request:   pairs: 81 bytes
   sending between command
   remote: 413 (sshv1 !)
   protocol upgraded to exp-ssh-v2-0001 (sshv2 !)