3 files changed, 49 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/plumbing/transport/server/server.go b/plumbing/transport/server/server.go
index dd278c8..7c78afe 100644
--- a/plumbing/transport/server/server.go
+++ b/plumbing/transport/server/server.go
@@ -26,7 +26,19 @@ type server struct {
 // NewServer returns a transport.Transport implementing a git server,
 // independent of transport. Each transport must wrap this.
 func NewServer(loader Loader) transport.Transport {
-	return &server{loader, &handler{}}
+	return &server{
+		loader,
+		&handler{asClient: false},
+	}
+}
+
+// NewClient returns a transport.Transport implementing a client with an
+// embedded server.
+func NewClient(loader Loader) transport.Transport {
+	return &server{
+		loader,
+		&handler{asClient: true},
+	}
 }
 
 func (s *server) NewUploadPackSession(ep transport.Endpoint, auth transport.AuthMethod) (transport.UploadPackSession, error) {
@@ -47,24 +59,27 @@ func (s *server) NewReceivePackSession(ep transport.Endpoint, auth transport.Aut
 	return s.handler.NewReceivePackSession(sto)
 }
 
-type handler struct{}
+type handler struct {
+	asClient bool
+}
 
 func (h *handler) NewUploadPackSession(s storer.Storer) (transport.UploadPackSession, error) {
 	return &upSession{
-		session: session{storer: s},
+		session: session{storer: s, asClient: h.asClient},
 	}, nil
 }
 
 func (h *handler) NewReceivePackSession(s storer.Storer) (transport.ReceivePackSession, error) {
 	return &rpSession{
-		session:   session{storer: s},
+		session:   session{storer: s, asClient: h.asClient},
 		cmdStatus: map[plumbing.ReferenceName]error{},
 	}, nil
 }
 
 type session struct {
-	storer storer.Storer
-	caps   *capability.List
+	storer   storer.Storer
+	caps     *capability.List
+	asClient bool
 }
 
 func (s *session) Close() error {
@@ -107,6 +122,10 @@ func (s *upSession) AdvertisedReferences() (*packp.AdvRefs, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	if s.asClient && len(ar.References) == 0 {
+		return nil, transport.ErrEmptyRemoteRepository
+	}
+
 	return ar, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/plumbing/transport/server/server_test.go b/plumbing/transport/server/server_test.go
index 0f7201c..7912768 100644
--- a/plumbing/transport/server/server_test.go
+++ b/plumbing/transport/server/server_test.go
@@ -20,12 +20,18 @@ type BaseSuite struct {
 	loader       server.MapLoader
 	client       transport.Transport
 	clientBackup transport.Transport
+	asClient     bool
 }
 
 func (s *BaseSuite) SetUpSuite(c *C) {
 	s.Suite.SetUpSuite(c)
 	s.loader = server.MapLoader{}
-	s.client = server.NewServer(s.loader)
+	if s.asClient {
+		s.client = server.NewClient(s.loader)
+	} else {
+		s.client = server.NewServer(s.loader)
+	}
+
 	s.clientBackup = client.Protocols["file"]
 	client.Protocols["file"] = s.client
 }
diff --git a/plumbing/transport/server/upload_pack_test.go b/plumbing/transport/server/upload_pack_test.go
index 137f887..bd2b791 100644
--- a/plumbing/transport/server/upload_pack_test.go
+++ b/plumbing/transport/server/upload_pack_test.go
@@ -38,3 +38,20 @@ func (s *UploadPackSuite) TestAdvertisedReferencesNotExists(c *C) {
 	c.Assert(err, Equals, transport.ErrRepositoryNotFound)
 	c.Assert(r, IsNil)
 }
+
+// Tests server with `asClient = true`. This is recommended when using a server
+// registered directly with `client.InstallProtocol`.
+type ClientLikeUploadPackSuite struct {
+	UploadPackSuite
+}
+
+var _ = Suite(&ClientLikeUploadPackSuite{})
+
+func (s *ClientLikeUploadPackSuite) SetUpSuite(c *C) {
+	s.asClient = true
+	s.UploadPackSuite.SetUpSuite(c)
+}
+
+func (s *ClientLikeUploadPackSuite) TestAdvertisedReferencesEmpty(c *C) {
+	s.UploadPackSuite.UploadPackSuite.TestAdvertisedReferencesEmpty(c)
+}