diff --git a/fetch-pack.c b/fetch-pack.c
index 655ee64256..48526aa54b 100644
--- a/fetch-pack.c
+++ b/fetch-pack.c
@@ -544,16 +544,19 @@ static void filter_refs(struct fetch_pack_args *args,
 	/* Append unmatched requests to the list */
 	if (allow_tip_sha1_in_want) {
 		for (i = 0; i < nr_sought; i++) {
+			unsigned char sha1[20];
+
 			ref = sought[i];
 			if (ref->matched)
 				continue;
-			if (get_sha1_hex(ref->name, ref->old_sha1))
+			if (get_sha1_hex(ref->name, sha1) ||
+			    ref->name[40] != '\0' ||
+			    hashcmp(sha1, ref->old_sha1))
 				continue;
 
 			ref->matched = 1;
-			*newtail = ref;
-			ref->next = NULL;
-			newtail = &ref->next;
+			*newtail = copy_ref(ref);
+			newtail = &(*newtail)->next;
 		}
 	}
 	*refs = newlist;
@@ -625,7 +628,6 @@ static int everything_local(struct fetch_pack_args *args,
 
 	for (retval = 1, ref = *refs; ref ; ref = ref->next) {
 		const unsigned char *remote = ref->old_sha1;
-		unsigned char local[20];
 		struct object *o;
 
 		o = lookup_object(remote);
@@ -638,8 +640,6 @@ static int everything_local(struct fetch_pack_args *args,
 				ref->name);
 			continue;
 		}
-
-		hashcpy(ref->new_sha1, local);
 		if (!args->verbose)
 			continue;
 		fprintf(stderr,
diff --git a/t/t5516-fetch-push.sh b/t/t5516-fetch-push.sh
index 594d7a6998..050877f181 100755
--- a/t/t5516-fetch-push.sh
+++ b/t/t5516-fetch-push.sh
@@ -1107,9 +1107,16 @@ test_expect_success 'fetch exact SHA1' '
 			git config uploadpack.allowtipsha1inwant true
 		) &&
 
-		git fetch -v ../testrepo $the_commit:refs/heads/copy &&
-		result=$(git rev-parse --verify refs/heads/copy) &&
-		test "$the_commit" = "$result"
+		git fetch -v ../testrepo $the_commit:refs/heads/copy master:refs/heads/extra &&
+		cat >expect <<-EOF &&
+		$the_commit
+		$the_first_commit
+		EOF
+		{
+			git rev-parse --verify refs/heads/copy &&
+			git rev-parse --verify refs/heads/extra
+		} >actual &&
+		test_cmp expect actual
 	)
 '
 
diff --git a/transport.c b/transport.c
index 862f63f4e1..88bde1d85e 100644
--- a/transport.c
+++ b/transport.c
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ static int fetch_refs_via_pack(struct transport *transport,
 			       int nr_heads, struct ref **to_fetch)
 {
 	struct git_transport_data *data = transport->data;
-	const struct ref *refs;
+	struct ref *refs;
 	char *dest = xstrdup(transport->url);
 	struct fetch_pack_args args;
 	struct ref *refs_tmp = NULL;
@@ -552,15 +552,17 @@ static int fetch_refs_via_pack(struct transport *transport,
 			  &transport->pack_lockfile);
 	close(data->fd[0]);
 	close(data->fd[1]);
-	if (finish_connect(data->conn))
+	if (finish_connect(data->conn)) {
+		free_refs(refs);
 		refs = NULL;
+	}
 	data->conn = NULL;
 	data->got_remote_heads = 0;
 	data->options.self_contained_and_connected =
 		args.self_contained_and_connected;
 
 	free_refs(refs_tmp);
-
+	free_refs(refs);
 	free(dest);
 	return (refs ? 0 : -1);
 }