diff --git a/t/t5702-protocol-v2.sh b/t/t5702-protocol-v2.sh
index 5b33f625dd..011b81d4fc 100755
--- a/t/t5702-protocol-v2.sh
+++ b/t/t5702-protocol-v2.sh
@@ -499,10 +499,7 @@ test_expect_success 'upload-pack respects client shallows' '
 
 	# Add extra commits to the client so that the whole fetch takes more
 	# than 1 request (due to negotiation)
-	for i in $(test_seq 1 32)
-	do
-		test_commit -C client c$i
-	done &&
+	test_commit_bulk -C client --id=c 32 &&
 
 	git -C server checkout -b newbranch base &&
 	test_commit -C server client_wants &&
@@ -711,10 +708,7 @@ test_expect_success 'when server does not send "ready", expect FLUSH' '
 	# Create many commits to extend the negotiation phase across multiple
 	# requests, so that the server does not send "ready" in the first
 	# request.
-	for i in $(test_seq 1 32)
-	do
-		test_commit -C http_child c$i
-	done &&
+	test_commit_bulk -C http_child --id=c 32 &&
 
 	# After the acknowledgments section, pretend that a DELIM
 	# (0001) was sent instead of a FLUSH (0000).