diff --git a/tests/test-static-http b/tests/test-static-http
--- a/tests/test-static-http
+++ b/tests/test-static-http
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
+cp "$TESTDIR"/printenv.py .
+
 http_proxy= hg clone static-http://localhost:20059/ copy
 echo $?
 test -d copy || echo copy: No such file or directory
@@ -44,7 +46,7 @@ hg commit -A -mtest2 -d '100000000 0'
 
 cd ../local
 echo '[hooks]' >> .hg/hgrc
-echo 'changegroup = echo changegroup: u=$HG_URL' >> .hg/hgrc
+echo 'changegroup = python ../printenv.py changegroup' >> .hg/hgrc
 http_proxy= hg pull
 
 kill $!