diff --git a/src/jamidht/message_channel_handler.cpp b/src/jamidht/message_channel_handler.cpp
index 2412667c599023572e05e86367a53a0aa5307f93..ea8e0de212a8fcc6210b4a144894726fdb33a229 100644
--- a/src/jamidht/message_channel_handler.cpp
+++ b/src/jamidht/message_channel_handler.cpp
@@ -54,8 +54,11 @@ MessageChannelHandler::connect(const DeviceId& deviceId, const std::string&, Con
         return;
     }
     pimpl_->connectionManager_.connectDevice(deviceId,
-                                     channelName,
-                                     std::move(cb));
+                                             channelName,
+                                             std::move(cb),
+                                             false,
+                                             false,
+                                             MIME_TYPE_GIT);
 }
 
 void