diff --git a/src/client.rs b/src/client.rs
index cb78e9ba845533baa5525081f22b4e6d03150a85..4aaf7ac4f33409f2875fae9feb12d989e59a4a0c 100644
--- a/src/client.rs
+++ b/src/client.rs
@@ -33,7 +33,10 @@ impl Client {
         b: &mut impl CliBehaviour,
     ) -> Result<()> {
         parse_ctx.cli_auth_type = None;
-        s.send(packets::ServiceRequest { name: SSH_SERVICE_CONNECTION })?;
+
+        // github.com doesn't like this, openssh doesn't send it
+        // s.send(packets::ServiceRequest { name: SSH_SERVICE_CONNECTION })?;
+
         self.auth.success(b)
     }