diff --git a/git-branchless-hook/src/lib.rs b/git-branchless-hook/src/lib.rs
index 550202a36..26dcc5df7 100644
--- a/git-branchless-hook/src/lib.rs
+++ b/git-branchless-hook/src/lib.rs
@@ -456,7 +456,14 @@ fn hook_reference_transaction(effects: &Effects, transaction_state: &str) -> eyr
                  ref_name,
                  old_oid: _,
                  new_oid: _,
-             }| !should_ignore_ref_updates(ref_name),
+             }| {
+                !should_ignore_ref_updates(ref_name)
+                    && match CategorizedReferenceName::new(ref_name) {
+                        CategorizedReferenceName::RemoteBranch { .. } => false,
+                        CategorizedReferenceName::OtherRef { .. } => false,
+                        CategorizedReferenceName::LocalBranch { .. } => true,
+                    }
+            },
         )
         .map(|parsed_line| fix_packed_reference_oid(&repo, &packed_references, parsed_line))
         .collect();
diff --git a/git-branchless-submit/tests/test_submit.rs b/git-branchless-submit/tests/test_submit.rs
index ea88fc4f8..60747d5ba 100644
--- a/git-branchless-submit/tests/test_submit.rs
+++ b/git-branchless-submit/tests/test_submit.rs
@@ -72,8 +72,6 @@ fn test_submit() -> eyre::Result<()> {
         To: file://<remote>
          * [new branch]      bar -> bar
          * [new branch]      qux -> qux
-        branchless: processing 1 update: remote branch origin/bar
-        branchless: processing 1 update: remote branch origin/qux
         "###);
         insta::assert_snapshot!(stdout, @r###"
         branchless: running command: <git-executable> push --set-upstream origin bar qux
@@ -104,7 +102,6 @@ fn test_submit() -> eyre::Result<()> {
         branchless: processing 1 update: branch qux
         To: file://<remote>
          + 20230db...bae8307 qux -> qux (forced update)
-        branchless: processing 1 update: remote branch origin/qux
         "###);
         insta::assert_snapshot!(stdout, @r###"
         branchless: running command: <git-executable> fetch origin refs/heads/bar refs/heads/qux
@@ -281,7 +278,6 @@ fn test_submit_up_to_date_branch() -> eyre::Result<()> {
         branchless: processing 1 update: branch feature
         To: file://<remote>
          * [new branch]      feature -> feature
-        branchless: processing 1 update: remote branch origin/feature
         "###);
         insta::assert_snapshot!(stdout, @r###"
         branchless: running command: <git-executable> push --set-upstream origin feature