diff --git a/gitup/__init__.py b/gitup/__init__.py
index a361042..9cac1d4 100644
--- a/gitup/__init__.py
+++ b/gitup/__init__.py
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ gitup: the git repository updater
 __author__ = "Ben Kurtovic"
 __copyright__ = "Copyright (C) 2011-2014 Ben Kurtovic"
 __license__ = "MIT License"
-__version__ = "0.2"
+__version__ = "0.2.1"
 __email__ = "ben.kurtovic@gmail.com"
diff --git a/gitup/update.py b/gitup/update.py
index 9ef7d42..07147db 100644
--- a/gitup/update.py
+++ b/gitup/update.py
@@ -92,12 +92,13 @@ def _fetch_remotes(remotes):
             msg = err.command[0].replace("Error when fetching: ", "")
             if not msg.endswith("."):
                 msg += "."
-            print(RED + "error:", msg)
+            print(":", RED + "error:", msg)
             return
         except AssertionError:  # Seems to be the result of a bug in GitPython
             # This happens when git initiates an auto-gc during fetch:
-            print(RED + "error:", "something went wrong in GitPython,",
+            print(":", RED + "error:", "something went wrong in GitPython,",
                   "but the fetch might have been successful.")
+            return
         rlist = []
         for attr, singular, plural in info:
             names = [_get_name(res.ref)