diff --git a/cd-watch.sh b/cd-watch.sh
index 4161317..ce5647c 100644
--- a/cd-watch.sh
+++ b/cd-watch.sh
@@ -8,9 +8,10 @@ LOG_FILE="$APP_DIR/data/deploy.log"
 mkdir -p "$APP_DIR/data"
 cd "$APP_DIR"
 
-remote_rev="$(git -c credential.helper="store --file=/var/services/homes/whitekomani/.git-credentials" ls-remote origin refs/heads/main | awk '{print $1}')"
+remote_output="$(git -c credential.helper="store --file=/var/services/homes/whitekomani/.git-credentials" ls-remote origin refs/heads/main 2>&1 || true)"
+remote_rev="$(printf '%s\n' "$remote_output" | awk '/refs\/heads\/main$/ {print $1}')"
 if [ -z "$remote_rev" ]; then
-  echo "$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') no remote revision found" >> "$LOG_FILE"
+  echo "$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') no remote revision found: $remote_output" >> "$LOG_FILE"
   exit 1
 fi