diff --git a/src/actions_utils.ts b/src/actions_utils.ts
index 734cb072..cb7647ec 100644
--- a/src/actions_utils.ts
+++ b/src/actions_utils.ts
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ export class ActionOutputPrinter {
 		if (this.config.searchFor) searchOutputForHints(this.config, stdoutBuffer);
 		if (stdoutBuffer.length === 0) {
 			console.log(
-				chalk`{yellow No groups found for action {cyan ${this.actionToRun}} and group {cyan ${this.groupToRun}}}`,
+				chalk`{yellow No groups found for action {cyan ${this.actionToRun}} and group in {cyan ${this.groupToRun}}}`,
 			);
 		}
 		fs.writeFileSync(path.join(this.config.cwd, ".output.json"), JSON.stringify(stdoutBuffer));
diff --git a/src/gitops.ts b/src/gitops.ts
index 6f445602..3cd10b74 100644
--- a/src/gitops.ts
+++ b/src/gitops.ts
@@ -26,9 +26,11 @@ async function pull(dir: string, currentBranch: string, log: LogFn) {
 
 	if (err || !res) {
 		if (`${err?.stderr}`.trim().startsWith("There is no tracking information for the current branch")) {
-			log(chalk`{cyan ${currentBranch}} {red doesn't have a remote origin} {cyan ${dir}}`);
+			log(chalk`{cyan ${currentBranch}} {red doesn't have a remote origin} in {cyan ${dir}}`);
+		} else if (`${err?.stderr}`.trim().startsWith(`Your configuration specifies to merge with the ref`)) {
+			log(chalk`{cyan ${currentBranch}} {red no such ref could be fetched} in {cyan ${dir}}`);
 		} else {
-			log(chalk`{cyan ${currentBranch}} {red conflicts} with {magenta origin/${currentBranch}} {cyan ${dir}}`);
+			log(chalk`{cyan ${currentBranch}} {red conflicts} with {magenta origin/${currentBranch}} in {cyan ${dir}}`);
 		}
 		return false;
 	}
diff --git a/tests/gitops.test.ts b/tests/gitops.test.ts
index b006d850..5337517e 100644
--- a/tests/gitops.test.ts
+++ b/tests/gitops.test.ts
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ describe("Git Operations", () => {
 
 			const logs = await gitops(cwdStub, projectStub);
 
-			expect(logs).toContain(chalk`{cyan main} {red doesn't have a remote origin} {cyan ${cwdStub}/cego/example}`);
+			expect(logs).toContain(chalk`{cyan main} {red doesn't have a remote origin} in {cyan ${cwdStub}/cego/example}`);
 		});
 
 		test("Already up to date", async () => {
@@ -111,6 +111,18 @@ describe("Git Operations", () => {
 			expect(spawnSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith("git", ["pull", "--ff-only"], expect.objectContaining({}));
 		});
 
+		test("Remote ref has gone away", async () => {
+			mockHasNoChanges();
+			when(spawnSpy)
+				.calledWith("git", ["pull", "--ff-only"], expect.objectContaining({}))
+				.mockRejectedValue({ stderr: "Your configuration specifies to merge with the ref" });
+
+			const logs = await gitops(cwdStub, projectStub);
+			const msg = chalk`{cyan main} {red no such ref could be fetched} in {cyan ${cwdStub}/cego/example}`;
+			expect(logs).toContain(msg);
+			expect(spawnSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith("git", ["pull", "--ff-only"], expect.objectContaining({}));
+		});
+
 		test("Conflicts with origin", async () => {
 			mockHasNoChanges();
 			when(spawnSpy)
@@ -118,7 +130,7 @@ describe("Git Operations", () => {
 				.mockRejectedValue({ stderr: "I'M IN CONFLICT" });
 
 			const logs = await gitops(cwdStub, projectStub);
-			const msg = chalk`{cyan main} {red conflicts} with {magenta origin/main} {cyan ${cwdStub}/cego/example}`;
+			const msg = chalk`{cyan main} {red conflicts} with {magenta origin/main} in {cyan ${cwdStub}/cego/example}`;
 			expect(logs).toContain(msg);
 		});
 	});