diff --git a/dc-ops b/dc-ops
index e2e0f24..21f26ad 100755
--- a/dc-ops
+++ b/dc-ops
@@ -32,13 +32,13 @@ for LINE in $STACKLIST; do
 	cd "$STACKDIR" || continue
 
 	# fetch from repo and check for new commits
-	git fetch --quiet
+	git fetch --quiet || continue
 	if [[ $(git rev-parse HEAD) == $(git rev-parse "@{u}") ]]; then
 		msg "no changes - skipping"
 		continue
 	fi
 
 	# pull new commits and run docker compose
-	git pull
+	git pull || continue
 	docker compose --file "${COMPOSEFILE:=docker-compose.yml}" up --build --detach --remove-orphans
 done