diff --git a/src/commands/init/index.ts b/src/commands/init/index.ts
index 75bef98..98d4d2e 100644
--- a/src/commands/init/index.ts
+++ b/src/commands/init/index.ts
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ export default class Init extends Command {
     }
 
     private async _resolveVersion(packageConfig: PackageConfig, verbose: boolean): Promise<void> {
-        const packageVersions = await packageConfig.getPackageVersions();
+        const packageVersions = await packageConfig.getPackageVersions(verbose);
         const packageVersion = resolveVersionIdentifier(packageVersions, packageConfig.version);
 
         if (verbose) {
diff --git a/src/commands/upgrade/index.ts b/src/commands/upgrade/index.ts
index 8901940..4e98dbd 100644
--- a/src/commands/upgrade/index.ts
+++ b/src/commands/upgrade/index.ts
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ export default class Upgrade extends Command {
         flags: any,
     ): Promise<boolean> {
         const initialVersionSpecifier = packageConfig.version;
-        const availableVersions = await packageConfig.getPackageVersions();
+        const availableVersions = await packageConfig.getPackageVersions(flags.verbose);
         const matchedVersion = flags['ignore-bounds']
             ? getLatestVersion(availableVersions.all)
             : resolveVersionIdentifier(availableVersions, packageConfig.version);
diff --git a/src/modules/exec.ts b/src/modules/exec.ts
index b2a48d0..d8c5ff6 100644
--- a/src/modules/exec.ts
+++ b/src/modules/exec.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 import { IPty, spawn } from 'node-pty';
 import { exec } from 'node:child_process';
-import { join, resolve } from 'node:path';
+import { resolve } from 'node:path';
 import { ExecSpec, ProgramSpec } from './component';
 import { ProjectCache } from './project-cache';
 import { ProjectConfig } from './projectConfig/projectConfig';
diff --git a/src/modules/package-downloader.ts b/src/modules/package-downloader.ts
index 47bfb43..cb2c522 100644
--- a/src/modules/package-downloader.ts
+++ b/src/modules/package-downloader.ts
@@ -30,11 +30,17 @@ export class PackageDownloader {
         await this.git.clone(this.packageConfig.getPackageRepo(), packageDir, cloneOpts);
     }
 
-    private async _updateRepository(checkRepoAction: CheckRepoActions): Promise<void> {
+    private async _updateRepository(checkRepoAction: CheckRepoActions, verbose: boolean): Promise<void> {
         const localRepoExists = await this.git.checkIsRepo(checkRepoAction);
 
         if (localRepoExists) {
-            await this.git.fetch(['--force', '--tags', '--prune', '--prune-tags']);
+            try {
+                await this.git.fetch(['--force', '--tags', '--prune', '--prune-tags']);
+            } catch (error) {
+                if (verbose) {
+                    console.log(`... Could not check the server version for ${this.packageConfig.repo}`);
+                }
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -59,12 +65,13 @@ export class PackageDownloader {
         return await simpleGit(packageDir).checkIsRepo(checkRepoAction);
     }
 
-    public async downloadPackage(option: { checkVersionOnly: boolean }): Promise<SimpleGit> {
+    public async downloadPackage(option: { checkVersionOnly?: boolean; verbose?: boolean }): Promise<SimpleGit> {
+        const { checkVersionOnly = false, verbose = false } = option;
         let packageDir: string = this.packageConfig.getPackageDirectory();
         let checkRepoAction: CheckRepoActions;
         const cloneOpts: string[] = [];
 
-        if (option.checkVersionOnly) {
+        if (checkVersionOnly) {
             packageDir = join(packageDir, '_cache');
             cloneOpts.push('--bare');
             checkRepoAction = CheckRepoActions.BARE;
@@ -75,9 +82,9 @@ export class PackageDownloader {
 
         await this._checkForValidRepo(packageDir, cloneOpts, checkRepoAction);
         this.git = simpleGit(packageDir);
-        await this._updateRepository(checkRepoAction);
+        await this._updateRepository(checkRepoAction, verbose);
 
-        if (!option.checkVersionOnly) {
+        if (!checkVersionOnly) {
             await this._checkoutVersion(this.packageConfig.version);
         }
 
diff --git a/src/modules/package.ts b/src/modules/package.ts
index 830d168..29e2250 100644
--- a/src/modules/package.ts
+++ b/src/modules/package.ts
@@ -92,9 +92,9 @@ export class PackageConfig {
         this.version = version;
     }
 
-    async getPackageVersions(): Promise<TagResult> {
+    async getPackageVersions(verbose?: boolean): Promise<TagResult> {
         try {
-            const packageInformation = await packageDownloader(this).downloadPackage({ checkVersionOnly: true });
+            const packageInformation = await packageDownloader(this).downloadPackage({ checkVersionOnly: true, verbose: verbose });
             const packageVersionTags = await packageInformation.tags();
             return packageVersionTags;
         } catch (error) {
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ export class PackageConfig {
 
     async downloadPackageVersion(verbose?: boolean): Promise<void> {
         try {
-            await packageDownloader(this).downloadPackage({ checkVersionOnly: false });
+            await packageDownloader(this).downloadPackage({ verbose: verbose });
         } catch (error) {
             console.error(error);
         }