diff --git a/git_command.py b/git_command.py
index c7e94fd..26668a3 100644
--- a/git_command.py
+++ b/git_command.py
@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@ class GitCommand(object):
                provide_stdin=False,
                capture_stdout=False,
                capture_stderr=False,
+               merge_output=False,
                disable_editor=False,
                ssh_proxy=False,
                cwd=None,
@@ -277,7 +278,7 @@ class GitCommand(object):
       stdin = None
 
     stdout = subprocess.PIPE
-    stderr = subprocess.PIPE
+    stderr = subprocess.STDOUT if merge_output else subprocess.PIPE
 
     if IsTrace():
       global LAST_CWD
@@ -305,6 +306,8 @@ class GitCommand(object):
         dbg += ' 1>|'
       if stderr == subprocess.PIPE:
         dbg += ' 2>|'
+      elif stderr == subprocess.STDOUT:
+        dbg += ' 2>&1'
       Trace('%s', dbg)
 
     try:
@@ -352,7 +355,8 @@ class GitCommand(object):
     p = self.process
     s_in = platform_utils.FileDescriptorStreams.create()
     s_in.add(p.stdout, sys.stdout, 'stdout')
-    s_in.add(p.stderr, sys.stderr, 'stderr')
+    if p.stderr is not None:
+      s_in.add(p.stderr, sys.stderr, 'stderr')
     self.stdout = ''
     self.stderr = ''
 
diff --git a/project.py b/project.py
index 57a5832..3c4b4ae 100644
--- a/project.py
+++ b/project.py
@@ -2365,7 +2365,8 @@ class Project(object):
 
     ok = False
     for _i in range(2):
-      gitcmd = GitCommand(self, cmd, bare=True, ssh_proxy=ssh_proxy)
+      gitcmd = GitCommand(self, cmd, bare=True, ssh_proxy=ssh_proxy,
+                          merge_output=True, capture_stdout=not verbose)
       ret = gitcmd.Wait()
       if ret == 0:
         ok = True
@@ -2388,6 +2389,8 @@ class Project(object):
       elif ret < 0:
         # Git died with a signal, exit immediately
         break
+      if not verbose:
+        print('%s:\n%s' % (self.name, gitcmd.stdout), file=sys.stderr)
       time.sleep(random.randint(30, 45))
 
     if initial: