diff --git a/api/pkg/git/git.go b/api/pkg/git/git.go
index 5f9c2e2d12..030230080c 100644
--- a/api/pkg/git/git.go
+++ b/api/pkg/git/git.go
@@ -146,8 +146,12 @@ func git(log *zap.SugaredLogger, kind string, args ...string) (string, error) {
 	output, err := rawGit(kind, args...)
 
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Errorf("git %s : error %s ;output: %s", strings.Join(args, " "), err.Error(), output)
-		return "", err
+		log.Errorw(
+			"executedCommand", fmt.Sprintf("git %s", strings.Join(args, " ")),
+			"executedCommandOutput", output,
+			err,
+		)
+		return output, err
 	}
 	return output, nil
 }
@@ -162,8 +166,6 @@ func rawGit(dir string, args ...string) (string, error) {
 	if dir != "" {
 		c.Dir = dir
 	}
-	if err := c.Run(); err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-	return output.String(), nil
+	err := c.Run()
+	return output.String(), err
 }