diff --git a/bin/sde-update-tree b/bin/sde-update-tree
index b3257d2..bd9af2f 100755
--- a/bin/sde-update-tree
+++ b/bin/sde-update-tree
@@ -64,16 +64,17 @@ tree="${SDEROOT##*/}"
 
 update_git()
 {
+	local prefix="$1"
 	local branch=$( git symbolic-ref -q HEAD | sed -e 's|^refs/heads/||' )
 	local remote=$( git config branch.$branch.remote )
 	local remote_list=$( git remote )
 	local remote_branch= remote_branch_list=
 
 	if [ -z "$remote_list" ]; then
-		echo "no remotes set"
+		echo "$prefix: no remotes set"
 		return 0
 	elif [ -n "$remote" -a -z "$( echo "$remote_list" | grep "^$remote\$" )" ]; then
-		echo "$remote: what?! remote is gone!"
+		echo "$prefix: what?! '$remote' is gone!"
 		return 1
 	elif [ -z "$remote" ]; then
 		# uhm, get a good remote
@@ -87,7 +88,7 @@ update_git()
 		remote_branch_list=$( git branch -r | sed -n -e "s|^  $remote/||p" | grep -v '^HEAD$' )
 
 		if [ -z "$remote_branch_list" ]; then
-			echo "no remote set, and couldn't guess".
+			echo "$prefix: no remote set, and couldn't guess one".
 			return 1
 		elif [ "$( echo "$remote_branch_list" | grep "^$branch$" )" ]; then
 			remote_branch="$branch"
@@ -97,12 +98,14 @@ update_git()
 			remote_branch="$( echo "$remote_branch_list" | head -n 1 )"
 		fi
 			
-		echo "no remote set, assuming $remote/$remote_branch."
+		echo "$prefix: no remote set, assuming $remote/$remote_branch."
 		git config branch.$branch.remote "$remote"
 		git config branch.$branch.merge "refs/heads/$remote_branch"
+	else
+		echo "$prefix:"
 	fi	
 
-	git reset && git pull --rebase
+	( git reset && git pull --rebase ) 2>&1 | indent_output
 }
 
 update_svn()
@@ -135,10 +138,7 @@ for x in . package $( ls -1d package/* target/* 2> /dev/null ); do
 				;;
 		esac
 	elif [ -d "$x/.git" ]; then
-		cd "$x";
-		echo "$tree/$x:"
-		update_git 2>&1 | indent_output
-		cd - > /dev/null
+		( cd "$x"; update_git "$tree/$x" )
 	elif [ -d "$x/.svn" ]; then
 		( cd "$x"; update_svn "$tree/$x" )
 	fi