diff --git a/src/main/groovy/net/researchgate/release/GitAdapter.groovy b/src/main/groovy/net/researchgate/release/GitAdapter.groovy
index 73866f96..a0c77bb8 100644
--- a/src/main/groovy/net/researchgate/release/GitAdapter.groovy
+++ b/src/main/groovy/net/researchgate/release/GitAdapter.groovy
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ class GitAdapter extends BaseScmAdapter {
 
     @Override
     void commit(String message) {
-        exec(['git', 'commit', '-a', '-m', message])
+        exec(['git', 'commit', '-a', '-m', message], errorPatterns: ['error: ', 'fatal: '])
         if (shouldPush()) {
             def branch
             if (extension.git.pushToCurrentBranch) {