diff --git a/arch-config/scripts/in_path/sc-git-pull b/arch-config/scripts/in_path/sc-git-pull
index c968239b..6a4b84c2 100755
--- a/arch-config/scripts/in_path/sc-git-pull
+++ b/arch-config/scripts/in_path/sc-git-pull
@@ -17,15 +17,18 @@ for dir in "${dirs[@]}"; do
     # change into that directory
     cd "$dir"
     # try to check out master or main branch
+    set +e
     git checkout -q master 2>/dev/null \
         || git checkout -q main 2>/dev/null
     # check whether the previous two commands failed
     if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-        printf "Couldn't find master or main branches\n"
-        exit 1
+        printf "Couldn't find master or main branch\n"
+    # if all is well, fetch and pull
+    else
+        git fetch --all
+        git pull
     fi
-    git fetch --all
-    git pull
+    set -e
 done
 
 exit 0