diff --git a/completions/_git-elegant b/completions/_git-elegant
index 456d2db..f9e3754 100755
--- a/completions/_git-elegant
+++ b/completions/_git-elegant
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ __ge_complete_commands () {
 __ge_remotes() {
     # completes first position with remote branches
     local remotes=(
-        $(git for-each-ref --format='%(refname:short)' refs/remotes 2>/dev/null || echo )
+        $(git for-each-ref --format '%(refname:short)' refs/remotes 2>/dev/null)
     )
     _arguments '--help' \
                '--no-workflows' \
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ __ge_show_release_notes_modes(){
 
 __ge_show_release_notes() {
     local all=(
-         $(git for-each-ref --format '%(refname:short)' refs 2>/dev/null || echo )
+        $(git for-each-ref --sort '-version:refname' --format '%(refname:short)' refs 2>/dev/null)
     )
     _arguments '--help' \
                '--no-workflows' \
diff --git a/completions/git-elegant.bash b/completions/git-elegant.bash
index dfb3d0e..098f701 100755
--- a/completions/git-elegant.bash
+++ b/completions/git-elegant.bash
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ _git_elegant() {
             accept-work|obtain-work)
                 local opts=(
                     ${gecops}
-                    $(git for-each-ref --format='%(refname:short)' refs/remotes)
+                    $(git for-each-ref --format='%(refname:short)' refs/remotes 2>/dev/null)
                 )
                 COMPREPLY=(
                     $(compgen -W "${opts[*]}" -- ${cursor})
@@ -45,7 +45,9 @@ _git_elegant() {
     if [[ ${#COMP_WORDS[*]} > $(( 2 + ${offset} )) ]]; then
         case "${COMP_WORDS[COMP_CWORD-$(( 2 + ${offset} ))]}" in
             show-release-notes)
-                local opts=($(git for-each-ref --sort "-version:refname" --format "%(refname:short)" refs))
+                local opts=(
+                    $(git for-each-ref --sort "-version:refname" --format "%(refname:short)" refs 2>/dev/null)
+                )
                 COMPREPLY=( $(compgen -W "${opts[*]}" -- ${cursor}) )
                 return 0 ;;
             *)  ;;
@@ -56,7 +58,9 @@ _git_elegant() {
     if [[ ${#COMP_WORDS[*]} > $(( 3 + ${offset} )) ]]; then
         case "${COMP_WORDS[COMP_CWORD-$(( 3 + ${offset} ))]}" in
             show-release-notes)
-                local opts=($(git for-each-ref --sort "-version:refname" --format "%(refname:short)" refs))
+                local opts=(
+                    $(git for-each-ref --sort "-version:refname" --format "%(refname:short)" refs 2>/dev/null)
+                )
                 COMPREPLY=( $(compgen -W "${opts[*]}" -- ${cursor}) )
                 return 0 ;;
             *)  ;;
diff --git a/libexec/git-elegant b/libexec/git-elegant
index 7a418d7..778bca4 100755
--- a/libexec/git-elegant
+++ b/libexec/git-elegant
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ MESSAGE
     local type=${1}
     local command=${2}
     if [[ ! "init-repository clone-repository" =~ ${command} ]]; then
-        local prefix=$(git rev-parse --show-cdup)
+        local prefix=$(git rev-parse --show-cdup 2>/dev/null)
     fi
     --run-file "${prefix}.git/.workflows/${command}-${type}"
     --run-file "${prefix}.workflows/${command}-${type}"