diff --git a/internal/lefthook/install.go b/internal/lefthook/install.go
index 507cac75..6b9c297e 100644
--- a/internal/lefthook/install.go
+++ b/internal/lefthook/install.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"crypto/md5"
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -114,18 +115,20 @@ func (l *Lefthook) createConfig(path string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (l *Lefthook) syncHooks(cfg *config.Config) (*config.Config, error) {
+func (l *Lefthook) syncHooks(cfg *config.Config, fetchRemotes bool) (*config.Config, error) {
 	var remotesSynced bool
 	var err error
 
-	for _, remote := range cfg.Remotes {
-		if remote.Configured() && remote.Refetch {
-			if err = l.repo.SyncRemote(remote.GitURL, remote.Ref, false); err != nil {
-				log.Warnf("Couldn't sync from %s. Will continue anyway: %s", remote.GitURL, err)
-				continue
-			}
+	if fetchRemotes {
+		for _, remote := range cfg.Remotes {
+			if remote.Configured() && remote.Refetch {
+				if err = l.repo.SyncRemote(remote.GitURL, remote.Ref, false); err != nil {
+					log.Warnf("Couldn't sync from %s. Will continue anyway: %s", remote.GitURL, err)
+					continue
+				}
 
-			remotesSynced = true
+				remotesSynced = true
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -133,7 +136,7 @@ func (l *Lefthook) syncHooks(cfg *config.Config) (*config.Config, error) {
 		// Reread the config file with synced remotes
 		cfg, err = l.readOrCreateConfig()
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to reread the config: %w", err)
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -157,11 +160,11 @@ func (l *Lefthook) createHooksIfNeeded(cfg *config.Config, checkHashSum, force b
 
 	checksum, err := l.configChecksum()
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return fmt.Errorf("could not calculate checksum: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	if err = l.ensureHooksDirExists(); err != nil {
-		return err
+		return fmt.Errorf("could not create hooks dir: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	rootsMap := make(map[string]struct{})
@@ -185,7 +188,7 @@ func (l *Lefthook) createHooksIfNeeded(cfg *config.Config, checkHashSum, force b
 		hookNames = append(hookNames, hook)
 
 		if err = l.cleanHook(hook, force); err != nil {
-			return err
+			return fmt.Errorf("could not replace the hook: %w", err)
 		}
 
 		templateArgs := templates.Args{
@@ -194,7 +197,7 @@ func (l *Lefthook) createHooksIfNeeded(cfg *config.Config, checkHashSum, force b
 			Roots:                   roots,
 		}
 		if err = l.addHook(hook, templateArgs); err != nil {
-			return err
+			return fmt.Errorf("could not add the hook: %w", err)
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -208,7 +211,7 @@ func (l *Lefthook) createHooksIfNeeded(cfg *config.Config, checkHashSum, force b
 	}
 
 	if err = l.addChecksumFile(checksum); err != nil {
-		return err
+		return fmt.Errorf("could not create a checksum file: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	success = true
@@ -328,7 +331,7 @@ func (l *Lefthook) configChecksum() (checksum string, err error) {
 func (l *Lefthook) addChecksumFile(checksum string) error {
 	timestamp, err := l.configLastUpdateTimestamp()
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to get config update timestamp: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	return afero.WriteFile(
diff --git a/internal/lefthook/run.go b/internal/lefthook/run.go
index 2185ccb6..1906574d 100644
--- a/internal/lefthook/run.go
+++ b/internal/lefthook/run.go
@@ -73,7 +73,9 @@ func (l *Lefthook) Run(hookName string, args RunArgs, gitArgs []string) error {
 	// prepare-commit-msg hook is used for seamless synchronization of hooks with config.
 	// See: internal/lefthook/install.go
 	_, ok := cfg.Hooks[hookName]
+	var isGhostHook bool
 	if hookName == config.GhostHookName && !ok && !verbose {
+		isGhostHook = true
 		log.SetLevel(log.WarnLevel)
 	}
 
@@ -97,11 +99,10 @@ func (l *Lefthook) Run(hookName string, args RunArgs, gitArgs []string) error {
 
 	if !args.NoAutoInstall {
 		// This line controls updating the git hook if config has changed
-		newCfg, err := l.syncHooks(cfg)
+		newCfg, err := l.syncHooks(cfg, !isGhostHook)
 		if err != nil {
-			log.Warn(
-				`⚠️  There was a problem with synchronizing git hooks.
-Run 'lefthook install' manually.`,
+			log.Warnf(
+				"⚠️  There was a problem with synchronizing git hooks. Run 'lefthook install' manually.\n   Error: %s", err,
 			)
 		} else {
 			cfg = newCfg
@@ -147,6 +148,7 @@ Run 'lefthook install' manually.`,
 			sourceDirs = append(
 				sourceDirs,
 				filepath.Join(
+					l.repo.RootPath,
 					l.repo.RemoteFolder(remote.GitURL, remote.Ref),
 					cfg.SourceDir,
 				),