diff --git a/roles/deploy/tasks/update.yml b/roles/deploy/tasks/update.yml
index 92ac949b00..17250a0493 100644
--- a/roles/deploy/tasks/update.yml
+++ b/roles/deploy/tasks/update.yml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
       > https://roots.io/trellis/docs/ssh-keys/#cloning-remote-repo-using-ssh-agent-forwarding
 
       Error:
-      {{ git_clone.stderr }}
+      {{ git_clone.msg | default(git_clone.stderr) }}
   when: git_clone is failed
 
 - name: Remove untracked files from project folder