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diff --git a/dgit b/dgit
index d18cc73b..bfc168c2 100755
--- a/dgit
+++ b/dgit
@@ -4013,10 +4013,12 @@ sub splitbrain_pseudomerge ($$$$) {
 	infopair_cond_ff($i_dep14, [ $maintview, 'HEAD' ]);
 	1;
     }) {
+        $@ =~ s/^\n//; chomp $@;
 	print STDERR <<END;
-$us: check failed (maybe --overwrite is needed, consult documentation)
+$@
+| Not fast forward; maybe --overwrite is needed, see dgit(1)
 END
-	die "$@";
+	finish -1;
     }
 
     my $r = pseudomerge_make_commit
@@ -5398,7 +5400,8 @@ sub quiltify ($$$$) {
 		print STDERR "$us:  ", $reportnot->($notp), "\n";
 	    }
 	    print STDERR "$us: $_\n" foreach @$failsuggestion;
-	    fail "quilt fixup naive history linearisation failed.\n".
+	    fail
+ "quilt history linearisation failed.  Search \`quilt fixup' in dgit(7).\n".
  "Use dpkg-source --commit by hand; or, --quilt=smash for one ugly patch";
 	} elsif ($quilt_mode eq 'smash') {
 	} elsif ($quilt_mode eq 'auto') {