diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index 6924822..1c76a6f 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 use crate::common;
 use crate::refractr::Refractr;
+
 use core::fmt;
-use std::io::Read;
-use std::path::PathBuf;
+use serde_derive::Deserialize;
 use std::env;
 use std::fs::{self, File, Metadata};
+use std::io::Read;
+use std::path::PathBuf;
 use toml;
-use serde_derive::Deserialize;
 
 pub struct ConfigFile {
   pub path: String,
@@ -129,11 +130,11 @@ pub fn read_config(paths: Vec<PathBuf>, refractr: &Refractr) -> Result<Vec<Confi
     let mut dup = false;
     for i in &config_files {
       if i.path == config_file.path {
-        eprintln!("refractr: warning: skipping config file \"{}\" as it was already read", path.as_path().display());
+        common::warning(format!("skipping config file \"{}\" as it was already read", path.as_path().display()));
         dup = true;
         break;
       } else if i.config == config_file.config {
-        eprintln!("refractr: warning: config files \"{}\" and \"{}\" appear to have the same config", i.path, config_file.path);
+        common::warning(format!("config files \"{}\" and \"{}\" appear to have the same config", i.path, config_file.path));
       }
     }
     
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index e040ac2..2469f4c 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@ mod common;
 mod config;
 mod refractr;
 
+use crate::refractr::Refractr;
+
 use clap::Parser;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 use std::process;
-use std::env;
 use users;
-use crate::refractr::Refractr;
 
 #[derive(Parser)]
 #[command(name = "refractr")]
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ struct Args {
 
   #[arg(short = 'e', long, help = "Output a full, commented config file and exit")]
   create: bool,
+
+  #[arg(short = 's', long, help = "Exit on push errors instead of ignoring")]
+  strict: bool,
 }
 
 fn get_config_default() -> &'static str {
@@ -44,6 +47,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), String> {
       None => false
     },
     pid: process::id(),
+    strict: args.strict,
     unix: cfg!(unix),
     verbose: args.verbose
   };
diff --git a/src/refractr.rs b/src/refractr.rs
index 8feb22a..5f8cb6a 100644
--- a/src/refractr.rs
+++ b/src/refractr.rs
@@ -1,25 +1,26 @@
-use git2::build::CheckoutBuilder;
-use git2::{CertificateCheckStatus, Cred, PushOptions, RemoteCallbacks, Repository};
-use sha2::{Sha256, Digest};
-
 use crate::freak_out;
 use crate::common;
 use crate::config::{Config, ConfigFile};
-use std::fs;
+
+use git2::{CertificateCheckStatus, Cred, PushOptions, RemoteCallbacks, Repository};
+use git2::{Error, ErrorCode};
+use git2::build::CheckoutBuilder;
+use hex;
+use sha2::{Sha256, Digest};
 use std::env;
+use std::fs;
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
 use std::thread;
 use std::time;
-use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
-use git2::{Error, ErrorCode};
-use hex;
-use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
-use std::sync::Arc;
 
 pub struct Refractr {
   pub docker: bool,
-  pub verbose: u8,
   pub pid: u32,
-  pub unix: bool
+  pub strict: bool,
+  pub unix: bool,
+  pub verbose: u8
 }
 
 struct OpenedRepository {
@@ -83,7 +84,7 @@ impl Refractr {
         Ok(_) => remote_list.push(remote_id),
         Err(e) => {
           if e.code() == ErrorCode::Exists {
-            eprintln!("refractr: warning: remote {} already exists, skipping", remote_id);
+            common::warning(format!("remote {} already exists, skipping", remote_id));
             remote_list.push(remote_id)
           } else {
             freak_out!(format!("failed to create remote: {}", e));
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ impl Refractr {
     Ok(remote_list)
   }
 
-  fn push_remotes(&self, cfg: &Config, repo: &Repository, remote_list: &Vec<String>) {
+  fn push_remotes(&self, cfg: &Config, repo: &Repository, remote_list: &Vec<String>) -> Result<(), String> {
     for id in remote_list {
       let mut remote = repo.find_remote(&id).unwrap();
       common::verbose(
@@ -133,13 +134,19 @@ impl Refractr {
       match remote.push::<&str>(&refs, Some(&mut push_options)) {
         Ok(_) => (),
         Err(e) => {
-          eprintln!("refractr: failed to push to remote: {}: {}", remote.url().unwrap(), e)
+          if self.strict {
+            return Err(format!("failed to push to remote: {}: {}", remote.url().unwrap(), e))
+          } else {
+            common::warning(format!("failed to push to remote: {}: {}", remote.url().unwrap(), e))
+          }
         }
       }
     }
+
+    Ok(())
   }
 
-  fn looper(&self, repos: Vec<OpenedRepository>) {
+  fn looper(&self, repos: Vec<OpenedRepository>) -> Result<(), String> {
     let mut current_ints = Vec::new();
     let running = Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(true));
     let r = running.clone();
@@ -178,7 +185,12 @@ impl Refractr {
                 2,
                 format!("Interval for {} has arrived, pulling", repos[i].cfg.from));
               let _ = self.fast_forward(&repos[i].path, &repos[i].cfg.branches);
-              self.push_remotes(&repos[i].cfg, &repos[i].repo, &repos[i].remotes);
+              if let Err(e) = self.push_remotes(
+                &repos[i].cfg,
+                &repos[i].repo,
+                &repos[i].remotes) {
+                  return Err(e)
+                }
             }
           }
           do_break = false;
@@ -186,8 +198,9 @@ impl Refractr {
         }
       }
     }
-    common::verbose(self.verbose, 1, format!("Exited looper due to ^C"));
 
+    common::verbose(self.verbose, 1, format!("Exited looper due to ^C"));
+    Ok(())
   }
 
   pub fn run(&self, cfgs: Vec<ConfigFile>) -> Result<(), String> {
@@ -229,7 +242,7 @@ impl Refractr {
       let repo = match Repository::clone(&cfg.config.from, Path::new(&repo_dir)) {
         Ok(repo) => repo,
         Err(_) => {
-          eprintln!("refractr: warning: found existing repo at {}, attempting to use", repo_dir);
+          common::warning(format!("found existing repo at {}, attempting to use", repo_dir));
           match self.fast_forward(&repo_dir, &cfg.config.branches) {
             Ok(_) => if let Ok(repo) = Repository::open(Path::new(&repo_dir)) {
               repo
@@ -246,7 +259,9 @@ impl Refractr {
         Ok(v) => v,
         Err(e) => return Err(e)
       };
-      self.push_remotes(&cfg.config, &repo, &remotes);
+      if let Err(e) = self.push_remotes(&cfg.config, &repo, &remotes) {
+        return Err(e)
+      }
       if cfg.config.schedule.enabled {
         loop_repos.push(OpenedRepository {
           repo,
@@ -262,7 +277,7 @@ impl Refractr {
         self.verbose,
         2,
         format!("{} configs have schedules enabled, setting up looper", loop_repos.len()));
-      self.looper(loop_repos);
+      return self.looper(loop_repos);
     } else {
       common::verbose(
         self.verbose,