diff --git a/lib/github.js b/lib/github.js
index 6e3c244..6d838bd 100644
--- a/lib/github.js
+++ b/lib/github.js
@@ -67,12 +67,12 @@ exports.release = (config, gh) => __awaiter(void 0, void 0, void 0, function* ()
             }
             catch (error) {
                 // presume a race with competing metrix runs
-                console.log(`GitHub release failed with status: ${error.status}`);
+                console.log(`⚠️ GitHub release failed with status: ${error.status}, retrying...`);
                 return exports.release(config, gh);
             }
         }
         else {
-            console.log(`Unexpected error fetching GitHub release for tag ${config.github_ref}: ${error}`);
+            console.log(`⚠️ Unexpected error fetching GitHub release for tag ${config.github_ref}: ${error}`);
             throw error;
         }
     }
diff --git a/lib/main.js b/lib/main.js
index ed43d6e..cd98f3c 100644
--- a/lib/main.js
+++ b/lib/main.js
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ function run() {
             console.log(`🎉 Release ready at ${rel.html_url}`);
         }
         catch (error) {
-            console.log(`Error: ${error}`);
             core_1.setFailed(error.message);
         }
     });
diff --git a/lib/util.js b/lib/util.js
index 23698bd..60886db 100644
--- a/lib/util.js
+++ b/lib/util.js
@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@ const fs_1 = require("fs");
 exports.parseConfig = (env) => {
     return {
         github_token: env.GITHUB_TOKEN || "",
-        github_ref: (env.GITHUB_REF || ""),
+        github_ref: env.GITHUB_REF || "",
         github_repository: env.GITHUB_REPOSITORY || "",
         input_name: env.INPUT_NAME,
         input_body: env.INPUT_BODY,
         input_body_path: env.INPUT_BODY_PATH,
         input_files: (env.INPUT_FILES || "").split(","),
-        input_draft: env.INPUT_DRAFT === 'true'
+        input_draft: env.INPUT_DRAFT === "true"
     };
 };
 exports.paths = (patterns) => {
diff --git a/src/github.ts b/src/github.ts
index 2639172..79a853a 100644
--- a/src/github.ts
+++ b/src/github.ts
@@ -76,12 +76,14 @@ export const release = async (config: Config, gh: GitHub): Promise<Release> => {
         return release.data;
       } catch (error) {
         // presume a race with competing metrix runs
-        console.log(`GitHub release failed with status: ${error.status}`);
+        console.log(
+          `⚠️ GitHub release failed with status: ${error.status}, retrying...`
+        );
         return release(config, gh);
       }
     } else {
       console.log(
-        `Unexpected error fetching GitHub release for tag ${config.github_ref}: ${error}`
+        `⚠️ Unexpected error fetching GitHub release for tag ${config.github_ref}: ${error}`
       );
       throw error;
     }
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index 2fa556e..737571b 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ async function run() {
     }
     console.log(`🎉 Release ready at ${rel.html_url}`);
   } catch (error) {
-    console.log(`Error: ${error}`);
     setFailed(error.message);
   }
 }