2 files changed, 20 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/src/bin/git_remote_nostr/fetch.rs b/src/bin/git_remote_nostr/fetch.rs
index b0d6cfe..7ee264b 100644
--- a/src/bin/git_remote_nostr/fetch.rs
+++ b/src/bin/git_remote_nostr/fetch.rs
@@ -188,10 +188,16 @@ async fn fetch_open_or_draft_proposals_from_patches(
                 } else if let Err(error) =
                     make_commits_for_proposal(git_repo, repo_ref, events_to_apply)
                 {
-                    term.write_line(
-                        format!("WARNING: failed to create branch for {refstr}, error: {error}",)
-                            .as_str(),
-                    )?;
+                    if let Ok(Some(public_key)) = get_curent_user(git_repo) {
+                        if repo_ref.maintainers.contains(&public_key)
+                            || events_to_apply.iter().any(|e| e.pubkey.eq(&public_key))
+                        {
+                            term.write_line(
+                                format!("WARNING (only shown to maintainers or author): failed to create branch for {refstr}, error: {error}",)
+                                    .as_str(),
+                            )?;
+                        }
+                    }
                     break;
                 }
             }
diff --git a/src/bin/git_remote_nostr/list.rs b/src/bin/git_remote_nostr/list.rs
index af71674..b3ef2f6 100644
--- a/src/bin/git_remote_nostr/list.rs
+++ b/src/bin/git_remote_nostr/list.rs
@@ -198,12 +198,16 @@ async fn get_open_and_draft_proposals_state(
                             state.insert(format!("refs/heads/{branch_name}"), tip);
                         }
                         Err(error) => {
-                            let _ = term.write_line(
-                                format!(
-                                    "WARNING: failed to fetch branch {branch_name} error: {error}"
-                                )
-                                .as_str(),
-                            );
+                            if let Ok(Some(public_key)) = get_curent_user(git_repo) {
+                                if repo_ref.maintainers.contains(&public_key)
+                                    || events_to_apply.iter().any(|e| e.pubkey.eq(&public_key))
+                                {
+                                    term.write_line(
+                                        format!("WARNING (only shown to maintainers or author): failed to fetch branch {branch_name}, error: {error}",)
+                                            .as_str(),
+                                    )?;
+                                }
+                            }
                         }
                     }
                 }