diff --git a/lib/modulesync.rb b/lib/modulesync.rb
index d3dd5ee2..196ca346 100644
--- a/lib/modulesync.rb
+++ b/lib/modulesync.rb
@@ -132,32 +132,25 @@ def self.manage_module(puppet_module, module_files, module_options, defaults, op
     if options[:noop]
       Git.update_noop(git_repo, options)
     elsif !options[:offline]
-      if options[:pr]
-        manage_pr_or_mr(git_repo, files_to_manage, namespace, module_name, options)
-      else
-        Git.update(git_repo, files_to_manage, options)
-      end
-    end
-  end
+      pushed = Git.update(git_repo, files_to_manage, options)
 
-  def self.manage_pr_or_mr(git_repo, files_to_manage, namespace, module_name, options)
-    unless options[:branch]
-      $stderr.puts 'A branch must be specified with --branch to use --pr!'
-      return nil
+      if pushed && options[:pr]
+        @pr.manage(namespace, module_name, options)
+      end
     end
-    # Git.update() returns a boolean: true if files were pushed, false if not.
-    pushed = Git.update(git_repo, files_to_manage, options)
-
-    # If there's nothing pushed, we're done
-    return nil unless pushed
-
-    @pr.manage(namespace, module_name, options)
   end
 
   def self.update(options)
     options = config_defaults.merge(options)
     defaults = Util.parse_config(File.join(options[:configs], CONF_FILE))
-    @pr = get_pr_manager if options[:pr]
+    if options[:pr]
+      unless options[:branch]
+        $stderr.puts 'A branch must be specified with --branch to use --pr!'
+        raise
+      end
+
+      @pr = get_pr_manager if options[:pr]
+    end
 
     local_template_dir = File.join(options[:configs], MODULE_FILES_DIR)
     local_files = find_template_files(local_template_dir)