diff --git a/app/controllers/repository_mirrors_controller.rb b/app/controllers/repository_mirrors_controller.rb
index 7878a5229c8..22d7e70ada2 100644
--- a/app/controllers/repository_mirrors_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/repository_mirrors_controller.rb
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ def settings
 	def push
 		respond_to do |format|
 			format.html {
-				@mirror.push
+				(@push_failed,@shellout) = @mirror.push
 			}
 		end
 	end
diff --git a/app/models/repository_mirror.rb b/app/models/repository_mirror.rb
index 59baffd4167..7a80fc7e618 100644
--- a/app/models/repository_mirror.rb
+++ b/app/models/repository_mirror.rb
@@ -18,19 +18,12 @@ def to_s
 
 	def push
 		repo_path = GitHosting.repository_path(project)
-		shellout = %x[ echo 'cd "#{repo_path}" ; env GIT_SSH=~/.ssh/run_gitolite_admin_ssh git push --mirror "#{url}" 2>&1' | #{GitHosting.git_user_runner} "bash" ]
+		shellout = %x[ echo 'cd "#{repo_path}" ; env GIT_SSH=~/.ssh/run_gitolite_admin_ssh git push --mirror "#{url}" 2>&1' | #{GitHosting.git_user_runner} "bash" ].chomp
 		push_failed = ($?.to_i!=0) ? true : false
-
-		err_output = push_failed ? "" : ""
 		if push_failed
-			ms = " #{mirror.url} push error "
-			nr = (70-ms.length)/2
-			GitHosting.logger.debug "Failed:\n%{nrs} #{ms} %{nrs}\n#{shellout}%{nre} #{ms} %{nre}\n" % {:nrs => ">"*nr, :nre => "<"*nr}
-			err_output = err_output + ("%{nrs} #{ms} %{nrs}\n" % {:nrs => ">"*nr})
-			err_output = err_output + "#{shellout}"
-			err_output = err_output + ("%{nre} #{ms} %{nre}\n" % {:nre => "<"*nr})
-		end
-		err_output
+                	GitHosting.logger.error "Mirror push error: #{url}\n#{shellout}"
+                end
+        	[push_failed,shellout]
 	end
 
 end