diff --git a/src/gitolite.pm b/src/gitolite.pm
index 4cfa8e1..74e1bbc 100644
--- a/src/gitolite.pm
+++ b/src/gitolite.pm
@@ -137,11 +137,11 @@ sub get_set_perms
     wrap_chdir("$repo_base_abs");
     wrap_chdir("$repo.git");
     if ($verb eq 'getperms') {
-        print STDERR `cat gl-perms 2>/dev/null`;
+        system("cat", "gl-perms") if -f "gl-perms";
     } else {
         system("cat > gl-perms");
-        print STDERR "New perms are:\n";
-        print STDERR `cat gl-perms`;
+        print "New perms are:\n";
+        system("cat", "gl-perms");
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/gl-auth-command b/src/gl-auth-command
index 6be5bde..1d6a33a 100755
--- a/src/gl-auth-command
+++ b/src/gl-auth-command
@@ -105,14 +105,14 @@ if ($cmd =~ $CUSTOM_COMMANDS) {
     } else {
         die "$cmd doesn't make sense to me\n";
     }
-    exit 1;
+    exit 0;
 }
 
 # people allowed to get a shell can get basic access info by asking nicely
 if ($cmd eq 'info') {
     &report_basic($GL_ADMINDIR, $GL_CONF_COMPILED, $user);
     print "you also have shell access\n\r" if $shell_allowed;
-    exit 1;
+    exit 0;
 }
 
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