diff --git a/git-vogue.cabal b/git-vogue.cabal
--- a/git-vogue.cabal
+++ b/git-vogue.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:                git-vogue
-version:             0.1.0.0
+version:             0.1.0.1
 synopsis:            A framework for pre-commit checks.
 description:         Make your Haskell git repositories fashionable.
 homepage:            https://github.com/anchor/git-vogue
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@
                      , mtl
                      , unix
                        -- To fix depedencies
-                     , hlint           >= 1.9    && < 1.10
+                     , hlint           >= 1.9.13 && < 1.10
                      , stylish-haskell >= 0.5.11 && < 0.5.12
-                     , ghc-mod         >= 5.2  && < 5.3
+                     , ghc-mod         >= 5.2    && < 5.3
 
 executable git-vogue
   default-language:    Haskell2010
diff --git a/src/git-vogue-cabal.hs b/src/git-vogue-cabal.hs
--- a/src/git-vogue-cabal.hs
+++ b/src/git-vogue-cabal.hs
@@ -32,7 +32,10 @@
     f CmdCheck = do
         ok <- check silent
         unless ok exitFailure
-    f CmdFix     = exitFailure
+    f CmdFix     = do
+        putStrLn $ "There are outstanding cabal failures, you need to fix this "
+                <> "manually and then re-run check"
+        exitFailure
 
 -- | Runs the same thing as cabal check.
 -- See also "Distribution.Client.Check" in cabal-install.
diff --git a/src/git-vogue-ghc-mod.hs b/src/git-vogue-ghc-mod.hs
--- a/src/git-vogue-ghc-mod.hs
+++ b/src/git-vogue-ghc-mod.hs
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@
     f CmdName  = putStrLn "ghc-mod check"
     f CmdCheck = ghcModCheck
     f CmdFix   = do
-        putStrLn "you need to fix ghc-mod check failures"
+        putStrLn $ "There are outstanding ghc-mod failures, you need to fix this "
+                <> "manually and then re-run check"
         exitFailure
 
 -- | Try to help the user out with some munging of error messages
diff --git a/src/git-vogue-hlint.hs b/src/git-vogue-hlint.hs
--- a/src/git-vogue-hlint.hs
+++ b/src/git-vogue-hlint.hs
@@ -38,7 +38,10 @@
   where
     f CmdName  = putStrLn "hlint"
     f CmdCheck = lint
-    f CmdFix   = putStrLn "you need to fix hlint failures" >> exitFailure
+    f CmdFix   = do
+        putStrLn $ "There are outstanding hlint failures, you need to fix this "
+                <> "manually and then re-run check"
+        exitFailure
 
 -- | Lint all of the .hs files from stdin
 lint ::  IO ()