diff --git a/lib/git/lib.rb b/lib/git/lib.rb
index a0c25de6..d03230bf 100644
--- a/lib/git/lib.rb
+++ b/lib/git/lib.rb
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ def change_head_branch(branch_name)
     
     def branches_all
       arr = []
-      command_lines('branch', '-a').each do |b| 
+      command_lines('branch', ['-a', '--no-color']).each do |b| 
         current = (b[0, 2] == '* ')
         arr << [b.gsub('* ', '').strip, current]
       end
@@ -910,7 +910,7 @@ def command(cmd, opts = [], chdir = true, redirect = '', &block)
 
       if @logger
         @logger.info(git_cmd)
-        @logger.debug(output)
+        @logger.debug(output) unless output.to_s == ''
       end
             
       if exitstatus > 1 || (exitstatus == 1 && output != '')