diff --git a/radicle-cli/src/commands/patch/checkout.rs b/radicle-cli/src/commands/patch/checkout.rs
index 6148a6dc..b9489604 100644
--- a/radicle-cli/src/commands/patch/checkout.rs
+++ b/radicle-cli/src/commands/patch/checkout.rs
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ fn find_patch_commit<'a>(
                 .find(|(_, o)| **o == patch_head)
                 .ok_or(anyhow!("patch ref for {patch_head} not found in storage"))?;
             let remote_branch = git::refs::workdir::remote_branch(
-                &RefString::try_from(author.to_string())?,
+                &RefString::try_from(author.as_key().to_human())?,
                 patch_branch,
             );
             let url = git::Url::from(stored.id).with_namespace(*author);
diff --git a/radicle-cli/src/commands/patch/update.rs b/radicle-cli/src/commands/patch/update.rs
index 29cf972b..a5a6de94 100644
--- a/radicle-cli/src/commands/patch/update.rs
+++ b/radicle-cli/src/commands/patch/update.rs
@@ -96,6 +96,8 @@ pub fn run(
     let head_oid = branch_oid(&head_branch)?;
     let base_oid = workdir.merge_base(*target_oid, *head_oid)?;
     let message = message.get(REVISION_MSG);
+    let message = message.replace(REVISION_MSG.trim(), "");
+    let message = message.trim();
     let signer = term::signer(profile)?;
     let revision = patch.update(message, base_oid, *head_oid, &signer)?;
 
diff --git a/radicle-cli/src/terminal.rs b/radicle-cli/src/terminal.rs
index 06d38836..d387d2f6 100644
--- a/radicle-cli/src/terminal.rs
+++ b/radicle-cli/src/terminal.rs
@@ -88,11 +88,10 @@ where
                 _ => {}
             };
             eprintln!(
-                "{} {} {} {}",
-                Paint::red("=="),
+                "{} {} rad {}: {err}",
+                Paint::red(ERROR_PREFIX),
                 Paint::red("Error:"),
-                Paint::red(format!("rad-{}:", help.name)),
-                Paint::red(err.to_string()),
+                help.name,
             );
 
             if let Some(Error::WithHint { hint, .. }) = err.downcast_ref::<Error>() {