diff --git a/radicle-cli/examples/rad-clone-partial-fail.md b/radicle-cli/examples/rad-clone-partial-fail.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c0270700
--- /dev/null
+++ b/radicle-cli/examples/rad-clone-partial-fail.md
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+Eve knows about three seeds.
+
+```
+$ rad node routing
+╭─────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
+│ RID                                 NID             │
+├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
+│ rad:z42hL2jL4XNk6K8oHQaSWfMgCL7ji   z6MknSL…StBU8Vi │
+│ rad:z42hL2jL4XNk6K8oHQaSWfMgCL7ji   z6MksFq…bS9wzpT │
+│ rad:z42hL2jL4XNk6K8oHQaSWfMgCL7ji   z6Mkt67…v4N1tRk │
+╰─────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
+```
+When she tries to clone, one of those will fail to fetch. But the clone command
+still returns successfully.
+
+```
+$ rad clone rad:z42hL2jL4XNk6K8oHQaSWfMgCL7ji --timeout 3
+✓ Seeding policy updated for rad:z42hL2jL4XNk6K8oHQaSWfMgCL7ji with scope 'all'
+✗ Fetching rad:z42hL2jL4XNk6K8oHQaSWfMgCL7ji from z6Mkt67…v4N1tRk.. error: failed to perform fetch handshake
+✓ Fetching rad:z42hL2jL4XNk6K8oHQaSWfMgCL7ji from z6MknSL…StBU8Vi..
+✗ Connecting to z6MksFq…bS9wzpT@[..].. error: connection reset
+✓ Creating checkout in ./heartwood..
+✓ Remote alice@z6MknSLrJoTcukLrE435hVNQT4JUhbvWLX4kUzqkEStBU8Vi added
+✓ Remote-tracking branch alice@z6MknSLrJoTcukLrE435hVNQT4JUhbvWLX4kUzqkEStBU8Vi/master created for z6MknSL…StBU8Vi
+✓ Repository successfully cloned under [..]/heartwood/
+╭────────────────────────────────────╮
+│ heartwood                          │
+│ Radicle Heartwood Protocol & Stack │
+│ 0 issues · 0 patches               │
+╰────────────────────────────────────╯
+Run `cd ./heartwood` to go to the repository directory.
+```
diff --git a/radicle-cli/examples/rad-init-private-clone.md b/radicle-cli/examples/rad-init-private-clone.md
index ba773a3d..599bfc23 100644
--- a/radicle-cli/examples/rad-init-private-clone.md
+++ b/radicle-cli/examples/rad-init-private-clone.md
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ $ rad sync --announce --timeout 3
 ```
 
 Bob can now fetch the private repo without specifying a seed, because he knows
-that alice has the repo after she announced her refs:
+that Alice has the repo after she announced her refs:
 
 ``` ~bob
 $ rad sync rad:z2ug5mwNKZB8KGpBDRTrWHAMbvHCu --fetch
diff --git a/radicle-cli/src/commands/sync.rs b/radicle-cli/src/commands/sync.rs
index 4edddd2a..ad1eaa30 100644
--- a/radicle-cli/src/commands/sync.rs
+++ b/radicle-cli/src/commands/sync.rs
@@ -540,8 +540,8 @@ fn connect(
                 spinner.finish();
                 return true;
             }
-            Ok(node::ConnectResult::Disconnected { .. }) => {
-                spinner.failed();
+            Ok(node::ConnectResult::Disconnected { reason }) => {
+                spinner.error(reason);
                 continue;
             }
             Err(e) => {
diff --git a/radicle-cli/tests/commands.rs b/radicle-cli/tests/commands.rs
index 6bc41540..fb477cf7 100644
--- a/radicle-cli/tests/commands.rs
+++ b/radicle-cli/tests/commands.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use radicle::node::config::seeds::{RADICLE_COMMUNITY_NODE, RADICLE_TEAM_NODE};
 use radicle::node::routing::Store as _;
 use radicle::node::Handle as _;
 use radicle::node::{Address, Alias, DEFAULT_TIMEOUT};
-use radicle::prelude::RepoId;
+use radicle::prelude::{NodeId, RepoId};
 use radicle::profile;
 use radicle::profile::Home;
 use radicle::storage::{ReadStorage, RefUpdate, RemoteRepository};
@@ -1190,6 +1190,63 @@ fn rad_clone_all() {
     eve.has_remote_of(&acme, &bob.id);
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn rad_clone_partial_fail() {
+    let mut environment = Environment::new();
+    let mut alice = environment.node(Config::test(Alias::new("alice")));
+    let bob = environment.node(Config::test(Alias::new("bob")));
+    let mut eve = environment.node(Config::test(Alias::new("eve")));
+    let working = environment.tmp().join("working");
+    let carol = NodeId::from_str("z6MksFqXN3Yhqk8pTJdUGLwBTkRfQvwZXPqR2qMEhbS9wzpT").unwrap();
+
+    // Setup a test project.
+    let acme = alice.project("heartwood", "Radicle Heartwood Protocol & Stack");
+
+    let mut alice = alice.spawn();
+    let mut bob = bob.spawn();
+
+    // Make Even think she knows about a seed called "carol" that has the repo.
+    eve.db
+        .addresses_mut()
+        .insert(
+            &carol,
+            node::Features::SEED,
+            Alias::new("carol"),
+            0,
+            localtime::LocalTime::now().as_secs(),
+            [node::KnownAddress::new(
+                // Eve will fail to connect to this address.
+                node::Address::from(net::SocketAddr::from(([0, 0, 0, 0], 19873))),
+                node::address::Source::Imported,
+            )],
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+    eve.db
+        .routing_mut()
+        .insert([&acme], carol, localtime::LocalTime::now().as_secs())
+        .unwrap();
+    eve.config.peers = node::config::PeerConfig::Static;
+
+    let mut eve = eve.spawn();
+
+    alice.handle.seed(acme, Scope::All).unwrap();
+    bob.handle.seed(acme, Scope::All).unwrap();
+
+    bob.connect(&alice).converge([&alice]);
+    eve.connect(&alice);
+    eve.connect(&bob);
+    eve.routes_to(&[(acme, carol), (acme, bob.id), (acme, alice.id)]);
+    bob.handle.unseed(acme).unwrap(); // Cause the fetch with bob to fail.
+
+    test(
+        "examples/rad-clone-partial-fail.md",
+        working.join("eve"),
+        Some(&eve.home),
+        [],
+    )
+    .unwrap();
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn rad_clone_connect() {
     let mut environment = Environment::new();