diff --git a/radicle-cli/examples/git/git-push-converge.md b/radicle-cli/examples/git/git-push-converge.md
index 3ae8468f..171baa1f 100644
--- a/radicle-cli/examples/git/git-push-converge.md
+++ b/radicle-cli/examples/git/git-push-converge.md
@@ -59,13 +59,13 @@ found` error is showing up:
 $ rad remote add did:key:z6Mkt67GdsW7715MEfRuP4pSZxJRJh6kj6Y48WRqVv4N1tRk --name bob
 ✓ Follow policy updated for z6Mkt67GdsW7715MEfRuP4pSZxJRJh6kj6Y48WRqVv4N1tRk (bob)
 ✓ Fetching rad:z42hL2jL4XNk6K8oHQaSWfMgCL7ji from z6Mkux1…nVhib7Z..
-✗ Fetching rad:z42hL2jL4XNk6K8oHQaSWfMgCL7ji from z6Mkt67…v4N1tRk.. error: no quorum was found
+✓ Fetching rad:z42hL2jL4XNk6K8oHQaSWfMgCL7ji from z6Mkt67…v4N1tRk..
 ✓ Remote bob added
 ✓ Remote-tracking branch bob/master created for z6Mkt67…v4N1tRk
 $ rad remote add did:key:z6Mkux1aUQD2voWWukVb5nNUR7thrHveQG4pDQua8nVhib7Z --name eve
 ✓ Follow policy updated for z6Mkux1aUQD2voWWukVb5nNUR7thrHveQG4pDQua8nVhib7Z (eve)
-✗ Fetching rad:z42hL2jL4XNk6K8oHQaSWfMgCL7ji from z6Mkux1…nVhib7Z.. error: no quorum was found
-✗ Fetching rad:z42hL2jL4XNk6K8oHQaSWfMgCL7ji from z6Mkt67…v4N1tRk.. error: no quorum was found
+✓ Fetching rad:z42hL2jL4XNk6K8oHQaSWfMgCL7ji from z6Mkux1…nVhib7Z..
+✓ Fetching rad:z42hL2jL4XNk6K8oHQaSWfMgCL7ji from z6Mkt67…v4N1tRk..
 ✓ Remote eve added
 ✓ Remote-tracking branch eve/master created for z6Mkux1…nVhib7Z
 ```
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ commit:
 $ git push rad -f
 warn: no quorum was found for `refs/heads/master`
 warn: it is recommended to find a commit to agree upon
-✓ Synced with 1 node(s)
+✓ Synced with 2 node(s)
 To rad://z42hL2jL4XNk6K8oHQaSWfMgCL7ji/z6MknSLrJoTcukLrE435hVNQT4JUhbvWLX4kUzqkEStBU8Vi
    d09e634..0f9bd80  master -> master
 ```
@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ To rad://z42hL2jL4XNk6K8oHQaSWfMgCL7ji/z6MknSLrJoTcukLrE435hVNQT4JUhbvWLX4kUzqkE
 ``` ~bob
 $ rad remote add did:key:z6MknSLrJoTcukLrE435hVNQT4JUhbvWLX4kUzqkEStBU8Vi --name alice
 ✓ Follow policy updated for z6MknSLrJoTcukLrE435hVNQT4JUhbvWLX4kUzqkEStBU8Vi (alice)
-✗ Fetching rad:z42hL2jL4XNk6K8oHQaSWfMgCL7ji from z6Mkux1…nVhib7Z.. error: no quorum was found
-✗ Fetching rad:z42hL2jL4XNk6K8oHQaSWfMgCL7ji from z6MknSL…StBU8Vi.. error: no quorum was found
+✓ Fetching rad:z42hL2jL4XNk6K8oHQaSWfMgCL7ji from z6Mkux1…nVhib7Z..
+✓ Fetching rad:z42hL2jL4XNk6K8oHQaSWfMgCL7ji from z6MknSL…StBU8Vi..
 ✓ Remote alice added
 ✓ Remote-tracking branch alice/master created for z6MknSL…StBU8Vi
 $ git reset --hard alice/master
diff --git a/radicle-node/src/tests/e2e.rs b/radicle-node/src/tests/e2e.rs
index 557a0939..8337b53a 100644
--- a/radicle-node/src/tests/e2e.rs
+++ b/radicle-node/src/tests/e2e.rs
@@ -1202,11 +1202,14 @@ fn missing_default_branch() {
         repo.sign_refs(&alice.signer).unwrap();
     }
 
-    // Then fetching from her will fail
+    // Fetching from her will still succeed.
     assert_matches!(
         bob.handle.fetch(rid, alice.id, DEFAULT_TIMEOUT).unwrap(),
-        FetchResult::Failed { .. }
+        FetchResult::Success { .. }
     );
+    let repo = bob.storage.repository(rid).unwrap();
+    // The canonical head cannot be computed, though.
+    assert!(repo.canonical_head().is_err());
 }
 
 #[test]
diff --git a/radicle-node/src/worker/fetch.rs b/radicle-node/src/worker/fetch.rs
index c71695a0..c180efed 100644
--- a/radicle-node/src/worker/fetch.rs
+++ b/radicle-node/src/worker/fetch.rs
@@ -7,11 +7,13 @@ use localtime::LocalTime;
 
 use radicle::cob::TypedId;
 use radicle::crypto::PublicKey;
+use radicle::git::canonical::QuorumError;
 use radicle::identity::DocAt;
 use radicle::prelude::RepoId;
 use radicle::storage::refs::RefsAt;
 use radicle::storage::{
-    ReadRepository, ReadStorage as _, RefUpdate, RemoteRepository, WriteRepository as _,
+    ReadRepository, ReadStorage as _, RefUpdate, RemoteRepository, RepositoryError,
+    WriteRepository as _,
 };
 use radicle::{cob, git, node, Storage};
 use radicle_fetch::{Allowed, BlockList, FetchLimit};
@@ -135,7 +137,17 @@ impl Handle {
                 // points to a repository that is temporary and gets moved by [`mv`].
                 let repo = storage.repository(rid)?;
                 repo.set_identity_head()?;
-                repo.set_head()?;
+                match repo.set_head() {
+                    Ok(head) => {
+                        if head.is_updated() {
+                            log::trace!(target: "worker", "Set HEAD to {}", head.new);
+                        }
+                    }
+                    Err(RepositoryError::Quorum(QuorumError::NoQuorum)) => {
+                        log::warn!(target: "worker", "Fetch could not set HEAD: no quorum found")
+                    }
+                    Err(e) => return Err(e.into()),
+                }
 
                 // Notifications are only posted for pulls, not clones.
                 if let Some(mut store) = notifs {