diff --git a/src/Commands/Command.cs b/src/Commands/Command.cs
index 96a5b9c9..3f61de17 100644
--- a/src/Commands/Command.cs
+++ b/src/Commands/Command.cs
@@ -120,8 +120,8 @@ namespace SourceGit.Commands
             {
                 if (RaiseError)
                 {
-                    var errMsg = string.Join("\n", errs);
-                    if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(errMsg))
+                    var errMsg = string.Join("\n", errs).Trim();
+                    if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(errMsg))
                         Dispatcher.UIThread.Post(() => App.RaiseException(Context, errMsg));
                 }
 
diff --git a/src/Views/LauncherPage.axaml b/src/Views/LauncherPage.axaml
index 11ed153c..ee4c77eb 100644
--- a/src/Views/LauncherPage.axaml
+++ b/src/Views/LauncherPage.axaml
@@ -125,11 +125,9 @@
                         </Button> 
                       </Grid>
 
-                      <Border Grid.Row="1" Margin="8" Background="Transparent">
-                        <ScrollViewer MaxHeight="200" HorizontalScrollBarVisibility="Disabled" VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Auto">
-                          <TextBlock Margin="4,2" TextWrapping="Wrap" Text="{Binding Message}"/>
-                        </ScrollViewer>
-                      </Border>
+                      <ScrollViewer Grid.Row="1" Margin="8" MaxHeight="200" HorizontalScrollBarVisibility="Disabled" VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Auto">
+                        <TextBlock Margin="4,2" TextWrapping="Wrap" Text="{Binding Message}"/>
+                      </ScrollViewer>
                     </Grid>
                   </Border>
                 </Border>