diff --git a/action/src/flows/pull-request.ts b/action/src/flows/pull-request.ts
index c4ac306bb..ab199177c 100644
--- a/action/src/flows/pull-request.ts
+++ b/action/src/flows/pull-request.ts
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ export class PullRequestFlow extends InBranchFlow {
   private async ensureFreshPr(i18nBranchName: string) {
     // Check if PR exists
     this.ora.start(
-      `Checking for existing PR with head ${i18nBranchName} and base ${this.platformKit.platformConfig.baseBranchName}`,
+      `Checking for existing PR with head ${i18nBranchName} and base ${this.platformKit.platformConfig.baseBranchName}`
     );
     const existingPrNumber = await this.platformKit.getOpenPullRequestNumber({
       branch: i18nBranchName,
@@ -91,7 +91,9 @@ export class PullRequestFlow extends InBranchFlow {
       this.ora.start(`Posting comment about outdated PR ${existingPrNumber}`);
       await this.platformKit.commentOnPullRequest({
         pullRequestNumber: existingPrNumber,
-        body: `This PR is now outdated. A new version has been created at ${this.platformKit.buildPullRequestUrl(newPrNumber)}`,
+        body: `This PR is now outdated. A new version has been created at ${this.platformKit.buildPullRequestUrl(
+          newPrNumber
+        )}`,
       });
       this.ora.succeed(`Posted comment about outdated PR ${existingPrNumber}`);
     }
@@ -107,10 +109,22 @@ export class PullRequestFlow extends InBranchFlow {
   }
 
   private createI18nBranch(i18nBranchName: string) {
-    execSync(`git fetch origin ${this.platformKit.platformConfig.baseBranchName}`, { stdio: "inherit" });
-    execSync(`git checkout -b ${i18nBranchName} origin/${this.platformKit.platformConfig.baseBranchName}`, {
-      stdio: "inherit",
-    });
+    try {
+      execSync(`git fetch origin ${this.platformKit.platformConfig.baseBranchName}`, { stdio: "inherit" });
+      execSync(`git checkout -b ${i18nBranchName} origin/${this.platformKit.platformConfig.baseBranchName}`, {
+        stdio: "inherit",
+      });
+    } catch (error) {
+      const errorMessage = error instanceof Error ? error.message : "Unknown error occurred";
+      this.ora.fail(`Failed to create branch: ${errorMessage}`);
+      this.ora.info(`
+      Troubleshooting tips:
+      1. Make sure you have permission to create branches
+      2. Check if the branch already exists locally (try 'git branch -a')
+      3. Verify connectivity to remote repository
+    `);
+      throw new Error(`Branch creation failed: ${errorMessage}`);
+    }
   }
 
   private syncI18nBranch() {
@@ -141,7 +155,7 @@ export class PullRequestFlow extends InBranchFlow {
       const targetFiles = ["i18n.lock"];
       const targetFileNames = execSync(
         `npx lingo.dev@latest show files --target ${this.platformKit.platformConfig.baseBranchName}`,
-        { encoding: "utf8" },
+        { encoding: "utf8" }
       )
         .split("\n")
         .filter(Boolean);
diff --git a/action/src/platforms/bitbucket.ts b/action/src/platforms/bitbucket.ts
index 04f1058fc..817e2d5c8 100644
--- a/action/src/platforms/bitbucket.ts
+++ b/action/src/platforms/bitbucket.ts
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ export class BitbucketPlatformKit extends PlatformKit<BitbucketConfig> {
         // https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/bitbucket/rest/api-group-pullrequests/#api-repositories-workspace-repo-slug-pullrequests-get
         return values?.find(
           ({ source, destination }) =>
-            source?.branch?.name === branch && destination?.branch?.name === this.platformConfig.baseBranchName,
+            source?.branch?.name === branch && destination?.branch?.name === this.platformConfig.baseBranchName
         );
       })
       .then((pr) => pr?.id);
diff --git a/action/src/platforms/github.ts b/action/src/platforms/github.ts
index 461241603..0ebf355e2 100644
--- a/action/src/platforms/github.ts
+++ b/action/src/platforms/github.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { Octokit } from "octokit";
 import { PlatformKit } from "./_base.js";
 import Z from "zod";
+
 import { execSync } from "child_process";
 
 export class GitHubPlatformKit extends PlatformKit {
@@ -76,7 +77,9 @@ export class GitHubPlatformKit extends PlatformKit {
     if (ghToken && processOwnCommits) {
       console.log("Using provided GH_TOKEN. This will trigger your CI/CD pipeline to run again.");
 
-      execSync(`git remote set-url origin https://${ghToken}@github.com/${repositoryOwner}/${repositoryName}.git`, {
+      const url = `https://${ghToken}@github.com/${repositoryOwner}/${repositoryName}.git`;
+
+      execSync(`git remote set-url origin ${url}`, {
         stdio: "inherit",
       });
     }
diff --git a/action/src/platforms/gitlab.ts b/action/src/platforms/gitlab.ts
index f2be0adf1..bff85084b 100644
--- a/action/src/platforms/gitlab.ts
+++ b/action/src/platforms/gitlab.ts
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ export class GitlabPlatformKit extends PlatformKit {
       title,
       {
         description: body,
-      },
+      }
     );
     return mr.iid;
   }
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ export class GitlabPlatformKit extends PlatformKit {
 
   gitConfig(): Promise<void> | void {
     const url = `https://oauth2:${this.platformConfig.glToken}@gitlab.com/${this.platformConfig.repositoryOwner}/${this.platformConfig.repositoryName}.git`;
+
     execSync(`git remote set-url origin ${url}`, {
       stdio: "inherit",
     });