3 files changed, 7 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/ranger/ext/vcs/bzr.py b/ranger/ext/vcs/bzr.py
index aa7112dc..b06f28ec 100644
--- a/ranger/ext/vcs/bzr.py
+++ b/ranger/ext/vcs/bzr.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class Bzr(Vcs):
 
     def _bzr(self, args, path=None, catchout=True, retbytes=False):
         """Run a bzr command"""
-        return self._vcs(path or self.path, 'bzr', args, catchout=catchout, retbytes=retbytes)
+        return self._vcs(['bzr'] + args, path or self.path, catchout=catchout, retbytes=retbytes)
 
     def _remote_url(self):
         """Returns remote url"""
diff --git a/ranger/ext/vcs/git.py b/ranger/ext/vcs/git.py
index 41961795..1741ceff 100644
--- a/ranger/ext/vcs/git.py
+++ b/ranger/ext/vcs/git.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class Git(Vcs):
 
     def _git(self, args, path=None, catchout=True, retbytes=False):
         """Run a git command"""
-        return self._vcs(path or self.path, 'git', args, catchout=catchout, retbytes=retbytes)
+        return self._vcs(['git'] + args, path or self.path, catchout=catchout, retbytes=retbytes)
 
     def _head_ref(self):
         """Returns HEAD reference"""
diff --git a/ranger/ext/vcs/vcs.py b/ranger/ext/vcs/vcs.py
index ae770699..fbcfc9c4 100644
--- a/ranger/ext/vcs/vcs.py
+++ b/ranger/ext/vcs/vcs.py
@@ -106,21 +106,18 @@ class Vcs(object):
     # Generic
     #---------------------------
 
-    def _vcs(self, path, cmd, args, catchout=True, retbytes=False):
+    def _vcs(self, cmd, path, catchout=True, retbytes=False):
         """Run a VCS command"""
         try:
             if catchout:
-                output = subprocess.check_output([cmd] + args, cwd=path,
+                output = subprocess.check_output(cmd, cwd=path,
                                                  stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL)
                 return output if retbytes else output.decode('UTF-8')
             else:
-                subprocess.check_call([cmd] + args, cwd=path,
+                subprocess.check_call(cmd, cwd=path,
                                       stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL, stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL)
-        except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
-            raise VcsError("{0:s} error on {1:s}. Command: {2:s}"\
-                           .format(cmd, path, ' '.join([cmd] + args)))
-        except FileNotFoundError:
-            raise VcsError("{0:s} error on {1:s}: File not found".format(cmd, path))
+        except (subprocess.CalledProcessError, FileNotFoundError):
+            raise VcsError('{0:s}: {1:s}'.format(str(cmd), path))
 
     def _get_repotype(self, path):
         """Get type for path"""