diff --git a/Templates/Common-Backend-Scripts/README.md b/Templates/Common-Backend-Scripts/README.md
index bcf6ee5f..b4587413 100644
--- a/Templates/Common-Backend-Scripts/README.md
+++ b/Templates/Common-Backend-Scripts/README.md
@@ -179,37 +179,30 @@ The section below contains the output that is produced by the `gitClone.sh` scri
   <summary>Script Output</summary>
 
 ```
-gitClone.sh -w MortApp/release/rel-1.0.0/build-1 -r git@github.ibm.com:zDevOps-Acceleration/MortgageApplication.git -b release/rel-1.0.0
-
-gitClone.sh: [INFO] Clone Repository. Version=1.00
+gitClone.sh: [INFO] Git Clone Wrapper. Version=1.2.0
 gitClone.sh: [INFO] **************************************************************
-gitClone.sh: [INFO] ** Start Git Clone on HOST/USER: z/OS ZT01 04.00 02 8561/BPXROOT
-gitClone.sh: [INFO] **          Repo: git@github.ibm.com:zDevOps-Acceleration/MortgageApplication.git
-gitClone.sh: [INFO] **       WorkDir: /var/dbb/pipelineBackend/workspace/MortApp/release/rel-1.0.0/build-1
-gitClone.sh: [INFO] **        GitDir: MortgageApplication
-gitClone.sh: [INFO] **        Branch: release/rel-1.0.0 -> release/rel-1.0.0
+gitClone.sh: [INFO] ** Start Git Clone on HOST/USER: z/OS ZT01 05.00 02 8561/***
+gitClone.sh: [INFO] **          Repo: git@ssh.dev.azure.com:v3/IBM-DAT/retirementCalculator/retirementCalculator
+gitClone.sh: [INFO] **       WorkDir: /u/ado/workspace/retirementCalculator/main/build-20240301.1
+gitClone.sh: [INFO] **        GitDir: retirementCalculator
+gitClone.sh: [INFO] **           Ref: main -> main
 gitClone.sh: [INFO] **************************************************************
-
-gitClone.sh: [INFO] Preforming Git Clone of Repo git@github.ibm.com:zDevOps-Acceleration/MortgageApplication.git, Branch release/rel-1.0.0 to /var/dbb/pipelineBackend/workspace/MortApp/release/rel-1.0.0/build-1
-Cloning into 'MortgageApplication'...
-...
-Resolving deltas: 100% (344/344), done.
-gitClone.sh: [INFO] Git Status for MortgageApplication
-On branch release/rel-1.0.0
-Your branch is up to date with 'origin/release/rel-1.0.0'.
-
+gitClone.sh: [INFO] Preforming Git Clone of Repo git@ssh.dev.azure.com:v3/IBM-DAT/retirementCalculator/retirementCalculator, Ref main to /u/ado/workspace/retirementCalculator/main/build-20240301.1
+gitClone.sh: [INFO] git clone -b main git@ssh.dev.azure.com:v3/IBM-DAT/retirementCalculator/retirementCalculator
+Cloning into 'retirementCalculator'...
+gitClone.sh: [INFO] Git Status for retirementCalculator
+On branch main
+Your branch is up to date with 'origin/main'.
 nothing to commit, working tree clean
-gitClone.sh: [INFO] Git Show-Ref for MortgageApplication
-5d2b737fbc62cf2f14630ac4d4473e2d027212c0 refs/heads/release/rel-1.0.0
-e720027dd4f1afac469484fc1b5c8f8675d62e27 refs/remotes/origin/Development
-9f1ce97a11f4bebe07b30a59992052ddf39e71de refs/remotes/origin/HEAD
-597012c81d1bc0714d4c0595619833f30581c314 refs/remotes/origin/feature/setmainbuildbranch
-5d2b737fbc62cf2f14630ac4d4473e2d027212c0 refs/remotes/origin/hotfix/rel-1.0.0/myfix
-9f1ce97a11f4bebe07b30a59992052ddf39e71de refs/remotes/origin/main
-5d2b737fbc62cf2f14630ac4d4473e2d027212c0 refs/remotes/origin/release/rel-1.0.0
-0cc39e464cdd6fa7a4a7e9bb1381e25daf757d08 refs/tags/rel-1.0.0
-c08c90fb9b76d466b5717595b5de0dee9031f9ca refs/tags/rel100
-
+gitClone.sh: [INFO] Git Show-Ref for retirementCalculator
+c5fe1f8526fa2b20e7b6add8556aa773c9ab1d19 refs/heads/main
+c5fe1f8526fa2b20e7b6add8556aa773c9ab1d19 refs/remotes/origin/HEAD
+ca11720bdffc280fc9ddefdae41943bc5b2008fc refs/remotes/origin/feature/implementUnitTests
+c5fe1f8526fa2b20e7b6add8556aa773c9ab1d19 refs/remotes/origin/main
+8ee95ad28813cca2378463a2ef16958c60abcbd9 refs/tags/rel-1.0.0
+f12465b6a9623033b6d4fcc393acbcfd71f8e8d8 refs/tags/rel-1.0.1
+c7e7dcf9c65bebca8e3d0427c9ce82cb4127f7da refs/tags/rel-1.0.1_rc00
+gitClone.sh: [INFO] Clone Repository Complete. rc=0
 ```  
 
 </details>
diff --git a/Templates/Common-Backend-Scripts/gitClone.sh b/Templates/Common-Backend-Scripts/gitClone.sh
index 2e5f5ad3..ea9bb6fa 100755
--- a/Templates/Common-Backend-Scripts/gitClone.sh
+++ b/Templates/Common-Backend-Scripts/gitClone.sh
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 # ---------- --- ----- --------------------------------------------------------------
 # 2023/07/06 TLD 1.0.0 Initial Release
 # 2023/09/25 DB  1.1.0 Initial Release
+# 2024/03/01 DB  1.2.0 Updated Error Handling
 #===================================================================================
 
 Help() {
@@ -91,7 +92,7 @@ pipelineConfiguration="${SCRIPT_HOME}/pipelineBackend.config"
 #export BASH_XTRACEFD=1  # Write set -x trace to file descriptor
 
 PGM=$(basename "$0")
-PGMVERS="1.1.0"
+PGMVERS="1.2.0"
 USER=$(whoami)
 SYS=$(uname -Ia)
 
@@ -263,7 +264,7 @@ if [ $rc -eq 0 ]; then
   else    
     echo $PGM": [INFO] **        GitDir:" ${GitDir}
   fi
-  echo $PGM": [INFO] **        Branch:" ${Branch} "->" ${BranchID}
+  echo $PGM": [INFO] **           Ref:" ${Branch} "->" ${BranchID}
   echo $PGM": [INFO] **************************************************************"
   echo ""
 fi
@@ -301,7 +302,7 @@ fi
 # Clone the Repo to z/OS UNIX System Services with a re-Direct of STDERR to STDOUT
 if [ $rc -eq 0 ]; then
 
-  echo $PGM": [INFO] Preforming Git Clone of Repo ${Repo}, Branch ${BranchID} to $(getWorkDirectory)"
+  echo $PGM": [INFO] Preforming Git Clone of Repo ${Repo}, Ref ${BranchID} to $(getWorkDirectory)"
   if [ ! -z "${application}" ]; then
     CMD="git clone -b ${BranchID} ${Repo} ${application}"
   else   
@@ -311,10 +312,9 @@ if [ $rc -eq 0 ]; then
   echo $PGM": [INFO] ${CMD}"
   ${CMD} 2>&1
   rc=$?
-  rc=$?
 
   if [ $rc -ne 0 ]; then
-    ERRMSG=$PGM": [ERROR] Unable to Clone Repo ${Repo}, Branch ${BranchID}. rc="$rc
+    ERRMSG=$PGM": [ERROR] Unable to Clone Repo ${Repo}, Ref ${BranchID}. rc="$rc
     echo $ERRMSG
     rc=8
   fi
@@ -363,6 +363,9 @@ fi
 if [ $rc -eq 0 ]; then
   ERRMSG=$PGM": [INFO] Clone Repository Complete. rc="$rc
   echo $ERRMSG
+else 
+  ERRMSG=$PGM": [ERROR] Clone Repository Failed. Check Log. rc="$rc
+  echo $ERRMSG
 fi
 
 exit $rc