diff --git a/lib/package-managers/gitTags.js b/lib/package-managers/gitTags.js
index 134e0b53..a5b226c1 100644
--- a/lib/package-managers/gitTags.js
+++ b/lib/package-managers/gitTags.js
@@ -19,12 +19,7 @@ const greatest = async (name, version, options) => {
   // catch a variety of errors that occur on invalid or private repos
   catch (e) {
     print(options, `Invalid or Private repo ${name}: ${version}`, 'verbose')
-    if (/Repository not found|Could not read from remote repository.|Permission denied|not a git command|unable to find remote helper/i.test(e.stderr)) {
-      return null
-    }
-    else {
-      throw e
-    }
+    return null
   }
 
   // eslint-disable-next-line fp/no-mutating-methods