diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8385fa6..0c49560 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -321,6 +321,8 @@ See also git tags: https://github.com/jedie/manageprojects/tags
 
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+* [v0.16.1](https://github.com/jedie/manageprojects/compare/v0.16.0...v0.16.1)
+  * 2023-12-05 - Fix "format file" and very verbose error output
 * [v0.16.0](https://github.com/jedie/manageprojects/compare/v0.15.4...v0.16.0)
   * 2023-12-02 - Use code style tooling from cli-base-utilities
   * 2023-12-01 - Apply https://github.com/jedie/cookiecutter_templates updates
@@ -330,11 +332,11 @@ See also git tags: https://github.com/jedie/manageprojects/tags
 * [v0.15.3](https://github.com/jedie/manageprojects/compare/v0.15.2...v0.15.3)
   * 2023-11-09 - Bugfix "reverse" if context contains a list
   * 2023-11-07 - Update requirements
-* [v0.15.2](https://github.com/jedie/manageprojects/compare/v0.15.1...v0.15.2)
-  * 2023-11-01 - Update requirements
 
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+* [v0.15.2](https://github.com/jedie/manageprojects/compare/v0.15.1...v0.15.2)
+  * 2023-11-01 - Update requirements
 * [v0.15.1](https://github.com/jedie/manageprojects/compare/v0.15.0...v0.15.1)
   * 2023-10-08 - Update text matrix with Python v3.12
   * 2023-10-08 - fix github CI
diff --git a/manageprojects/__init__.py b/manageprojects/__init__.py
index 0a6dcc4..f99d8c5 100644
--- a/manageprojects/__init__.py
+++ b/manageprojects/__init__.py
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@
     Manage Python / Django projects
 """
 
-__version__ = '0.16.0'
+__version__ = '0.16.1'
 __author__ = 'Jens Diemer <mamageprojects@jensdiemer.de>'
diff --git a/manageprojects/format_file.py b/manageprojects/format_file.py
index 9b4205f..3a1fd58 100644
--- a/manageprojects/format_file.py
+++ b/manageprojects/format_file.py
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 import dataclasses
+import subprocess
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Optional
 
 from bx_py_utils.dict_utils import dict_get
 from cli_base.cli_tools.git import Git, GitError, NoGitRepoError
-from cli_base.cli_tools.subprocess_utils import ToolsExecutor
+from cli_base.cli_tools.subprocess_utils import ToolsExecutor as OriginalToolsExecutor
 from editorconfig import EditorConfigError, get_properties
 from packaging.specifiers import SpecifierSet
 from packaging.version import Version
@@ -19,6 +20,14 @@
 MAX_PY3_VER = 15
 
 
+class ToolsExecutor(OriginalToolsExecutor):
+    def verbose_check_call(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        try:
+            super().verbose_check_call(*args, **kwargs)
+        except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
+            pass  # Info print is already done
+
+
 @dataclasses.dataclass
 class GitInfo:
     cwd: Path
@@ -152,7 +161,7 @@ def get_config(
 
 def run_pyupgrade(tools_executor, file_path, config):
     pyver_arg = f'--{config.py_ver_str}-plus'
-    tools_executor.verbose_check_output(
+    tools_executor.verbose_check_call(
         'pyupgrade',
         '--exit-zero-even-if-changed',
         pyver_arg,
@@ -166,7 +175,7 @@ def run_autoflake(tools_executor, file_path, config, remove_all_unused_imports):
     if remove_all_unused_imports:
         args.append('--remove-all-unused-imports')
     args.append(file_path)
-    tools_executor.verbose_check_output(*args)
+    tools_executor.verbose_check_call(*args)
 
 
 def run_darker(tools_executor, file_path, config, darker_prefixes):
@@ -175,7 +184,7 @@ def run_darker(tools_executor, file_path, config, darker_prefixes):
         #   "E302 expected 2 blank lines"
         #   "E303 too many blank lines (4)"
         # work-a-round: run autopep8 only for these fixes ;)
-        tools_executor.verbose_check_output(
+        tools_executor.verbose_check_call(
             'autopep8',
             '--ignore-local-config',
             '--select',
@@ -185,7 +194,7 @@ def run_darker(tools_executor, file_path, config, darker_prefixes):
             str(file_path),
         )
 
-    tools_executor.verbose_check_output(
+    tools_executor.verbose_check_call(
         'darker',
         '--flynt',
         '--isort',
@@ -201,7 +210,7 @@ def run_darker(tools_executor, file_path, config, darker_prefixes):
 
 
 def run_autopep8(tools_executor, file_path, config):
-    tools_executor.verbose_check_output(
+    tools_executor.verbose_check_call(
         'autopep8',
         '--ignore-local-config',
         '--max-line-length',
@@ -214,7 +223,7 @@ def run_autopep8(tools_executor, file_path, config):
 
 
 def run_flake8(tools_executor, file_path, config):
-    tools_executor.verbose_check_output(
+    tools_executor.verbose_check_call(
         'flake8',
         '--max-line-length',
         str(config.max_line_length),
@@ -223,15 +232,15 @@ def run_flake8(tools_executor, file_path, config):
 
 
 def run_pyflakes(tools_executor, file_path, config):
-    tools_executor.verbose_check_output('pyflakes', file_path)
+    tools_executor.verbose_check_call('pyflakes', file_path)
 
 
 def run_codespell(tools_executor, file_path, config):
-    tools_executor.verbose_check_output('codespell', file_path)
+    tools_executor.verbose_check_call('codespell', file_path)
 
 
 def run_mypy(tools_executor, file_path, config):
-    tools_executor.verbose_check_output(
+    tools_executor.verbose_check_call(
         'mypy',
         '--ignore-missing-imports',
         '--follow-imports',