diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index de41ec0..7ca032d 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -33,8 +33,10 @@ ubuntu-dev-tools (0.105) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
   * syncpackage:
     - Don't crash if environment variables aren't set (LP: #665202).
     - Don't add quotation marks to changelog entries (LP: #668805).
+    - Show a error message instead of raising an error if Ubuntu contains a
+      newer version.
 
- -- Benjamin Drung <bdrung@ubuntu.com>  Sat, 30 Oct 2010 19:56:33 +0200
+ -- Benjamin Drung <bdrung@ubuntu.com>  Sat, 30 Oct 2010 20:10:39 +0200
 
 ubuntu-dev-tools (0.104) experimental; urgency=low
 
diff --git a/syncpackage b/syncpackage
index bb1b470..9dcd36c 100755
--- a/syncpackage
+++ b/syncpackage
@@ -216,8 +216,10 @@ def sync_dsc(script_name, dscurl, debian_dist, release, name, email, bugs,
 
     # No need to continue if version is not greater than current one
     if new_ver <= ubuntu_ver:
-        raise Exception('%s version %s is not greater than already available '
-                        '%s' % (srcpkg, new_ver, ubuntu_ver))
+        parameters = (script_name, srcpkg, new_ver, ubuntu_ver)
+        print >> sys.stderr, ("%s: Error: %s version %s is not greater than "
+                              "already available %s") % parameters
+        sys.exit(1)
     if verbose:
         print '%s: D: Source %s: current version %s, new version %s' % \
               (script_name, srcpkg, ubuntu_ver, new_ver)