diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index fde29b0..6cbabe0 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -33,7 +33,11 @@ ubuntu-dev-tools (0.52) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
   * requestsync: If package is new, check the Ubuntu Archive team's bug list
     for possible duplicate requests.
 
- -- Siegfried-Angel Gevatter Pujals <rainct@ubuntu.com>  Sat, 10 Jan 2009 14:35:14 +0100
+  [ Luca Falavigna ]
+  * requestsync:
+    - Catch AssertionError exception if rmadison returns with an error.
+
+ -- Luca Falavigna <dktrkranz@ubuntu.com>  Mon, 12 Jan 2009 20:28:01 +0100
 
 ubuntu-dev-tools (0.51) jaunty; urgency=low
 
diff --git a/requestsync b/requestsync
index dac4367..0eebdae 100755
--- a/requestsync
+++ b/requestsync
@@ -143,7 +143,11 @@ def cur_version_component(sourcepkg, release):
     madison = subprocess.Popen(['rmadison', '-u', 'ubuntu', '-a', 'source', \
                                 '-s', release, sourcepkg], stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
     out = madison.communicate()[0]
-    assert (madison.returncode == 0)
+    try:
+        assert (madison.returncode == 0)
+    except AssertionError:
+        print out
+        sys.exit(1)
         
     for l in out.splitlines():
         (pkg, version, rel, builds) = l.split('|')