diff --git a/git/util.py b/git/util.py
index 76aaee497..edbd5f1e7 100644
--- a/git/util.py
+++ b/git/util.py
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ def _parse_progress_line(self, line: AnyStr) -> None:
             line_str = line
         self._cur_line = line_str
 
-        if self.error_lines or self._cur_line.startswith(('error:', 'fatal:')):
+        if self._cur_line.startswith(('error:', 'fatal:')):
             self.error_lines.append(self._cur_line)
             return