diff --git a/lib/workers/repository/process/lookup/index.js b/lib/workers/repository/process/lookup/index.js
index 70e524294fbe6eafcab82d0469beaa31d38ddbf1..54205c6d6af7019ba08d58ab6c0ea29dde973795 100644
--- a/lib/workers/repository/process/lookup/index.js
+++ b/lib/workers/repository/process/lookup/index.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ async function lookupUpdates(config) {
     matches,
     getNewValue,
   } = versioning(config.versionScheme);
-  const res = { updates: [] };
+  const res = { updates: [], warnings: [] };
   if (isValid(currentValue)) {
     const dependency = await getDependency(config.purl, config);
     if (!dependency) {
@@ -40,10 +40,9 @@ async function lookupUpdates(config) {
         result.message
       );
       // TODO: return warnings in own field
-      res.updates.push(result);
+      res.warnings.push(result);
       return res;
     }
-    logger.debug({ dependency });
     // istanbul ignore if
     if (dependency.deprecationMessage) {
       logger.info('Setting deprecationMessage');
@@ -72,7 +71,7 @@ async function lookupUpdates(config) {
       const rollback = getRollbackUpdate(config, allVersions);
       // istanbul ignore if
       if (!rollback) {
-        res.updates.push([
+        res.warnings.push([
           {
             updateType: 'warning',
             message: `Can't find version matching ${currentValue} for ${depName}`,
diff --git a/lib/workers/repository/updates/branchify.js b/lib/workers/repository/updates/branchify.js
index 137406d16563b6a9fb913766c78ee80e10e232c1..5d009a06cb404299927542e543c4a82adfda29af 100644
--- a/lib/workers/repository/updates/branchify.js
+++ b/lib/workers/repository/updates/branchify.js
@@ -31,48 +31,40 @@ function branchifyUpgrades(config, packageFiles) {
   const branches = [];
   for (const u of updates) {
     const update = { ...u };
-    // Split out errors and warnings first
-    if (update.updateType === 'error') {
-      errors.push(update);
-    } else if (update.updateType === 'warning') {
-      warnings.push(update);
+    // Massage legacy vars just in case
+    update.currentVersion = update.currentValue;
+    update.newVersion = update.newValue;
+    // massage for handlebars
+    const upper = str => str.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + str.substr(1);
+    if (update.updateType) {
+      update[`is${upper(update.updateType)}`] = true;
+    }
+    // Check whether to use a group name
+    if (update.groupName) {
+      logger.debug('Using group branchName template');
+      logger.debug(
+        `Dependency ${update.depName} is part of group ${update.groupName}`
+      );
+      update.groupSlug = slugify(update.groupSlug || update.groupName, {
+        lower: true,
+      });
+      update.branchTopic = update.group.branchTopic || update.branchTopic;
+      update.branchName = handlebars.compile(
+        update.group.branchName || update.branchName
+      )(update);
     } else {
-      // Massage legacy vars just in case
-      update.currentVersion = update.currentValue;
-      update.newVersion = update.newValue;
-      // massage for handlebars
-      const upper = str => str.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + str.substr(1);
-      if (update.updateType) {
-        update[`is${upper(update.updateType)}`] = true;
-      }
-      // Check whether to use a group name
-      if (update.groupName) {
-        logger.debug('Using group branchName template');
-        logger.debug(
-          `Dependency ${update.depName} is part of group ${update.groupName}`
-        );
-        update.groupSlug = slugify(update.groupSlug || update.groupName, {
-          lower: true,
-        });
-        update.branchTopic = update.group.branchTopic || update.branchTopic;
-        update.branchName = handlebars.compile(
-          update.group.branchName || update.branchName
-        )(update);
-      } else {
-        update.branchName = handlebars.compile(update.branchName)(update);
-      }
-      // Compile extra times in case of nested handlebars templates
       update.branchName = handlebars.compile(update.branchName)(update);
-      update.branchName = cleanBranchName(
-        handlebars.compile(update.branchName)(update)
-      );
-
-      branchUpgrades[update.branchName] =
-        branchUpgrades[update.branchName] || [];
-      branchUpgrades[update.branchName] = [update].concat(
-        branchUpgrades[update.branchName]
-      );
     }
+    // Compile extra times in case of nested handlebars templates
+    update.branchName = handlebars.compile(update.branchName)(update);
+    update.branchName = cleanBranchName(
+      handlebars.compile(update.branchName)(update)
+    );
+
+    branchUpgrades[update.branchName] = branchUpgrades[update.branchName] || [];
+    branchUpgrades[update.branchName] = [update].concat(
+      branchUpgrades[update.branchName]
+    );
   }
   logger.debug(`Returning ${Object.keys(branchUpgrades).length} branch(es)`);
   for (const branchName of Object.keys(branchUpgrades)) {
diff --git a/test/workers/repository/process/lookup/__snapshots__/index.spec.js.snap b/test/workers/repository/process/lookup/__snapshots__/index.spec.js.snap
index 722dfa265b8ca8497bb2b901adde74e92bb2cb3c..2b079c41461b344f36b9956f8240805fef33741e 100644
--- a/test/workers/repository/process/lookup/__snapshots__/index.spec.js.snap
+++ b/test/workers/repository/process/lookup/__snapshots__/index.spec.js.snap
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ Object {
       "updateType": "pin",
     },
   ],
+  "warnings": Array [],
 }
 `;
 
@@ -122,6 +123,7 @@ Object {
       "updateType": "pin",
     },
   ],
+  "warnings": Array [],
 }
 `;
 
@@ -157,6 +159,7 @@ Object {
       "updateType": "digest",
     },
   ],
+  "warnings": Array [],
 }
 `;
 
@@ -170,26 +173,13 @@ Object {
       "updateType": "digest",
     },
   ],
+  "warnings": Array [],
 }
 `;
 
-exports[`manager/npm/lookup .lookupUpdates() handles github 404 1`] = `
-Array [
-  Object {
-    "message": "Failed to look up dependency foo",
-    "updateType": "warning",
-  },
-]
-`;
+exports[`manager/npm/lookup .lookupUpdates() handles github 404 1`] = `Array []`;
 
-exports[`manager/npm/lookup .lookupUpdates() handles packagist 1`] = `
-Array [
-  Object {
-    "message": "Failed to look up dependency foo/bar",
-    "updateType": "warning",
-  },
-]
-`;
+exports[`manager/npm/lookup .lookupUpdates() handles packagist 1`] = `Array []`;
 
 exports[`manager/npm/lookup .lookupUpdates() handles prerelease jumps 1`] = `
 Array [
@@ -208,23 +198,9 @@ Array [
 ]
 `;
 
-exports[`manager/npm/lookup .lookupUpdates() handles pypi 404 1`] = `
-Array [
-  Object {
-    "message": "Failed to look up dependency foo",
-    "updateType": "warning",
-  },
-]
-`;
+exports[`manager/npm/lookup .lookupUpdates() handles pypi 404 1`] = `Array []`;
 
-exports[`manager/npm/lookup .lookupUpdates() handles unknown purl 1`] = `
-Array [
-  Object {
-    "message": "Failed to look up dependency foo",
-    "updateType": "warning",
-  },
-]
-`;
+exports[`manager/npm/lookup .lookupUpdates() handles unknown purl 1`] = `Array []`;
 
 exports[`manager/npm/lookup .lookupUpdates() ignores deprecated 1`] = `
 Object {
@@ -261,6 +237,7 @@ Marking the latest version of an npm package as deprecated results in the entire
       "updateType": "minor",
     },
   ],
+  "warnings": Array [],
 }
 `;
 
@@ -427,6 +404,7 @@ Object {
       "updateType": "minor",
     },
   ],
+  "warnings": Array [],
 }
 `;
 
@@ -742,6 +720,7 @@ exports[`manager/npm/lookup .lookupUpdates() skips undefined values 1`] = `
 Object {
   "skipReason": "unsupported-value",
   "updates": Array [],
+  "warnings": Array [],
 }
 `;
 
@@ -749,6 +728,7 @@ exports[`manager/npm/lookup .lookupUpdates() skips unsupported values 1`] = `
 Object {
   "skipReason": "unsupported-value",
   "updates": Array [],
+  "warnings": Array [],
 }
 `;
 
diff --git a/test/workers/repository/updates/branchify.spec.js b/test/workers/repository/updates/branchify.spec.js
index e75c7f14426266d485f18ff9a4c2b5f789326641..0c6bcf9fe16be67d1bc6f1fdf3c1b6efc4c14eb6 100644
--- a/test/workers/repository/updates/branchify.spec.js
+++ b/test/workers/repository/updates/branchify.spec.js
@@ -114,33 +114,6 @@ describe('workers/repository/updates/branchify', () => {
       const res = await branchifyUpgrades(config);
       expect(Object.keys(res.branches).length).toBe(2);
     });
-    it('mixes errors and warnings', async () => {
-      flattenUpdates.mockReturnValueOnce([
-        {
-          updateType: 'error',
-        },
-        {
-          branchName: 'foo-{{version}}',
-          prTitle: 'some-title',
-          version: '1.1.0',
-        },
-        {
-          updateType: 'warning',
-          branchName: 'foo-{{version}}',
-          prTitle: 'some-title',
-          version: '2.0.0',
-        },
-        {
-          branchName: 'bar-{{version}}',
-          prTitle: 'some-title',
-          version: '1.1.0',
-        },
-      ]);
-      const res = await branchifyUpgrades(config);
-      expect(Object.keys(res.branches).length).toBe(2);
-      expect(res.errors).toHaveLength(1);
-      expect(res.warnings).toHaveLength(1);
-    });
     it('enforces valid git branch name', async () => {
       const fixtures = [
         {