diff --git a/lib/platform/git/storage.ts b/lib/platform/git/storage.ts
index 679361a4b5b64a534a071a959511596151841d84..044806fdffb27cfe5ddca24703a10128c18c20ea 100644
--- a/lib/platform/git/storage.ts
+++ b/lib/platform/git/storage.ts
@@ -465,6 +465,7 @@ function checkForPlatformFailure(err: Error) {
     'The requested URL returned error: 5',
     'The remote end hung up unexpectedly',
     'access denied or repository not exported',
+    'Could not write new index file',
   ];
   for (const errorStr of platformErrorStrings) {
     if (err.message.includes(errorStr)) {
diff --git a/lib/platform/github/index.js b/lib/platform/github/index.js
index b8f6c3106b03b2232a59b6d20780fda7f5da7236..1e7b035ffb75df0cd0a412031999b81aad8525dc 100644
--- a/lib/platform/github/index.js
+++ b/lib/platform/github/index.js
@@ -429,7 +429,6 @@ async function getBranchProtection(branchName) {
 
 // istanbul ignore next
 async function setBaseBranch(branchName = config.baseBranch) {
-  logger.debug(`Setting baseBranch to ${branchName}`);
   config.baseBranch = branchName;
   config.baseCommitSHA = null;
   await config.storage.setBaseBranch(branchName);