1@@ -93,17 +93,20 @@
 2     stdin.flush().await?;
 3
 4     let output = child.output().await.context("reading git blame output")?;
 5+    handle_command_output(&output)?;
 6+    Ok(String::from_utf8(output.stdout)?)
 7+}
 8
 9+fn handle_command_output(output: &std::process::Output) -> Result<()> {
10     if !output.status.success() {
11         let stderr = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr);
12         let trimmed = stderr.trim();
13         if trimmed == GIT_BLAME_NO_COMMIT_ERROR || trimmed.contains(GIT_BLAME_NO_PATH) {
14-            return Ok(String::new());
15+            return Ok(());
16         }
17         anyhow::bail!("git blame process failed: {stderr}");
18     }
19-
20-    Ok(String::from_utf8(output.stdout)?)
21+    Ok(())
22 }
23
24 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Default, Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]