$ git status # On branch master # Your branch is behind 'origin/master' by 2 commits, and can be fast-forwarded. nothing added to commit but untracked files present (use "git add" to track) $ git push --force Total 0 (delta 0), reused 0 (delta 0) remote: error: denying non-fast-forward refs/heads/master (you should pull first) To git@git.assembla.com:jhallam.git ! [remote rejected] master -> master (non-fast-foward) error: failed to push some refs to 'git@git.assembla.com:jhallam.git'