diff --git a/src/sc/clone/cloners/cloner_runner.py b/src/sc/clone/cloners/cloner_runner.py
index 8f4d3e9..0b8990b 100644
--- a/src/sc/clone/cloners/cloner_runner.py
+++ b/src/sc/clone/cloners/cloner_runner.py
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ def _make_repo_cloner_config(
             cache = project_config.effective_cache,
             repo_url = project_config.repo_url,
             repo_rev = project_config.repo_rev,
+            no_repo_verify = project_config.no_repo_verify
         )
 
         if rev := cli_overrides.get("rev"):
@@ -82,5 +83,9 @@ def _make_repo_cloner_config(
             logger.info(
                 f"Option [-m] override manifest with [{cli_overrides.get('manifest')}]")
             cloner_config.manifest = cli_overrides.get("manifest")
+        
+        if cli_overrides.get("verify"):
+            logger.info("Option [--verify]: Run repo hooks without prompts")
+            cloner_config.verify = True
 
         return cloner_config
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/sc/clone/cloners/repo_cloner.py b/src/sc/clone/cloners/repo_cloner.py
index dabec9f..6dd1646 100644
--- a/src/sc/clone/cloners/repo_cloner.py
+++ b/src/sc/clone/cloners/repo_cloner.py
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ class RepoClonerConfig(BaseModel):
     cache: bool = True
     repo_url: str | None = None
     repo_rev: str | None = None
+    no_repo_verify: bool = False
     verify: bool = False
 
 class RepoCloner(Cloner):
@@ -94,8 +95,6 @@ def _init_repo(self, directory: Path, mirror: bool = False, reference: Path | No
         # If mirror is true we're creating a cache
         groups = "default,-notcached" if mirror else None
         
-        no_repo_verify = True if self.config.repo_url or self.config.repo_rev else False
-        
         ref_type = self._is_branch_tag_or_sha(self.config.uri, self.config.branch)
         
         if ref_type == RefType.TAG:
@@ -103,19 +102,23 @@ def _init_repo(self, directory: Path, mirror: bool = False, reference: Path | No
         else:
             ref = self.config.branch
 
-        RepoLibrary.init(
-            self.config.uri, 
-            branch = ref,
-            directory = directory,
-            manifest = self.config.manifest,
-            mirror = mirror,
-            reference = reference,
-            groups = groups,
-            repo_url = self.config.repo_url,
-            no_repo_verify = no_repo_verify,
-            repo_rev = self.config.repo_rev,
-            verify=self.config.verify
-        )
+        try:
+            RepoLibrary.init(
+                self.config.uri, 
+                branch = ref,
+                directory = directory,
+                manifest = self.config.manifest,
+                mirror = mirror,
+                reference = reference,
+                groups = groups,
+                repo_url = self.config.repo_url,
+                no_repo_verify = self.config.no_repo_verify,
+                repo_rev = self.config.repo_rev,
+                verify=self.config.verify
+            )
+        except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
+            logger.error(f"repo init error: {e}")
+            sys.exit(1)
 
     def _get_manifest_hostname(self, url: str) -> str:
         """Extracts the hostname from a given URL. 
diff --git a/src/sc/clone/project_list/project_list.py b/src/sc/clone/project_list/project_list.py
index f29fdac..837d5ea 100644
--- a/src/sc/clone/project_list/project_list.py
+++ b/src/sc/clone/project_list/project_list.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ class Project(BaseModel):
     cache: bool = True
     repo_url: str | None = None
     repo_rev: str | None = None
+    no_repo_verify: bool = False
     inherited: str | None = None
 
     @model_validator(mode='after')