diff --git a/qmk_cli/git.py b/qmk_cli/git.py
index 984c500..c12768d 100644
--- a/qmk_cli/git.py
+++ b/qmk_cli/git.py
@@ -20,13 +20,21 @@ def git_clone(url, destination, branch):
     ]
     cli.log.debug('Git clone command: %s', git_clone)
 
-    with subprocess.Popen(git_clone, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, bufsize=1, universal_newlines=True, encoding='utf-8') as p:
-        for line in p.stdout:
-            print(line, end='')
+    try:
+        with subprocess.Popen(git_clone, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, bufsize=1, universal_newlines=True, encoding='utf-8') as p:
+            for line in p.stdout:
+                print(line, end='')
+
+    except Exception as e:
+        git_cmd = ' '.join([s.replace(' ', r'\ ') for s in git_clone])
+
+        cli.log.error("Could not run '%s': %s: %s", git_cmd, e.__class__.__name__, e)
+        return False
 
     if p.returncode == 0:
         cli.log.info('Successfully cloned %s to %s!', url, destination)
         return True
+
     else:
         cli.log.error('git clone exited %d', p.returncode)
         return False
diff --git a/qmk_cli/subcommands/setup.py b/qmk_cli/subcommands/setup.py
index 34ce7bf..d5690fa 100644
--- a/qmk_cli/subcommands/setup.py
+++ b/qmk_cli/subcommands/setup.py
@@ -42,6 +42,25 @@ def git_upstream(destination):
         return False
 
 
+def is_qmk_firmware(qmk_firmware):
+    """Returns True if the given Path() is a qmk_firmware clone.
+    """
+    paths = [
+        qmk_firmware,
+        qmk_firmware / 'Makefile',
+        qmk_firmware / 'requirements.txt',
+        qmk_firmware / 'requirements-dev.txt',
+        qmk_firmware / 'lib/python/qmk/cli/doctor.py'
+    ]
+
+    for path in paths:
+        if not path.exists():
+            cli.log.error('%s is not a qmk_firmware clone!', str(qmk_firmware))
+            return False
+
+    return True
+
+
 @cli.argument('-n', '--no', arg_only=True, action='store_true', help='Answer no to all questions')
 @cli.argument('-y', '--yes', arg_only=True, action='store_true', help='Answer yes to all questions')
 @cli.argument('--baseurl', default=default_base, help='The URL all git operations start from. Default: %s' % default_base)
@@ -61,8 +80,9 @@ def setup(cli):
         exit(1)
 
     # Check on qmk_firmware, and if it doesn't exist offer to check it out.
-    if (cli.args.home / 'Makefile').exists():
+    if is_qmk_firmware(cli.args.home):
         cli.log.info('Found qmk_firmware at %s.', str(cli.args.home))
+
     else:
         cli.log.error('Could not find qmk_firmware!')
         if yesno(clone_prompt):