diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index af5cfad61..a7add4dc5 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2008-02-03  Thomas Thurman  <tthurman@gnome.org>
+
+        * tools/release-wrangler.py: Fix quoting error and added some
+	more error checking.
+
 2008-02-03  Thomas Thurman  <tthurman@gnome.org>
 
         * tools/release-wrangler.py: basic release script; needs work,
diff --git a/tools/release-wrangler.py b/tools/release-wrangler.py
index c44d52345..e756cf9bc 100644
--- a/tools/release-wrangler.py
+++ b/tools/release-wrangler.py
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ def changelog_and_checkin(filename, message):
   changelog.close()
   os.rename('ChangeLog.tmp', 'ChangeLog')
 
-  os.system('svn commit -m \\"%s\\"' % (message.replace('"','\\"')))
+  if os.system('svn commit -m "%s"' % (message.replace('"','\\"')))!=0:
+    report_error("Could not commit; bailing.")
 
 def check_we_are_up_to_date():
   changed = []
@@ -322,7 +323,8 @@ def increment_version(version):
 
 def tag_the_release(version):
   version['ucname'] = name.upper()
-  os.system("svn cp -m release . svn+ssh://svn.gnome.org/svn/%(name)s/tags/%(ucname)s_%(major)s_%(minor)_%(micro)" % (version))
+  if os.system("svn cp -m release . svn+ssh://svn.gnome.org/svn/%(name)s/tags/%(ucname)s_%(major)s_%(minor)_%(micro)" % (version))!=0:
+    report_error("Could not tag; bailing.")
 
 def main():
   get_up_to_date()