diff --git a/pkg/cmd/pr/status/status.go b/pkg/cmd/pr/status/status.go
index 499202b7e..e97770ce4 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/pr/status/status.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/pr/status/status.go
@@ -197,18 +197,21 @@ func prSelectorForCurrentBranch(branchConfig git.BranchConfig, baseRepo ghrepo.I
 		return prNumber, prHeadRef, nil
 	}
 
-	var err error
 	var branchOwner string
 	if branchConfig.RemoteURL != nil {
 		// the branch merges from a remote specified by URL
-		if r, err := ghrepo.FromURL(branchConfig.RemoteURL); err == nil {
-			branchOwner = r.RepoOwner()
+		r, err := ghrepo.FromURL(branchConfig.RemoteURL)
+		if err != nil {
+			return 0, prHeadRef, err
 		}
+		branchOwner = r.RepoOwner()
 	} else if branchConfig.RemoteName != "" {
 		// the branch merges from a remote specified by name
-		if r, err := rem.FindByName(branchConfig.RemoteName); err == nil {
-			branchOwner = r.RepoOwner()
+		r, err := rem.FindByName(branchConfig.RemoteName)
+		if err != nil {
+			return 0, prHeadRef, err
 		}
+		branchOwner = r.RepoOwner()
 	}
 
 	selector := prHeadRef
@@ -222,7 +225,7 @@ func prSelectorForCurrentBranch(branchConfig git.BranchConfig, baseRepo ghrepo.I
 		}
 	}
 
-	return 0, selector, err
+	return 0, selector, nil
 }
 
 func totalApprovals(pr *api.PullRequest) int {
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/pr/status/status_test.go b/pkg/cmd/pr/status/status_test.go
index 9f3079957..94505aaba 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/pr/status/status_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/pr/status/status_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package status
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
@@ -527,6 +528,41 @@ func Test_prSelectorForCurrentBranch(t *testing.T) {
 			wantSelector: "forkName:main",
 			wantError:    nil,
 		},
+		{
+			name: "Remote URL error",
+			branchConfig: git.BranchConfig{
+				RemoteURL: &url.URL{
+					Scheme: "ssh",
+					User:   url.User("git"),
+					Host:   "github.com",
+					Path:   "/\\invalid?Path/",
+				},
+			},
+			prHeadRef:    "Frederick888/main",
+			wantPrNumber: 0,
+			wantSelector: "Frederick888/main",
+			wantError:    fmt.Errorf("invalid path: /\\invalid?Path/"),
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Remote Name error",
+			branchConfig: git.BranchConfig{
+				RemoteName: "nonexistentRemote",
+			},
+			prHeadRef: "Frederick888/main",
+			remotes: context.Remotes{
+				&context.Remote{
+					Remote: &git.Remote{Name: "origin"},
+					Repo:   ghrepo.NewWithHost("forkName", "playground", "github.com"),
+				},
+				&context.Remote{
+					Remote: &git.Remote{Name: "upstream"},
+					Repo:   ghrepo.NewWithHost("Frederick888", "playground", "github.com"),
+				},
+			},
+			wantPrNumber: 0,
+			wantSelector: "Frederick888/main",
+			wantError:    fmt.Errorf("no matching remote found"),
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {