diff --git a/balkian_pre_commit/VERSION b/balkian_pre_commit/VERSION
index 8acdd82..4e379d2 100644
--- a/balkian_pre_commit/VERSION
+++ b/balkian_pre_commit/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.0.1
+0.0.2
diff --git a/balkian_pre_commit/branchversion.py b/balkian_pre_commit/branchversion.py
index 8b0cdbe..8710fd8 100644
--- a/balkian_pre_commit/branchversion.py
+++ b/balkian_pre_commit/branchversion.py
@@ -1,31 +1,43 @@
 import argparse
 import semver
-import os
 from subprocess import check_output
 
+
 def main(argv=None):
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
     parser.add_argument('filenames', nargs='*')
     args = parser.parse_args(argv)
-    branch_name = check_output(['git', 'rev-parse', '--abbrev-ref', 'HEAD']).strip().decode()
-    error = 1
-    for fn in args.filenames:
-        with open(fn) as f:
-            currentcontent = f.read().strip()
-            prevcontent = check_output(['git', 'show', 'HEAD:{}'.format(fn)]).strip().decode()
-            current = semver.parse_version_info(currentcontent)
-            print('Checking versions: {} -> {}'.format(prevcontent, currentcontent))
-            if branch_name == 'master' and current.prerelease:
-                print('Trying to push a pre-release version to a master branch')
-                return 1
-            elif semver.compare(currentcontent, prevcontent)<1:
-                print('The new version should be newer than the old one')
-                return 1
-            else:
-                error = 0
-    if error:
-        print('VERSION files should be bumped in every commit')
-    return error
+    gitout = check_output(['git', 'rev-parse', '--abbrev-ref', 'HEAD'])
+    branch_name = gitout.strip().decode()
+
+    if len(args.filenames) > 1:
+        print('There are more than one VERSION files: '
+              '{}'.format(args.filenames))
+        return 1
+    elif not args.filenames:
+        if branch_name == 'master':
+            print('VERSION files should be bumped in every commit to master')
+            return 2
+        else:
+            return 0
+
+    fn = args.filenames[0]
+    with open(fn) as f:
+        currentcontent = f.read().strip()
+        gitout = check_output(['git', 'show', 'HEAD:{}'.format(fn)])
+        prevcontent = gitout.strip().decode()
+        current = semver.parse_version_info(currentcontent)
+        print('Checking versions: {} -> {}'.format(prevcontent,
+                                                   currentcontent))
+        if branch_name == 'master' and current.prerelease:
+            print('Trying to push a pre-release version to a master branch')
+            return 1
+        elif semver.compare(currentcontent, prevcontent) < 1:
+            print('The new version should be newer than the old one')
+            return 1
+        else:
+            return 0
+
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     exit(main())