diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index e5ba5345b..43351a5ce 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+0.0.5
+
+ * Fixed regression with --verbose output being buffered. This means dropping the helpful error
+   message introduced in 0.0.4.
+
 0.0.4
 
  * Now using tox to run tests against multiple versions of Python in one go.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c60827302..f39964623 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -37,6 +37,18 @@ available](https://torsion.org/hg/atticmatic). It's also mirrored on
 
 ## Setup
 
+To get up and running with Attic, follow the [Attic Quick
+Start](https://attic-backup.org/quickstart.html) guide to create an Attic
+repository on a local or remote host. Note that if you plan to run atticmatic
+on a schedule with cron, and you encrypt your attic repository with a
+passphrase instead of a key file, you'll need to set the `ATTIC_PASSPHRASE`
+environment variable. See [attic's repository encryption
+documentation](https://attic-backup.org/quickstart.html#encrypted-repos) for
+more info.
+
+If the repository is on a remote host, make sure that your local root user has
+key-based ssh access to the desired user account on the remote host.
+
 To install atticmatic, run the following command to download and install it:
 
     sudo pip install --upgrade hg+https://torsion.org/hg/atticmatic
@@ -47,24 +59,7 @@ Then copy the following configuration files:
     sudo mkdir /etc/atticmatic/
     sudo cp sample/config sample/excludes /etc/atticmatic/
 
-Modify those files with your desired configuration, including the path to an
-attic repository.
-
-If you don't yet have an attic repository, then the first time you run
-atticmatic, you'll get an error with information on how to create a repository
-on a local or remote host.
-
-And if the repository is on a remote host, make sure that your local root user
-has key-based ssh access to the desired user account on the remote host.
-
-It is recommended that you create your attic repository with keyfile
-encryption, as passphrase-based encryption is less suited for automated
-backups. If you do plan to run atticmatic on a schedule with cron, and you
-encrypt your attic repository with a passphrase instead of a key file, you'll
-need to set the `ATTIC_PASSPHRASE` environment variable. See [attic's
-repository encryption
-documentation](https://attic-backup.org/quickstart.html#encrypted-repos) for
-more info.
+Lastly, modify those files with your desired configuration.
 
 
 ## Usage
diff --git a/atticmatic/attic.py b/atticmatic/attic.py
index d0b1cc896..d0c678d68 100644
--- a/atticmatic/attic.py
+++ b/atticmatic/attic.py
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
-from __future__ import print_function
 from datetime import datetime
 import os
 import platform
-import re
 import subprocess
-import sys
 
 
 def create_archive(excludes_filename, verbose, source_directories, repository):
@@ -26,14 +23,7 @@ def create_archive(excludes_filename, verbose, source_directories, repository):
         ('--verbose', '--stats') if verbose else ()
     )
 
-    try:
-        subprocess.check_output(command, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
-    except subprocess.CalledProcessError as error:
-        print(error.output.strip(), file=sys.stderr)
-
-        if re.search('Error: Repository .* does not exist', error.output):
-            raise RuntimeError('To create a repository, run: attic init --encryption=keyfile {}'.format(repository))
-        raise error
+    subprocess.check_call(command)
 
 
 def make_prune_flags(retention_config):
diff --git a/atticmatic/command.py b/atticmatic/command.py
index e0f4eb18b..92976f0ea 100644
--- a/atticmatic/command.py
+++ b/atticmatic/command.py
@@ -46,6 +46,6 @@ def main():
         create_archive(args.excludes_filename, args.verbose, **location_config)
         prune_archives(args.verbose, repository, retention_config)
         check_archives(args.verbose, repository)
-    except (ValueError, IOError, CalledProcessError, RuntimeError) as error:
+    except (ValueError, IOError, CalledProcessError) as error:
         print(error, file=sys.stderr)
         sys.exit(1)
diff --git a/atticmatic/tests/unit/test_attic.py b/atticmatic/tests/unit/test_attic.py
index e54f44573..2c93e8c78 100644
--- a/atticmatic/tests/unit/test_attic.py
+++ b/atticmatic/tests/unit/test_attic.py
@@ -1,49 +1,14 @@
 from collections import OrderedDict
-try:
-    # Python 2
-    import __builtin__ as builtins
-except ImportError:
-    # Python 3
-    import builtins
 
 from flexmock import flexmock
-from nose.tools import assert_raises
 
 from atticmatic import attic as module
 
 
-class MockCalledProcessError(Exception):
-    def __init__(self, output):
-        self.output = output
-
-
-def insert_subprocess_check_output_mock(call_command, error_output=None, **kwargs):
-    subprocess = flexmock(CalledProcessError=MockCalledProcessError, STDOUT=flexmock())
-
-    expectation = subprocess.should_receive('check_output').with_args(
-        call_command,
-        stderr=subprocess.STDOUT,
-        **kwargs
-    ).once()
-
-    if error_output:
-        expectation.and_raise(MockCalledProcessError, output=error_output)
-        flexmock(builtins).should_receive('print')
-
-    flexmock(module).subprocess = subprocess
-    return subprocess
-
-
-def insert_subprocess_check_call_mock(call_command, **kwargs):
+def insert_subprocess_mock(check_call_command, **kwargs):
     subprocess = flexmock()
-
-    subprocess.should_receive('check_call').with_args(
-        call_command,
-        **kwargs
-    ).once()
-
+    subprocess.should_receive('check_call').with_args(check_call_command, **kwargs).once()
     flexmock(module).subprocess = subprocess
-    return subprocess
 
 
 def insert_platform_mock():
@@ -57,7 +22,7 @@ def insert_datetime_mock():
 
 
 def test_create_archive_should_call_attic_with_parameters():
-    insert_subprocess_check_output_mock(
+    insert_subprocess_mock(
         ('attic', 'create', '--exclude-from', 'excludes', 'repo::host-now', 'foo', 'bar'),
     )
     insert_platform_mock()
@@ -72,7 +37,7 @@ def test_create_archive_should_call_attic_with_parameters():
 
 
 def test_create_archive_with_verbose_should_call_attic_with_verbose_parameters():
-    insert_subprocess_check_output_mock(
+    insert_subprocess_mock(
         (
             'attic', 'create', '--exclude-from', 'excludes', 'repo::host-now', 'foo', 'bar',
             '--verbose', '--stats',
@@ -88,39 +53,6 @@ def test_create_archive_with_verbose_should_call_attic_with_verbose_parameters()
         repository='repo',
     )
 
-def test_create_archive_with_missing_repository_should_raise():
-    insert_subprocess_check_output_mock(
-        ('attic', 'create', '--exclude-from', 'excludes', 'repo::host-now', 'foo', 'bar'),
-        error_output='Error: Repository repo does not exist',
-    )
-    insert_platform_mock()
-    insert_datetime_mock()
-
-    with assert_raises(RuntimeError):
-        module.create_archive(
-            excludes_filename='excludes',
-            verbose=False,
-            source_directories='foo bar',
-            repository='repo',
-        )
-
-
-def test_create_archive_with_other_error_should_raise():
-    subprocess = insert_subprocess_check_output_mock(
-        ('attic', 'create', '--exclude-from', 'excludes', 'repo::host-now', 'foo', 'bar'),
-        error_output='Something went wrong',
-    )
-    insert_platform_mock()
-    insert_datetime_mock()
-
-    with assert_raises(subprocess.CalledProcessError):
-        module.create_archive(
-            excludes_filename='excludes',
-            verbose=False,
-            source_directories='foo bar',
-            repository='repo',
-        )
-
 
 BASE_PRUNE_FLAGS = (
     ('--keep-daily', '1'),
@@ -148,7 +80,7 @@ def test_prune_archives_should_call_attic_with_parameters():
     flexmock(module).should_receive('make_prune_flags').with_args(retention_config).and_return(
         BASE_PRUNE_FLAGS,
     )
-    insert_subprocess_check_call_mock(
+    insert_subprocess_mock(
         (
             'attic', 'prune', 'repo', '--keep-daily', '1', '--keep-weekly', '2', '--keep-monthly',
             '3',
@@ -167,7 +99,7 @@ def test_prune_archives_with_verbose_should_call_attic_with_verbose_parameters()
     flexmock(module).should_receive('make_prune_flags').with_args(retention_config).and_return(
         BASE_PRUNE_FLAGS,
     )
-    insert_subprocess_check_call_mock(
+    insert_subprocess_mock(
         (
             'attic', 'prune', 'repo', '--keep-daily', '1', '--keep-weekly', '2', '--keep-monthly',
             '3', '--verbose',
@@ -183,7 +115,7 @@ def test_prune_archives_with_verbose_should_call_attic_with_verbose_parameters()
 
 def test_check_archives_should_call_attic_with_parameters():
     stdout = flexmock()
-    insert_subprocess_check_call_mock(
+    insert_subprocess_mock(
         ('attic', 'check', 'repo'),
         stdout=stdout,
     )
@@ -199,7 +131,7 @@ def test_check_archives_should_call_attic_with_parameters():
 
 
 def test_check_archives_with_verbose_should_call_attic_with_verbose_parameters():
-    insert_subprocess_check_call_mock(
+    insert_subprocess_mock(
         ('attic', 'check', 'repo', '--verbose'),
         stdout=None,
     )
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 9bcd56d21..e73711233 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 
 setup(
     name='atticmatic',
-    version='0.0.4',
+    version='0.0.2',
     description='A wrapper script for Attic backup software that creates and prunes backups',
     author='Dan Helfman',
     author_email='witten@torsion.org',