diff --git a/TODO b/TODO
index ae2ab07..3a566af 100644
--- a/TODO
+++ b/TODO
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ TODO:
 
 Bugs
 * Duplication of first maintainer when editing to add a second?
-* meta-tizen gives PathError in initial info gathering step
- * If a layer has not yet been fetched and it can't be then it still tries to parse it and blows up when querying git revision
 * meta-debian seems to be prompting for github credentials during recipe parsing?
 * Remote patches in SRC_URI trigger errors
 * We're wasting time gathering layer info at the start for layers that have not changed
diff --git a/layerindex/update.py b/layerindex/update.py
index 1b2bb15..dd2ca9b 100755
--- a/layerindex/update.py
+++ b/layerindex/update.py
@@ -327,6 +327,10 @@ def main():
                         collections.add((layerbranch.collection, layerbranch.version))
 
                 for layer in layerquery:
+                    if layer.vcs_url in failedrepos:
+                        logger.info("Skipping update of layer %s - fetch failed" % layer.name)
+                        continue
+
                     layerbranch = layer.get_layerbranch(branch)
                     branchname = branch
                     branchdesc = branch