* Attempt to lookup the commit references, and determine if this is
         * a fast forward or fast backwards update.
         */
-       *left = lookup_commit_reference(one);
-       *right = lookup_commit_reference(two);
+       *left = lookup_commit_reference(the_repository, one);
+       *right = lookup_commit_reference(the_repository, two);
 
        /*
         * Warn about missing commits in the submodule project, but only if
                else {
                        name = default_name_or_path(p->two->path);
                        /* make sure name does not collide with existing one */
-                       submodule = submodule_from_name(the_repository, commit_oid, name);
+                       if (name)
+                               submodule = submodule_from_name(the_repository,
+                                                               commit_oid, name);
                        if (submodule) {
                                warning("Submodule in commit %s at path: "
                                        "'%s' collides with a submodule named "
                                        "the same. Skipping it.",
-                                       oid_to_hex(commit_oid), name);
+                                       oid_to_hex(commit_oid), p->two->path);
                                name = NULL;
                        }
                }
        return ret;
 }
 
+void submodule_unset_core_worktree(const struct submodule *sub)
+{
+       char *config_path = xstrfmt("%s/modules/%s/config",
+                                   get_git_common_dir(), sub->name);
+
+       if (git_config_set_in_file_gently(config_path, "core.worktree", NULL))
+               warning(_("Could not unset core.worktree setting in submodule '%s'"),
+                         sub->path);
+
+       free(config_path);
+}
+
 static const char *get_super_prefix_or_empty(void)
 {
        const char *s = get_super_prefix();
        argv_array_push(&cp.args, new_head ? new_head : empty_tree_oid_hex());
 
        if (run_command(&cp)) {
-               ret = -1;
+               ret = error(_("Submodule '%s' could not be updated."), path);
                goto out;
        }
 
 
                        if (is_empty_dir(path))
                                rmdir_or_warn(path);
+
+                       submodule_unset_core_worktree(sub);
                }
        }
 out: