const char *hex;
        struct object_id peeled;
 
+       if (quiet)
+               return;
+
        hex = find_unique_abbrev(oid->hash, abbrev);
        if (hash_only)
                printf("%s\n", hex);
                die("git show-ref: bad ref %s (%s)", refname,
                    oid_to_hex(oid));
 
-       if (quiet)
-               return 0;
-
        show_one(refname, oid);
 
        return 0;
 
                        if ((starts_with(*pattern, "refs/") || !strcmp(*pattern, "HEAD")) &&
                            !read_ref(*pattern, oid.hash)) {
-                               if (!quiet)
-                                       show_one(*pattern, &oid);
+                               show_one(*pattern, &oid);
                        }
                        else if (!quiet)
                                die("'%s' - not a valid ref", *pattern);