diff --git a/git-repository/src/remote/connection/ref_map.rs b/git-repository/src/remote/connection/ref_map.rs
index e8b43e69bc0..4e982110ae2 100644
--- a/git-repository/src/remote/connection/ref_map.rs
+++ b/git-repository/src/remote/connection/ref_map.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use git_protocol::transport::client::Transport;
 
 use crate::remote::{connection::HandshakeWithRefs, fetch, Connection, Direction};
 
-/// The error returned by [`Connection::list_refs_to_map()`].
+/// The error returned by [`Connection::ref_map()`].
 #[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error)]
 #[allow(missing_docs)]
 pub enum Error {
diff --git a/gitoxide-core/src/repository/remote.rs b/gitoxide-core/src/repository/remote.rs
index 3af80f9c528..b4a08dcc0bf 100644
--- a/gitoxide-core/src/repository/remote.rs
+++ b/gitoxide-core/src/repository/remote.rs
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ mod refs_impl {
         kind: refs::Kind,
         mut progress: impl git::Progress,
         out: impl std::io::Write,
+        err: impl std::io::Write,
         refs::Context { format, name, url }: refs::Context,
     ) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         use anyhow::Context;
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ mod refs_impl {
             .await?;
 
         match kind {
-            refs::Kind::Tracking { .. } => print_refmap(&repo, remote, map, out),
+            refs::Kind::Tracking { .. } => print_refmap(&repo, remote, map, out, err),
             refs::Kind::Remote => {
                 match format {
                     OutputFormat::Human => drop(print(out, &map.remote_refs)),
@@ -84,6 +85,7 @@ mod refs_impl {
         remote: git::Remote<'_>,
         mut map: git::remote::fetch::RefMap,
         mut out: impl std::io::Write,
+        mut err: impl std::io::Write,
     ) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         let mut last_spec_index = usize::MAX;
         map.mappings.sort_by_key(|m| m.spec_index);
@@ -105,7 +107,7 @@ mod refs_impl {
             };
             match &mapping.local {
                 Some(local) => {
-                    write!(out, " -> {} ", local)?;
+                    write!(out, " -> {local} ")?;
                     match repo.try_find_reference(local)? {
                         Some(tracking) => {
                             let msg = match tracking.try_id() {
@@ -122,6 +124,12 @@ mod refs_impl {
                 None => writeln!(out, " (fetch only)"),
             }?;
         }
+        if !map.fixes.is_empty() {
+            writeln!(err, "Fixes and sanitizations")?;
+            for fix in &map.fixes {
+                writeln!(err, "\t{fix:?}")?;
+            }
+        }
         Ok(())
     }
 
diff --git a/src/plumbing/main.rs b/src/plumbing/main.rs
index 304679fd302..4fef57ea873 100644
--- a/src/plumbing/main.rs
+++ b/src/plumbing/main.rs
@@ -137,12 +137,13 @@ pub fn main() -> Result<()> {
                         progress,
                         progress_keep_open,
                         core::repository::remote::refs::PROGRESS_RANGE,
-                        move |progress, out, _err| {
+                        move |progress, out, err| {
                             core::repository::remote::refs(
                                 repository(Mode::LenientWithGitInstallConfig)?,
                                 kind,
                                 progress,
                                 out,
+                                err,
                                 core::repository::remote::refs::Context { name, url, format },
                             )
                         },
@@ -160,6 +161,7 @@ pub fn main() -> Result<()> {
                         kind,
                         progress,
                         std::io::stdout(),
+                        std::io::stderr(),
                         core::repository::remote::refs::Context { name, url, format },
                     ))
                 }
diff --git a/src/plumbing/options.rs b/src/plumbing/options.rs
index a7f3fd4bad9..27285959bfd 100644
--- a/src/plumbing/options.rs
+++ b/src/plumbing/options.rs
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@ pub mod config {
 
 pub mod remote {
     use git_repository as git;
-    use git_repository::bstr::BString;
 
     #[derive(Debug, clap::Parser)]
     pub struct Platform {
@@ -140,7 +139,7 @@ pub mod remote {
         RefMap {
             /// Override the built-in and configured ref-specs with one or more of the given ones.
             #[clap(parse(try_from_os_str = git::env::os_str_to_bstring))]
-            ref_spec: Vec<BString>,
+            ref_spec: Vec<git_repository::bstr::BString>,
         },
     }
 }