diff --git a/src/SPC/command/DownloadCommand.php b/src/SPC/command/DownloadCommand.php
index c1b0903a..dfa4c9ee 100644
--- a/src/SPC/command/DownloadCommand.php
+++ b/src/SPC/command/DownloadCommand.php
@@ -250,8 +250,7 @@ class DownloadCommand extends BaseCommand
                             logger()->warning("No alternative sources found for {$source}, using default alternative source");
                             $alt_config = array_merge($config, Downloader::getDefaultAlternativeSource($source));
                         } elseif ($alt_sources === false) {
-                            logger()->error("No alternative sources found for {$source}, skipping alternative download");
-                            throw $e;
+                            throw new DownloaderException("No alternative sources found for {$source}, skipping alternative download");
                         } else {
                             logger()->notice("Trying to download alternative sources for {$source}");
                             $alt_config = array_merge($config, $alt_sources);
diff --git a/src/SPC/store/PackageManager.php b/src/SPC/store/PackageManager.php
index 14f6bbcf..dc662a5b 100644
--- a/src/SPC/store/PackageManager.php
+++ b/src/SPC/store/PackageManager.php
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ class PackageManager
             Downloader::downloadPackage($pkg_name, $config, $force);
         } catch (\Throwable $e) {
             if (!$allow_alt) {
-                logger()->error("Download package {$pkg_name} failed: " . $e->getMessage());
                 throw new DownloaderException("Download package {$pkg_name} failed: " . $e->getMessage());
             }
             // if download failed, we will try to download alternative packages