diff --git a/src/bumpver/cli.py b/src/bumpver/cli.py
index 6fffac3..70425a9 100755
--- a/src/bumpver/cli.py
+++ b/src/bumpver/cli.py
@@ -678,27 +678,27 @@ def _update_cfg_from_vcs(cfg: config.Config, fetch: bool) -> config.Config:
 
 
 def _parse_vcs_options(
-    cfg   : config.Config,
-    commit: typ.Optional[bool] = None,
-    tag   : typ.Optional[bool] = None,
-    push  : typ.Optional[bool] = None,
+    cfg       : config.Config,
+    commit    : typ.Optional[bool] = None,
+    tag_commit: typ.Optional[bool] = None,
+    push      : typ.Optional[bool] = None,
 ) -> config.Config:
+    if commit is False and tag_commit:
+        raise ValueError("--no-commit and --tag-commit cannot be used at the same time")
+    if commit is False and push:
+        raise ValueError("--no-commit and --push cannot be used at the same time")
+
     if commit is not None:
-        if not commit:
-            if tag:
-                raise ValueError("--no-commit and --tag-commit cannot be used at the same time")
-            if push:
-                raise ValueError("--no-commit and --push cannot be used at the same time")
         cfg = cfg._replace(commit=commit)
-    if tag is not None:
-        if tag and not cfg.commit:
-            raise ValueError(
-                "--tag-commit requires the --commit flag if commit=False in the config file"
-            )
-        cfg = cfg._replace(tag=tag)
+
+    if not cfg.commit and tag_commit:
+        raise ValueError("--tag-commit requires either --commit or commit=True in your config")
+    if not cfg.commit and push:
+        raise ValueError("--push requires either --commit or commit=True in your config")
+
+    if tag_commit is not None:
+        cfg = cfg._replace(tag=tag_commit)
     if push is not None:
-        if push and not cfg.commit:
-            raise ValueError("--push requires the --commit flag if commit=False in the config file")
         cfg = cfg._replace(push=push)
     return cfg
 
diff --git a/test/test_cli.py b/test/test_cli.py
index b06972a..7c8ffeb 100644
--- a/test/test_cli.py
+++ b/test/test_cli.py
@@ -691,18 +691,16 @@ def test_incorrect_vcs_option_tag_push(runner, caplog):
     result = runner.invoke(cli.cli, ['update', "-vv", "--tag-commit"])
     assert result.exit_code == 1
     assert len(caplog.records) == 1
-    assert (
-        "Invalid argument: --tag-commit requires the --commit flag if commit=False in the config file"
-        in caplog.records[0].message
+    expected = (
+        "Invalid argument: --tag-commit requires either --commit or commit=True in your config"
     )
+    assert expected in caplog.records[0].message
 
     result = runner.invoke(cli.cli, ['update', "-vv", "--push"])
     assert result.exit_code == 1
     assert len(caplog.records) == 2
-    assert (
-        "Invalid argument: --push requires the --commit flag if commit=False in the config file"
-        in caplog.records[1].message
-    )
+    expected = "Invalid argument: --push requires either --commit or commit=True in your config"
+    assert expected in caplog.records[1].message
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("version_pattern, cur_version, cur_pep440", DEFAULT_VERSION_PATTERNS)