git flow hotfix start only checks local branches if a hotfix has already been started

[MaiaTechnology]

Using: 1.12.4-dev0 (according to changelog)

I have the remote branch: hotfix/2.0.3

I run: git flow hotfix start 2.0.4

and this is created locally without any error

I run: git flow hotfix start 2.0.5

and this fails because it checks I already have a local branch starting with hotfix/

So it appears to me hotfix start is not checking remote branches too.

I tried using: git flow hotfix start -F 2.0.4

thinking that might help but it didn't change the behaviour.