diff --git a/src/bundle.c b/src/bundle.c
index c448c829..01ba7511 100644
--- a/src/bundle.c
+++ b/src/bundle.c
@@ -559,6 +559,11 @@ enum swupd_code remove_bundles(char **bundles)
 			goto out_free_curl;
 		}
 
+		/* only show this message if there are multiple bundles to be removed */
+		if (*(bundles + 1) || total > 0) {
+			info("Removing bundle: %s\n", bundle);
+		}
+
 		current_mom = load_mom(current_version, false, mix_exists, NULL);
 		if (!current_mom) {
 			error("Unable to download/verify %d Manifest.MoM\n", current_version);
@@ -567,8 +572,6 @@ enum swupd_code remove_bundles(char **bundles)
 			goto out_free_curl;
 		}
 
-		info("\nRemoving bundle: %s\n", bundle);
-
 		if (!search_bundle_in_manifest(current_mom, bundle)) {
 			error("Bundle name is invalid, aborting removal\n");
 			ret = SWUPD_INVALID_BUNDLE;