diff --git a/src/update.c b/src/update.c
index 638dfbffb56a31336d8e9aa712f49def582067df..f0bfff53129b71487b808c4250978213a615ce7b 100644
--- a/src/update.c
+++ b/src/update.c
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ static int update_main(void *ctx, struct apk_database *db, int argc, char **argv
 			    db->repos[i].url);
 	}
 
+	apk_message("OK: %d distinct packages available",
+		db->available.packages.num_items);
+
 	return 0;
 }