diff --git a/core/cli/packages.el b/core/cli/packages.el
index 77e1ca362..a6c7ec4e5 100644
--- a/core/cli/packages.el
+++ b/core/cli/packages.el
@@ -108,16 +108,18 @@ list remains lean."
          (recipe package type local-repo)
        (let ((esc (unless doom-debug-mode "\033[1A"))
              (ref (straight-vc-get-commit type local-repo))
-             newref)
+             newref output)
          (print! (start "\033[KUpdating recipes for %s...%s") package esc)
          (when (straight-vc-fetch-from-remote recipe)
            (setq output (straight--process-get-output))
            (straight-merge-package package)
-           (or (equal ref (setq newref (straight-vc-get-commit type local-repo)))
-               (print! (success "\033[K%s updated (%s -> %s)")
-                       package
-                       (doom--abbrev-commit ref)
-                       (doom--abbrev-commit newref)))))))
+           (unless (equal ref (setq newref (straight-vc-get-commit type local-repo)))
+             (print! (success "\033[K%s updated (%s -> %s)")
+                     package
+                     (doom--abbrev-commit ref)
+                     (doom--abbrev-commit newref))
+             (unless (string-empty-p output)
+               (print-group! (print! (info "%s" output)))))))))
     (setq straight--recipe-lookup-cache (make-hash-table :test #'eq)
           doom--cli-updated-recipes t)))