diff --git a/pisi/operations/upgrade.py b/pisi/operations/upgrade.py
index f08a6a5d..1a9fdc59 100644
--- a/pisi/operations/upgrade.py
+++ b/pisi/operations/upgrade.py
@@ -142,8 +142,8 @@ def upgrade(A=[], repo=None):
     if componentdb.has_component('system.base'):
         order = operations.helper.reorder_base_packages(order)
 
-    ctx.ui.info(_('The following packages will be upgraded: ') +
-                util.strlist(order))
+    ctx.ui.info(_('The following packages will be upgraded:'))
+    ctx.ui.info(util.format_by_columns(sorted(order)))
 
     total_size, cached_size = operations.helper.calculate_download_sizes(order)
     total_size, symbol = util.human_readable_size(total_size)