diff --git a/pisi/cli/commands.py b/pisi/cli/commands.py
index d8972d6c..3a64cc4a 100644
--- a/pisi/cli/commands.py
+++ b/pisi/cli/commands.py
@@ -633,6 +633,8 @@ NB: We support only local files (e.g., /a/b/c) and http:// URIs at the moment
             name = self.args[0]
             indexuri = self.args[1]
             pisi.api.add_repo(name, indexuri)
+            if ctx.ui.confirm(_('Update PISI database for repository %s?') % name):
+                pisi.api.update_repo(repo)
             self.finalize()
         else:
             self.help()