diff --git a/pisi/atomicoperations.py b/pisi/atomicoperations.py
index e716ffc3..34dedcf1 100644
--- a/pisi/atomicoperations.py
+++ b/pisi/atomicoperations.py
@@ -93,15 +93,15 @@ class Install(AtomicOperation):
         self.files = self.package.files
         self.pkginfo = self.metadata.package
 
+        ctx.ui.notify(pisi.ui.installing, name=self.pkginfo.name)
+
     def install(self, ask_reinstall = True):
         if ctx.get_option('fetch_only'):
             return
 
-        "entry point"
         ctx.ui.status(_('Installing %s, version %s, release %s, build %s') %
                 (self.pkginfo.name, self.pkginfo.version,
                  self.pkginfo.release, self.pkginfo.build))
-        ctx.ui.notify(pisi.ui.installing, name=self.pkginfo.name)
 
         self.ask_reinstall = ask_reinstall
         self.check_requirements()
@@ -405,11 +405,12 @@ class Remove(AtomicOperation):
             ctx.ui.warning(_('File list could not be read for package %s, continuing removal.') % package_name)
             self.files = Files()
 
+        ctx.ui.notify(pisi.ui.removing, name=self.package_name)
+
     def run(self):
         """Remove a single package"""
 
         ctx.ui.status(_('Removing package %s') % self.package_name)
-        ctx.ui.notify(pisi.ui.removing, name=self.package_name)
         if not ctx.installdb.is_installed(self.package_name):
             raise Exception(_('Trying to remove nonexistent package ')
                             + self.package_name)