diff --git a/pisi/operations.py b/pisi/operations.py
index 70823531..97f30a9a 100644
--- a/pisi/operations.py
+++ b/pisi/operations.py
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ from os.path import join
 
 def remove(package_name):
     """Remove a goddamn package"""
-    ui.info('Removing package ' + package_name)
+    ui.info('Removing package %s\n' % package_name)
     if not installdb.is_installed(package_name):
-        raise InstallError('Trying to remove nonexistent package '
-                           + package_name)
+        raise Exception('Trying to remove nonexistent package '
+                        + package_name)
     for fileinfo in installdb.files(package_name).list:
         os.unlink( join(config.destdir, fileinfo.path) )
     installdb.remove(package_name)