diff --git a/pisi/atomicoperations.py b/pisi/atomicoperations.py
index 8e96bd07..e716ffc3 100644
--- a/pisi/atomicoperations.py
+++ b/pisi/atomicoperations.py
@@ -422,7 +422,9 @@ class Remove(AtomicOperation):
         for fileinfo in self.files.list:
             self.remove_file(fileinfo)
             removed += 1
-            ctx.ui.notify(pisi.ui.progressed, percent = progress.update(removed), 
+            ctx.ui.notify(pisi.ui.progressed, 
+                          operation = "removing", 
+                          percent = progress.update(removed), 
                           info = _("Removing package %s") % self.package_name)
 
         txn = ctx.dbenv.txn_begin()
diff --git a/pisi/index.py b/pisi/index.py
index 2cb2b0ea..8726da64 100644
--- a/pisi/index.py
+++ b/pisi/index.py
@@ -108,7 +108,9 @@ class Index(XmlFile):
 
         def update_progress():
             self.processed += 1
-            ctx.ui.notify(pisi.ui.progressed, percent = self.progress.update(self.processed), 
+            ctx.ui.notify(pisi.ui.progressed, 
+                          operation = "updatingrepo",
+                          percent = self.progress.update(self.processed), 
                           info = _("Updating package database of %s") % repo)
 
         ctx.componentdb.remove_repo(repo, txn=txn)