diff --git a/apt-sync.py b/apt-sync.py
index 1501a7c..969582a 100755
--- a/apt-sync.py
+++ b/apt-sync.py
@@ -235,6 +235,7 @@ def apt_delete_old_debs(dest_base_dir: Path, remote_set: Set[str], dry_run: bool
     deleting = on_disk - remote_set
     # print(on_disk)
     # print(remote_set)
+    print(f"Deleting {len(deleting)} packages not in the index")
     for i in deleting:
         if dry_run:
             print("Will delete", i)
@@ -278,7 +279,6 @@ def main():
         print(f"Failed APT repos of {args.base_url}: ", failed)
         return
     if args.delete or args.delete_dry_run:
-        print("Deleting debs not in the index")
         apt_delete_old_debs(args.working_dir, deb_set, args.delete_dry_run)
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":