diff --git a/app/Main.hs b/app/Main.hs
index 74006af..be01aaa 100644
--- a/app/Main.hs
+++ b/app/Main.hs
@@ -171,7 +171,9 @@ installOrUpdate :: Text -> PackageName -> PackageInfo -> IO Turtle.FilePath
 installOrUpdate set pkgName PackageInfo{ repo, version } = do
   let pkgDir = ".psc-package" </> fromText set </> fromText (runPackageName pkgName) </> fromText version
   exists <- testdir pkgDir
-  unless exists . void $ cloneShallow repo version pkgDir
+  unless exists . void $ do
+    echoT ("Updating " <> runPackageName pkgName)
+    cloneShallow repo version pkgDir
   pure pkgDir
 
 getTransitiveDeps :: PackageSet -> [PackageName] -> IO [(PackageName, PackageInfo)]
@@ -230,12 +232,6 @@ initialize = do
   packageNameFromPWD =
     either (const untitledPackageName) id . mkPackageName
 
-update :: IO ()
-update = do
-  pkg <- readPackageFile
-  updateImpl pkg
-  echoT "Update complete"
-
 install :: String -> IO ()
 install pkgName' = do
   pkg <- readPackageFile
@@ -313,11 +309,14 @@ listSourcePaths = do
   paths <- getPaths
   traverse_ (echoT . pathToTextUnsafe) paths
 
--- | helper for calling through to @purs@
+-- | Helper for calling through to @purs@
 --
--- extra args will be appended to the options
+-- Extra args will be appended to the options
 exec :: [String] -> Bool -> [String] -> IO ()
 exec execNames onlyDeps passthroughOptions = do
+  pkg <- readPackageFile
+  updateImpl pkg
+
   paths <- getPaths
   let cmdParts = tail execNames
       srcParts = [ "src" </> "**" </> "*.purs" | not onlyDeps ]
@@ -456,9 +455,6 @@ main = do
         [ Opts.command "init"
             (Opts.info (pure initialize)
             (Opts.progDesc "Initialize a new package"))
-        , Opts.command "update"
-            (Opts.info (pure update)
-            (Opts.progDesc "Update dependencies"))
         , Opts.command "uninstall"
             (Opts.info (uninstall <$> pkg Opts.<**> Opts.helper)
             (Opts.progDesc "Uninstall the named package"))