diff --git a/functions b/functions
index fa05e54..13a1f5a 100755
--- a/functions
+++ b/functions
@@ -167,7 +167,8 @@ prompt_msg () {
         git_network_unreachable)
             msg="Can't reach rc git repo";;
         update_sys*)
-            msg="Update ready for system. $(echo $line | grep -o '[0-9]*' | head -n 1) Packages";;
+            nb_pkg=$(echo $line | grep -o '[0-9]*' | head -n 1)
+            msg="Update ready for the system. $nb_pkg new package$([ $nb_pkg -gt 1 ] && echo s)";;
         *)
             msg="";;
     esac