diff --git a/lisp/lib/packages.el b/lisp/lib/packages.el
index 32745f828..a393957b8 100644
--- a/lisp/lib/packages.el
+++ b/lisp/lib/packages.el
@@ -997,11 +997,10 @@ Must be run from a magit diff buffer."
                      (condition-case-unless-debug e
                          (let ((straight-vc-git-post-clone-hook
                                 (cons (lambda! (&key commit)
-                                        (print-group!
-                                          (if-let* ((pin (cdr (assoc package pinned))))
-                                              (print! (item "Pinned to %s") pin)
-                                            (when commit
-                                              (print! (item "Checked out %s") commit)))))
+                                        (if-let* ((pin (cdr (assoc package pinned))))
+                                            (print! (item "%s: pinned to %s") package pin)
+                                          (when commit
+                                            (print! (item "%s: checked out %s") package commit))))
                                       straight-vc-git-post-clone-hook)))
                            (straight-use-package (intern package))
                            (when (file-in-directory-p repo-dir straight-base-dir)
@@ -1106,20 +1105,22 @@ Must be run from a magit diff buffer."
                      (print! (item "\r(%d/%d) %s is up-to-date...%s") i total package esc)
                      (cl-return))
 
+                    ((file-exists-p ".straight-commit")
+                     (print! (start "\r(%d/%d) Downloading %s...%s") i total package esc)
+                     (delete-directory default-directory t)
+                     (straight-vc-git-clone recipe target-ref)
+                     (doom-packages--same-commit-p target-ref (straight-vc-get-commit type local-repo)))
+
                     ((if (straight-vc-commit-present-p recipe target-ref)
                          (print! (start "\r(%d/%d) Checking out %s (%s)...%s")
                                  i total package (doom-packages--abbrev-commit target-ref) esc)
                        (print! (start "\r(%d/%d) Fetching %s...%s") i total package esc)
                        (and (straight-vc-fetch-from-remote recipe)
                             (straight-vc-commit-present-p recipe target-ref)))
-                     (if (file-exists-p ".straight-commit")
-                         (progn
-                           (delete-directory default-directory t)
-                           (straight-vc-git-clone recipe target-ref))
-                       (straight-vc-check-out-commit recipe target-ref)
-                       (or (not (eq type 'git))
-                           (setq output (doom-packages--commit-log-between ref target-ref)
-                                 commits (length (split-string output "\n" t)))))
+                     (straight-vc-check-out-commit recipe target-ref)
+                     (or (not (eq type 'git))
+                         (setq output (doom-packages--commit-log-between ref target-ref)
+                               commits (length (split-string output "\n" t))))
                      (doom-packages--same-commit-p target-ref (straight-vc-get-commit type local-repo)))
 
                     ((print! (start "\r(%d/%d) Re-cloning %s...") i total local-repo esc)