diff --git a/core/cli/upgrade.el b/core/cli/upgrade.el
index 94f00b5ad..ab1ac4d3e 100644
--- a/core/cli/upgrade.el
+++ b/core/cli/upgrade.el
@@ -17,17 +17,16 @@ following shell commands:
   (let ((doom-auto-discard force-p))
     (cond
      (packages-only-p
-      (doom-cli-execute "sync" "-u")
+      (doom-cli-execute "sync" '("-u"))
       (print! (success "Finished upgrading Doom Emacs")))
 
-     ((not (doom-cli-upgrade doom-auto-accept doom-auto-discard))
-      (print! "Nothing to do. Doom is up-to-date!"))
-
-     (t
-      ;; Reload Doom's CLI & libraries, in case there were any
-      ;; upstream changes. Major changes will still break, however
+     ((doom-cli-upgrade doom-auto-accept doom-auto-discard)
+      ;; Reload Doom's CLI & libraries, in case there were any upstream changes.
+      ;; Major changes will still break, however
       (print! (info "Reloading Doom Emacs"))
-      (doom-cli-execute-after "doom" "upgrade" "-p" (if force-p "-f"))))))
+      (doom-cli-execute-after "doom" '("upgrade" "-p" (if force-p "-f"))))
+
+     ((print! "Nothing to do. Doom is up-to-date!")))))
 
 
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