diff --git a/cmd.go b/cmd.go
index a1204aa0..c0f1f0e4 100644
--- a/cmd.go
+++ b/cmd.go
@@ -417,6 +417,8 @@ func handleSync() (err error) {
 		}
 
 		err = syncSearch(targets)
+	} else if cmdArgs.existsArg("p", "print", "print-format") {
+		err = show(passToPacman(cmdArgs))
 	} else if cmdArgs.existsArg("c", "clean") {
 		err = syncClean(cmdArgs)
 	} else if cmdArgs.existsArg("l", "list") {
diff --git a/parser.go b/parser.go
index cd91c68f..8fef7a8f 100644
--- a/parser.go
+++ b/parser.go
@@ -122,10 +122,6 @@ func (parser *arguments) needRoot() bool {
 		return false
 	}
 
-	if parser.existsArg("p", "print") {
-		return false
-	}
-
 	switch parser.op {
 	case "D", "database":
 		if parser.existsArg("k", "check") {
@@ -145,6 +141,12 @@ func (parser *arguments) needRoot() bool {
 	case "R", "remove":
 		return true
 	case "S", "sync":
+		if parser.existsArg("y", "refresh") {
+			return true
+		}
+		if parser.existsArg("p", "print", "print-format") {
+			return false
+		}
 		if parser.existsArg("s", "search") {
 			return false
 		}