diff --git a/src/sysupdate/sysupdate-update-set-flags.c b/src/sysupdate/sysupdate-update-set-flags.c
index 36801938f6..7b684576b0 100644
--- a/src/sysupdate/sysupdate-update-set-flags.c
+++ b/src/sysupdate/sysupdate-update-set-flags.c
@@ -70,6 +70,11 @@ const char* update_set_flags_to_string(UpdateSetFlags flags) {
         case UPDATE_INSTALLED|UPDATE_PARTIAL|UPDATE_NEWEST|UPDATE_PROTECTED:
         case UPDATE_INSTALLED|UPDATE_AVAILABLE|UPDATE_PARTIAL|UPDATE_NEWEST:
         case UPDATE_INSTALLED|UPDATE_AVAILABLE|UPDATE_PARTIAL|UPDATE_NEWEST|UPDATE_PROTECTED:
+        /* can also contain pending instances: */
+        case UPDATE_INSTALLED|UPDATE_PARTIAL|UPDATE_PENDING|UPDATE_NEWEST:
+        case UPDATE_INSTALLED|UPDATE_PARTIAL|UPDATE_PENDING|UPDATE_NEWEST|UPDATE_PROTECTED:
+        case UPDATE_INSTALLED|UPDATE_AVAILABLE|UPDATE_PARTIAL|UPDATE_PENDING|UPDATE_NEWEST:
+        case UPDATE_INSTALLED|UPDATE_AVAILABLE|UPDATE_PARTIAL|UPDATE_PENDING|UPDATE_NEWEST|UPDATE_PROTECTED:
                 return "current+partial";
 
         case UPDATE_AVAILABLE|UPDATE_NEWEST:
diff --git a/src/sysupdate/sysupdate.c b/src/sysupdate/sysupdate.c
index 2dd1bfdaac..89efe36c85 100644
--- a/src/sysupdate/sysupdate.c
+++ b/src/sysupdate/sysupdate.c
@@ -669,7 +669,7 @@ static int context_show_version(Context *c, const char *version) {
                 Instance *i = *inst;
 
                 if (!i) {
-                        assert(FLAGS_SET(us->flags, UPDATE_INCOMPLETE));
+                        assert(us->flags & (UPDATE_INCOMPLETE|UPDATE_PARTIAL|UPDATE_PENDING));
                         continue;
                 }