diff --git a/jrnl/messages.py b/jrnl/messages.py
index 2341960e..1da61e55 100644
--- a/jrnl/messages.py
+++ b/jrnl/messages.py
@@ -131,6 +131,8 @@ class MsgText(Enum):
 
     UpgradeAborted = "jrnl was NOT upgraded"
 
+    AbortingUpgrade = "Aborting upgrade..."
+
     ImportAborted = "Entries were NOT imported"
 
     # -- Config --- #
diff --git a/jrnl/upgrade.py b/jrnl/upgrade.py
index 3027f4e7..f8ddb275 100644
--- a/jrnl/upgrade.py
+++ b/jrnl/upgrade.py
@@ -152,9 +152,8 @@ older versions of jrnl anymore.
     failed_journals = [j for j in all_journals if not j.validate_parsing()]
 
     if len(failed_journals) > 0:
-        print_msg("Aborting upgrade.", msg=Message.NORMAL)
-
         raise JrnlException(
+            Message(MsgText.AbortingUpgrade, MsgType.WARNING),
             Message(
                 MsgText.JournalFailedUpgrade,
                 MsgType.ERROR,
@@ -162,7 +161,7 @@ older versions of jrnl anymore.
                     "s": "s" if len(failed_journals) > 1 else "",
                     "failed_journals": "\n".join(j.name for j in failed_journals),
                 },
-            )
+            ),
         )
 
     # write all journals - or - don't