diff --git a/src/rootfstreemanager.cc b/src/rootfstreemanager.cc
index 50e91908..dfe99451 100644
--- a/src/rootfstreemanager.cc
+++ b/src/rootfstreemanager.cc
@@ -29,6 +29,23 @@ RootfsTreeManager::RootfsTreeManager(const PackageConfig& pconfig, const Bootloa
       keys_{keys},
       cfg_{pconfig} {}
 
+std::tuple<bool, std::string> RootfsTreeManager::prePullCheck(const DeltaStat& delta_stat) const {
+  storage::Volume::UsageInfo usage_info;
+  std::stringstream msg;
+  bool ok{true};
+
+  try {
+    storage::Volume::getUsageInfo(sysroot_->repoPath(), sysroot_->reservedStorageSpacePercentageDelta(), usage_info);
+    ok = usage_info.available.first >= delta_stat.uncompressedSize;
+    msg << "required: " << usage_info.toRelativeType(delta_stat.uncompressedSize) << ", " << usage_info;
+  } catch (const std::exception& exc) {
+    LOG_ERROR << "Failed to check if the static delta can fit on a disk, skipping the update size check...; err: "
+              << exc.what();
+  }
+
+  return {ok, msg.str()};
+}
+
 DownloadResult RootfsTreeManager::Download(const TufTarget& target) {
   auto prog_cb = [this](const Uptane::Target& t, const std::string& description, unsigned int progress) {
     // report_progress_cb(events_channel.get(), t, description, progress);
@@ -56,21 +73,15 @@ DownloadResult RootfsTreeManager::Download(const TufTarget& target) {
     DeltaStat delta_stat{};
     if (getDeltaStatIfAvailable(target, remote, delta_stat)) {
       LOG_INFO << "Found and pulled delta stats, checking if update can fit on a disk...";
-      try {
-        storage::Volume::UsageInfo usage_info;
-        storage::Volume::getUsageInfo(sysroot_->repoPath(), sysroot_->reservedStorageSpacePercentageDelta(),
-                                      usage_info);
-        if (usage_info.available.first < delta_stat.uncompressedSize) {
-          std::stringstream err_msg;
-          err_msg << "required: " << usage_info.toRelativeType(delta_stat.uncompressedSize) << ", " << usage_info;
-          return {DownloadResult::Status::DownloadFailed_NoSpace,
-                  "Insufficient storage available; err: " + err_msg.str(), sysroot_->repoPath()};
-        }
-        LOG_INFO << "Fetching static delta; required: " << usage_info.toRelativeType(delta_stat.uncompressedSize)
-                 << usage_info;
-      } catch (const std::exception& exc) {
-        LOG_ERROR << "Failed to check if the static delta can fit on a disk, skipping the update size check...; err: "
-                  << exc.what();
+      bool ok{false};
+      std::string msg;
+      std::tie(ok, msg) = prePullCheck(delta_stat);
+      if (!ok) {
+        return {DownloadResult::Status::DownloadFailed_NoSpace, "Insufficient storage available; err: " + msg,
+                sysroot_->repoPath()};
+      }
+      if (!msg.empty()) {
+        LOG_INFO << "Sufficient storage available; " << msg;
       }
     } else {
       LOG_INFO << "No static delta or static delta stats are found, skipping the update size check...";
diff --git a/src/rootfstreemanager.h b/src/rootfstreemanager.h
index 2fae5410..39296fbe 100644
--- a/src/rootfstreemanager.h
+++ b/src/rootfstreemanager.h
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ class RootfsTreeManager : public OstreeManager, public Downloader {
     uint64_t uncompressedSize;
   };
 
+  std::tuple<bool, std::string> prePullCheck(const DeltaStat& delta_stat) const;
   std::string getCurrentHash() const override {
     return sysroot_->getDeploymentHash(OSTree::Sysroot::Deployment::kCurrent);
   }