diff --git a/openstackclient/image/v2/image.py b/openstackclient/image/v2/image.py
index 82566ff379..309b1b6b18 100644
--- a/openstackclient/image/v2/image.py
+++ b/openstackclient/image/v2/image.py
@@ -836,7 +836,8 @@ class SetImage(command.Command):
             image = image_client.images.update(image.id, **kwargs)
         except Exception as e:
             if activation_status is not None:
-                print("Image %s was %s." % (image.id, activation_status))
+                LOG.info(_("Image %(id)s was %(status)s."),
+                         {'id': image.id, 'status': activation_status})
             raise e