diff --git a/packages/angular/cli/src/commands/update/cli.ts b/packages/angular/cli/src/commands/update/cli.ts
index 152c6d3b8632..0f21999b1532 100644
--- a/packages/angular/cli/src/commands/update/cli.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/cli/src/commands/update/cli.ts
@@ -75,9 +75,7 @@ export class UpdateCommandModule extends CommandModule<UpdateCommandArgs> {
         array: true,
       })
       .option('force', {
-        description:
-          'Ignore peer dependency version mismatches. ' +
-          `Passes the '--force' flag to the package manager when installing packages.`,
+        description: 'Ignore peer dependency version mismatches.',
         type: 'boolean',
         default: false,
       })
@@ -227,7 +225,7 @@ export class UpdateCommandModule extends CommandModule<UpdateCommandArgs> {
 
     const workflow = new NodeWorkflow(this.context.root, {
       packageManager: packageManager.name,
-      packageManagerForce: options.force,
+      packageManagerForce: this.packageManagerForce(options.verbose),
       // __dirname -> favor @schematics/update from this package
       // Otherwise, use packages from the active workspace (migrations)
       resolvePaths: [__dirname, this.context.root],
@@ -693,26 +691,8 @@ export class UpdateCommandModule extends CommandModule<UpdateCommandArgs> {
         });
       } catch {}
 
-      let forceInstall = false;
-      // npm 7+ can fail due to it incorrectly resolving peer dependencies that have valid SemVer
-      // ranges during an update. Update will set correct versions of dependencies within the
-      // package.json file. The force option is set to workaround these errors.
-      // Example error:
-      // npm ERR! Conflicting peer dependency: @angular/compiler-cli@14.0.0-rc.0
-      // npm ERR! node_modules/@angular/compiler-cli
-      // npm ERR!   peer @angular/compiler-cli@"^14.0.0 || ^14.0.0-rc" from @angular-devkit/build-angular@14.0.0-rc.0
-      // npm ERR!   node_modules/@angular-devkit/build-angular
-      // npm ERR!     dev @angular-devkit/build-angular@"~14.0.0-rc.0" from the root project
-      if (
-        this.context.packageManager.name === PackageManager.Npm &&
-        this.context.packageManager.version &&
-        semver.gte(this.context.packageManager.version, '7.0.0', { includePrerelease: true })
-      ) {
-        logVerbose('NPM 7+ detected -- enabling force option for package installation');
-        forceInstall = true;
-      }
       const installationSuccess = await this.context.packageManager.installAll(
-        forceInstall ? ['--force'] : [],
+        this.packageManagerForce(options.verbose) ? ['--force'] : [],
         this.context.root,
       );
 
@@ -992,6 +972,33 @@ export class UpdateCommandModule extends CommandModule<UpdateCommandArgs> {
 
     return status ?? 0;
   }
+
+  private packageManagerForce(verbose: boolean): boolean {
+    // npm 7+ can fail due to it incorrectly resolving peer dependencies that have valid SemVer
+    // ranges during an update. Update will set correct versions of dependencies within the
+    // package.json file. The force option is set to workaround these errors.
+    // Example error:
+    // npm ERR! Conflicting peer dependency: @angular/compiler-cli@14.0.0-rc.0
+    // npm ERR! node_modules/@angular/compiler-cli
+    // npm ERR!   peer @angular/compiler-cli@"^14.0.0 || ^14.0.0-rc" from @angular-devkit/build-angular@14.0.0-rc.0
+    // npm ERR!   node_modules/@angular-devkit/build-angular
+    // npm ERR!     dev @angular-devkit/build-angular@"~14.0.0-rc.0" from the root project
+    if (
+      this.context.packageManager.name === PackageManager.Npm &&
+      this.context.packageManager.version &&
+      semver.gte(this.context.packageManager.version, '7.0.0', { includePrerelease: true })
+    ) {
+      if (verbose) {
+        this.context.logger.info(
+          'NPM 7+ detected -- enabling force option for package installation',
+        );
+      }
+
+      return true;
+    }
+
+    return false;
+  }
 }
 
 /**