diff --git a/pkg/cli/commands/update.go b/pkg/cli/commands/update.go
index 6a262d6..03f5754 100644
--- a/pkg/cli/commands/update.go
+++ b/pkg/cli/commands/update.go
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ func runUpdateCmd(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		str += fmt.Sprintf("Type: %s\n", updatedIssue.IssueType)
 	}
 
-	if updatedIssue.Priority != 0 {
+	if cmd.Flags().Changed("priority") {
 		str += fmt.Sprintf("Priority: %d\n", updatedIssue.Priority)
 	}