diff --git a/internal/cli/pipeline_cancel.go b/internal/cli/pipeline_cancel.go
index 2a5c6fd..57c72cd 100644
--- a/internal/cli/pipeline_cancel.go
+++ b/internal/cli/pipeline_cancel.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package cli
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/alyraffauf/tg/internal/app"
@@ -30,15 +31,7 @@ git origin remote.`,
 				return err
 			}
 			return output(cmd, result, func(result *app.PipelineCancelResult) {
-				if !result.CancellationRequested {
-					fmt.Fprintf(cmd.OutOrStdout(), "Pipeline %s has no pending or running workflows.\n", result.Pipeline)
-					return
-				}
-				if len(workflows) == 0 {
-					fmt.Fprintf(cmd.OutOrStdout(), "Cancellation requested for pipeline %s.\n", result.Pipeline)
-					return
-				}
-				fmt.Fprintf(cmd.OutOrStdout(), "Cancellation requested for workflows %s in pipeline %s.\n", strings.Join(result.Workflows, ", "), result.Pipeline)
+				renderPipelineCancellation(cmd.OutOrStdout(), result, len(workflows) > 0)
 			})
 		},
 	}
@@ -46,3 +39,19 @@ git origin remote.`,
 	command.Flags().StringSliceVarP(&workflows, "workflow", "w", nil, "Workflow name to cancel (repeatable)")
 	return command
 }
+
+func renderPipelineCancellation(writer io.Writer, result *app.PipelineCancelResult, selectedWorkflows bool) {
+	if !result.CancellationRequested {
+		if selectedWorkflows {
+			fmt.Fprintln(writer, "None of the selected workflows are pending or running.")
+			return
+		}
+		fmt.Fprintf(writer, "Pipeline %s has no pending or running workflows.\n", result.Pipeline)
+		return
+	}
+	if !selectedWorkflows {
+		fmt.Fprintf(writer, "Cancellation requested for pipeline %s.\n", result.Pipeline)
+		return
+	}
+	fmt.Fprintf(writer, "Cancellation requested for workflows %s in pipeline %s.\n", strings.Join(result.Workflows, ", "), result.Pipeline)
+}
diff --git a/internal/cli/pipeline_cancel_test.go b/internal/cli/pipeline_cancel_test.go
index 55b1165..1cefebf 100644
--- a/internal/cli/pipeline_cancel_test.go
+++ b/internal/cli/pipeline_cancel_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package cli
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/alyraffauf/tg/internal/app"
@@ -17,3 +18,13 @@ func TestPipelineCancelCommandFlags(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func TestRenderPipelineCancellationForUncancellableSelection(t *testing.T) {
+	var output bytes.Buffer
+	renderPipelineCancellation(&output, &app.PipelineCancelResult{Pipeline: "pipeline-123"}, true)
+
+	const want = "None of the selected workflows are pending or running.\n"
+	if output.String() != want {
+		t.Fatalf("renderPipelineCancellation() = %q, want %q", output.String(), want)
+	}
+}