diff --git a/src/borg/archiver.py b/src/borg/archiver.py
index 2895f121e..dcacd9e75 100644
--- a/src/borg/archiver.py
+++ b/src/borg/archiver.py
@@ -1241,29 +1241,30 @@ def _delete_repository(self, args, repository):
         keep_security_info = args.keep_security_info
 
         if not args.cache_only:
-            msg = []
-            try:
-                manifest, key = Manifest.load(repository, Manifest.NO_OPERATION_CHECK)
-            except NoManifestError:
-                msg.append("You requested to completely DELETE the repository *including* all archives it may "
-                           "contain.")
-                msg.append("This repository seems to have no manifest, so we can't tell anything about its "
-                           "contents.")
-            else:
-                if self.output_list:
-                    msg.append("You requested to completely DELETE the repository *including* all archives it "
-                               "contains:")
-                    for archive_info in manifest.archives.list(sort_by=['ts']):
-                        msg.append(format_archive(archive_info))
+            if args.forced == 0:  # without --force, we let the user see the archives list and confirm.
+                msg = []
+                try:
+                    manifest, key = Manifest.load(repository, Manifest.NO_OPERATION_CHECK)
+                except NoManifestError:
+                    msg.append("You requested to completely DELETE the repository *including* all archives it may "
+                               "contain.")
+                    msg.append("This repository seems to have no manifest, so we can't tell anything about its "
+                               "contents.")
                 else:
-                    msg.append("You requested to completely DELETE the repository *including* %d archives it contains."
-                               % len(manifest.archives))
-            msg.append("Type 'YES' if you understand this and want to continue: ")
-            msg = '\n'.join(msg)
-            if not yes(msg, false_msg="Aborting.", invalid_msg='Invalid answer, aborting.', truish=('YES',),
-                       retry=False, env_var_override='BORG_DELETE_I_KNOW_WHAT_I_AM_DOING'):
-                self.exit_code = EXIT_ERROR
-                return self.exit_code
+                    if self.output_list:
+                        msg.append("You requested to completely DELETE the repository *including* all archives it "
+                                   "contains:")
+                        for archive_info in manifest.archives.list(sort_by=['ts']):
+                            msg.append(format_archive(archive_info))
+                    else:
+                        msg.append("You requested to completely DELETE the repository *including* %d archives it contains."
+                                   % len(manifest.archives))
+                msg.append("Type 'YES' if you understand this and want to continue: ")
+                msg = '\n'.join(msg)
+                if not yes(msg, false_msg="Aborting.", invalid_msg='Invalid answer, aborting.', truish=('YES',),
+                           retry=False, env_var_override='BORG_DELETE_I_KNOW_WHAT_I_AM_DOING'):
+                    self.exit_code = EXIT_ERROR
+                    return self.exit_code
             if not dry_run:
                 repository.destroy()
                 logger.info("Repository deleted.")