diff --git a/lib/pact/pact_broker/fetch_pact_uris_for_verification.rb b/lib/pact/pact_broker/fetch_pact_uris_for_verification.rb
index 166c5f96..46616340 100644
--- a/lib/pact/pact_broker/fetch_pact_uris_for_verification.rb
+++ b/lib/pact/pact_broker/fetch_pact_uris_for_verification.rb
@@ -4,10 +4,12 @@
 require 'pact/errors'
 require 'pact/pact_broker/fetch_pacts'
 require 'pact/pact_broker/notices'
+require 'pact/pact_broker/pact_selection_description'
 
 module Pact
   module PactBroker
     class FetchPactURIsForVerification
+      include PactSelectionDescription
       attr_reader :provider, :consumer_version_selectors, :provider_version_tags, :broker_base_url, :http_client_options, :http_client, :options
 
       PACTS_FOR_VERIFICATION_RELATION = 'beta:provider-pacts-for-verification'.freeze
@@ -84,18 +86,7 @@ def symbolize_keys(hash)
       end
 
       def log_message
-        latest = consumer_version_selectors.any? ? "" : "latest "
-        message = "INFO: Fetching pacts for #{provider} from #{broker_base_url} with the selection criteria: "
-        if consumer_version_selectors.any?
-          desc = consumer_version_selectors.collect do |selector|
-            all_or_latest = selector[:all] ? "all for tag" : "latest for tag"
-            # TODO support fallback
-            name = selector[:fallback] ? "#{selector[:tag]} (or #{selector[:fallback]} if not found)" : selector[:tag]
-            "#{all_or_latest} #{name}"
-          end.join(", ")
-          message << ": #{desc}"
-        end
-        Pact.configuration.output_stream.puts message
+        Pact.configuration.output_stream.puts "INFO: #{pact_selection_description(provider, consumer_version_selectors, options, broker_base_url)}"
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/lib/pact/pact_broker/pact_selection_description.rb b/lib/pact/pact_broker/pact_selection_description.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..39adb1df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/pact/pact_broker/pact_selection_description.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+module Pact
+  module PactBroker
+    module PactSelectionDescription
+      def pact_selection_description(provider, consumer_version_selectors, options, broker_base_url)
+        latest = consumer_version_selectors.any? ? "" : "latest "
+        message = "Fetching pacts for #{provider} from #{broker_base_url} with the selection criteria: "
+        if consumer_version_selectors.any?
+          desc = consumer_version_selectors.collect do |selector|
+            all_or_latest = !selector[:latest] ? "all for tag" : "latest for tag"
+            # TODO support fallback
+            fallback = selector[:fallback] || selector[:fallbackTag]
+            name = fallback ? "#{selector[:tag]} (or #{fallback} if not found)" : selector[:tag]
+            "#{all_or_latest} #{name}"
+          end.join(", ")
+          if options[:include_wip_pacts_since]
+            desc = "#{desc}, work in progress pacts created after #{options[:include_wip_pacts_since]}"
+          end
+          message << "#{desc}"
+        end
+        message
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/lib/pact/pact_broker/pact_selection_description_spec.rb b/spec/lib/pact/pact_broker/pact_selection_description_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5d934491
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/lib/pact/pact_broker/pact_selection_description_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+require 'pact/pact_broker/pact_selection_description'
+
+module Pact
+  module PactBroker
+    describe PactSelectionDescription do
+      include PactSelectionDescription
+
+      describe "#pact_selection_description" do
+        let(:provider) { "Bar" }
+        let(:consumer_version_selectors) { [{ tag: "cmaster", latest: true, fallbackTag: "master"}, { tag: "prod"}] }
+        let(:options) do
+          {
+            include_wip_pacts_since: "2020-01-01"
+          }
+        end
+        let(:broker_base_url) { "http://broker" }
+
+        subject { pact_selection_description(provider, consumer_version_selectors, options, broker_base_url).tap { |it| puts it } }
+
+        it { is_expected.to eq "Fetching pacts for Bar from http://broker with the selection criteria: latest for tag cmaster (or master if not found), all for tag prod, work in progress pacts created after 2020-01-01" }
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end