diff --git a/docs/ahriman.1 b/docs/ahriman.1
index c8b17115..541b69d9 100644
--- a/docs/ahriman.1
+++ b/docs/ahriman.1
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-.TH AHRIMAN "1" "2022\-12\-11" "ahriman" "Generated Python Manual"
+.TH AHRIMAN "1" "2022\-12\-27" "ahriman" "Generated Python Manual"
 .SH NAME
 ahriman
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .B ahriman
-[-h] [-a ARCHITECTURE] [-c CONFIGURATION] [--force] [-l LOCK] [--report | --no-report] [-q] [--unsafe] [-V] {aur-search,search,daemon,help,help-commands-unsafe,key-import,package-add,add,package-update,package-remove,remove,package-status,status,package-status-remove,package-status-update,status-update,patch-add,patch-list,patch-remove,patch-set-add,repo-backup,repo-check,check,repo-clean,clean,repo-config,config,repo-rebuild,rebuild,repo-remove-unknown,remove-unknown,repo-report,report,repo-restore,repo-setup,init,repo-init,setup,repo-sign,sign,repo-status-update,repo-sync,sync,repo-triggers,repo-update,update,shell,user-add,user-list,user-remove,version,web} ...
+[-h] [-a ARCHITECTURE] [-c CONFIGURATION] [--force] [-l LOCK] [--report | --no-report] [-q] [--unsafe] [-V] {aur-search,search,daemon,help,help-commands-unsafe,key-import,package-add,add,package-update,package-remove,remove,package-status,status,package-status-remove,package-status-update,status-update,patch-add,patch-list,patch-remove,patch-set-add,repo-backup,repo-check,check,repo-clean,clean,repo-config,config,repo-rebuild,rebuild,repo-remove-unknown,remove-unknown,repo-report,report,repo-restore,repo-setup,init,repo-init,setup,repo-sign,sign,repo-status-update,repo-sync,sync,repo-tree,repo-triggers,repo-update,update,shell,user-add,user-list,user-remove,version,web} ...
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 ArcH linux ReposItory MANager
 
@@ -121,6 +121,9 @@ update repository status
 \fBahriman\fR \fI\,repo\-sync\/\fR
 sync repository
 .TP
+\fBahriman\fR \fI\,repo\-tree\/\fR
+dump repository tree
+.TP
 \fBahriman\fR \fI\,repo\-triggers\/\fR
 run triggers
 .TP
@@ -583,6 +586,11 @@ usage: ahriman repo\-sync [\-h]
 
 sync repository files to remote server according to current settings
 
+.SH COMMAND \fI\,'ahriman repo\-tree'\/\fR
+usage: ahriman repo\-tree [\-h]
+
+dump repository tree based on packages dependencies
+
 .SH COMMAND \fI\,'ahriman repo\-triggers'\/\fR
 usage: ahriman repo\-triggers [\-h] [trigger ...]
 
diff --git a/docs/ahriman.application.handlers.rst b/docs/ahriman.application.handlers.rst
index 4e4c6d24..be647e54 100644
--- a/docs/ahriman.application.handlers.rst
+++ b/docs/ahriman.application.handlers.rst
@@ -156,6 +156,14 @@ ahriman.application.handlers.status\_update module
    :no-undoc-members:
    :show-inheritance:
 
+ahriman.application.handlers.structure module
+---------------------------------------------
+
+.. automodule:: ahriman.application.handlers.structure
+   :members:
+   :no-undoc-members:
+   :show-inheritance:
+
 ahriman.application.handlers.triggers module
 --------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/docs/ahriman.core.formatters.rst b/docs/ahriman.core.formatters.rst
index d3b2a849..59821916 100644
--- a/docs/ahriman.core.formatters.rst
+++ b/docs/ahriman.core.formatters.rst
@@ -68,6 +68,14 @@ ahriman.core.formatters.string\_printer module
    :no-undoc-members:
    :show-inheritance:
 
+ahriman.core.formatters.tree\_printer module
+--------------------------------------------
+
+.. automodule:: ahriman.core.formatters.tree_printer
+   :members:
+   :no-undoc-members:
+   :show-inheritance:
+
 ahriman.core.formatters.update\_printer module
 ----------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/src/ahriman/application/ahriman.py b/src/ahriman/application/ahriman.py
index 7aca9abb..54018293 100644
--- a/src/ahriman/application/ahriman.py
+++ b/src/ahriman/application/ahriman.py
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ def _parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
     _set_repo_sign_parser(subparsers)
     _set_repo_status_update_parser(subparsers)
     _set_repo_sync_parser(subparsers)
+    _set_repo_tree_parser(subparsers)
     _set_repo_triggers_parser(subparsers)
     _set_repo_update_parser(subparsers)
     _set_shell_parser(subparsers)
@@ -703,6 +704,23 @@ def _set_repo_sync_parser(root: SubParserAction) -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
     return parser
 
 
+def _set_repo_tree_parser(root: SubParserAction) -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
+    """
+    add parser for repository tree subcommand
+
+    Args:
+        root(SubParserAction): subparsers for the commands
+
+    Returns:
+        argparse.ArgumentParser: created argument parser
+    """
+    parser = root.add_parser("repo-tree", help="dump repository tree",
+                             description="dump repository tree based on packages dependencies",
+                             formatter_class=_formatter)
+    parser.set_defaults(handler=handlers.Structure, lock=None, report=False, quiet=True)
+    return parser
+
+
 def _set_repo_triggers_parser(root: SubParserAction) -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
     """
     add parser for repository triggers subcommand
diff --git a/src/ahriman/application/application/application_repository.py b/src/ahriman/application/application/application_repository.py
index 42ae7641..61afa100 100644
--- a/src/ahriman/application/application/application_repository.py
+++ b/src/ahriman/application/application/application_repository.py
@@ -145,8 +145,8 @@ class ApplicationRepository(ApplicationProperties):
         process_update(packages, build_result)
 
         # process manual packages
-        tree = Tree.load(updates, self.repository.paths, self.database)
-        for num, level in enumerate(tree.levels()):
+        tree = Tree.resolve(updates, self.repository.paths, self.database)
+        for num, level in enumerate(tree):
             self.logger.info("processing level #%i %s", num, [package.base for package in level])
             build_result = self.repository.process_build(level)
             packages = self.repository.packages_built()
@@ -181,8 +181,12 @@ class ApplicationRepository(ApplicationProperties):
 
         local_versions = {package.base: package.version for package in self.repository.packages()}
         updated_packages = [package for _, package in sorted(updates.items())]
-        for package in updated_packages:
-            UpdatePrinter(package, local_versions.get(package.base)).print(
-                verbose=True, log_fn=log_fn, separator=" -> ")
+
+        # reorder updates according to the dependency tree
+        tree = Tree.resolve(updated_packages, self.repository.paths, self.database)
+        for level in tree:
+            for package in level:
+                UpdatePrinter(package, local_versions.get(package.base)).print(
+                    verbose=True, log_fn=log_fn, separator=" -> ")
 
         return updated_packages
diff --git a/src/ahriman/application/handlers/__init__.py b/src/ahriman/application/handlers/__init__.py
index ebba3604..2ab5f5fb 100644
--- a/src/ahriman/application/handlers/__init__.py
+++ b/src/ahriman/application/handlers/__init__.py
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ from ahriman.application.handlers.shell import Shell
 from ahriman.application.handlers.sign import Sign
 from ahriman.application.handlers.status import Status
 from ahriman.application.handlers.status_update import StatusUpdate
+from ahriman.application.handlers.structure import Structure
 from ahriman.application.handlers.triggers import Triggers
 from ahriman.application.handlers.unsafe_commands import UnsafeCommands
 from ahriman.application.handlers.update import Update
diff --git a/src/ahriman/application/handlers/structure.py b/src/ahriman/application/handlers/structure.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ba0b292c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ahriman/application/handlers/structure.py
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2022 ahriman team.
+#
+# This file is part of ahriman
+# (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+import argparse
+
+from typing import Type
+
+from ahriman.application.application import Application
+from ahriman.application.handlers import Handler
+from ahriman.core.configuration import Configuration
+from ahriman.core.formatters import TreePrinter
+from ahriman.core.tree import Tree
+
+
+class Structure(Handler):
+    """
+    dump repository structure handler
+    """
+
+    ALLOW_AUTO_ARCHITECTURE_RUN = False
+
+    @classmethod
+    def run(cls: Type[Handler], args: argparse.Namespace, architecture: str, configuration: Configuration, *,
+            report: bool, unsafe: bool) -> None:
+        """
+        callback for command line
+
+        Args:
+            args(argparse.Namespace): command line args
+            architecture(str): repository architecture
+            configuration(Configuration): configuration instance
+            report(bool): force enable or disable reporting
+            unsafe(bool): if set no user check will be performed before path creation
+        """
+        application = Application(architecture, configuration, report=report, unsafe=unsafe)
+        packages = application.repository.packages()
+
+        tree = Tree.resolve(packages, application.repository.paths, application.database)
+        for num, level in enumerate(tree):
+            TreePrinter(num, level).print(verbose=True, separator=" ")
diff --git a/src/ahriman/core/formatters/__init__.py b/src/ahriman/core/formatters/__init__.py
index a53d8d87..cdbd1960 100644
--- a/src/ahriman/core/formatters/__init__.py
+++ b/src/ahriman/core/formatters/__init__.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ from ahriman.core.formatters.configuration_printer import ConfigurationPrinter
 from ahriman.core.formatters.package_printer import PackagePrinter
 from ahriman.core.formatters.patch_printer import PatchPrinter
 from ahriman.core.formatters.status_printer import StatusPrinter
+from ahriman.core.formatters.tree_printer import TreePrinter
 from ahriman.core.formatters.update_printer import UpdatePrinter
 from ahriman.core.formatters.user_printer import UserPrinter
 from ahriman.core.formatters.version_printer import VersionPrinter
diff --git a/src/ahriman/core/formatters/tree_printer.py b/src/ahriman/core/formatters/tree_printer.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5bf86d3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ahriman/core/formatters/tree_printer.py
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2021-2022 ahriman team.
+#
+# This file is part of ahriman
+# (see https://github.com/arcan1s/ahriman).
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+from typing import Iterable, List
+
+from ahriman.core.formatters import StringPrinter
+from ahriman.models.package import Package
+from ahriman.models.property import Property
+
+
+class TreePrinter(StringPrinter):
+    """
+    print content of the package tree level
+
+    Attributes:
+        packages(Iterable[Package]): packages which belong to this level
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, level: int, packages: Iterable[Package]) -> None:
+        """
+        default constructor
+
+        Args:
+            level(int): dependencies tree level
+            packages(Iterable[Package]): packages which belong to this level
+        """
+        StringPrinter.__init__(self, f"level {level}")
+        self.packages = packages
+
+    def properties(self) -> List[Property]:
+        """
+        convert content into printable data
+
+        Returns:
+            List[Property]: list of content properties
+        """
+        return [Property(package.base, package.version, is_required=True) for package in self.packages]
diff --git a/src/ahriman/core/tree.py b/src/ahriman/core/tree.py
index 209f5c30..75724960 100644
--- a/src/ahriman/core/tree.py
+++ b/src/ahriman/core/tree.py
@@ -19,9 +19,11 @@
 #
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import itertools
+
 from pathlib import Path
 from tempfile import TemporaryDirectory
-from typing import Iterable, List, Set, Type
+from typing import Callable, Iterable, List, Set, Tuple, Type
 
 from ahriman.core.build_tools.sources import Sources
 from ahriman.core.database import SQLite
@@ -77,6 +79,21 @@ class Leaf:
             dependencies = Package.dependencies(clone_dir)
         return cls(package, dependencies)
 
+    def is_dependency(self, packages: Iterable[Leaf]) -> bool:
+        """
+        check if the package is dependency of any other package from list or not
+
+        Args:
+            packages(Iterable[Leaf]): list of known leaves
+
+        Returns:
+            bool: True in case if package is dependency of others and False otherwise
+        """
+        for leaf in packages:
+            if leaf.dependencies.intersection(self.items):
+                return True
+        return False
+
     def is_root(self, packages: Iterable[Leaf]) -> bool:
         """
         check if package depends on any other package from list of not
@@ -113,8 +130,8 @@ class Tree:
             >>> repository = Repository.load("x86_64", configuration, database, report=True, unsafe=False)
             >>> packages = repository.packages()
             >>>
-            >>> tree = Tree.load(packages, configuration.repository_paths, database)
-            >>> for tree_level in tree.levels():
+            >>> tree = Tree.resolve(packages, configuration.repository_paths, database)
+            >>> for tree_level in tree:
             >>>     for package in tree_level:
             >>>         print(package.base)
             >>>     print()
@@ -141,9 +158,10 @@ class Tree:
         self.leaves = leaves
 
     @classmethod
-    def load(cls: Type[Tree], packages: Iterable[Package], paths: RepositoryPaths, database: SQLite) -> Tree:
+    def resolve(cls: Type[Tree], packages: Iterable[Package], paths: RepositoryPaths,
+                database: SQLite) -> List[List[Package]]:
         """
-        load tree from packages
+        resolve dependency tree
 
         Args:
             packages(Iterable[Package]): packages list
@@ -151,22 +169,45 @@ class Tree:
             database(SQLite): database instance
 
         Returns:
-            Tree: loaded class
+            List[List[Package]]: list of packages lists based on their dependencies
         """
-        return cls([Leaf.load(package, paths, database) for package in packages])
+        leaves = [Leaf.load(package, paths, database) for package in packages]
+        tree = cls(leaves)
+        return tree.levels()
 
     def levels(self) -> List[List[Package]]:
         """
         get build levels starting from the packages which do not require any other package to build
 
         Returns:
-            List[List[Package]]: list of packages lists
+            List[List[Package]]: sorted list of packages lists based on their dependencies
         """
-        result: List[List[Package]] = []
+        # https://docs.python.org/dev/library/itertools.html#itertools-recipes
+        def partition(source: List[Leaf]) -> Tuple[List[Leaf], Iterable[Leaf]]:
+            first_iter, second_iter = itertools.tee(source)
+            filter_fn: Callable[[Leaf], bool] = lambda leaf: leaf.is_dependency(next_level)
+            # materialize first list and leave second as iterator
+            return list(filter(filter_fn, first_iter)), itertools.filterfalse(filter_fn, second_iter)
 
+        unsorted: List[List[Leaf]] = []
+
+        # build initial tree
         unprocessed = self.leaves[:]
         while unprocessed:
-            result.append([leaf.package for leaf in unprocessed if leaf.is_root(unprocessed)])
+            unsorted.append([leaf for leaf in unprocessed if leaf.is_root(unprocessed)])
             unprocessed = [leaf for leaf in unprocessed if not leaf.is_root(unprocessed)]
 
-        return result
+        # move leaves to the end if they are not required at the next level
+        for current_num, current_level in enumerate(unsorted[:-1]):
+            next_num = current_num + 1
+            next_level = unsorted[next_num]
+
+            # change lists inside the collection
+            unsorted[current_num], to_be_moved = partition(current_level)
+            unsorted[next_num].extend(to_be_moved)
+
+        comparator: Callable[[Package], str] = lambda package: package.base
+        return [
+            sorted([leaf.package for leaf in level], key=comparator)
+            for level in unsorted if level
+        ]
diff --git a/tests/ahriman/application/application/test_application_repository.py b/tests/ahriman/application/application/test_application_repository.py
index b8dd29e7..54aa9bf5 100644
--- a/tests/ahriman/application/application/test_application_repository.py
+++ b/tests/ahriman/application/application/test_application_repository.py
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ def test_update(application_repository: ApplicationRepository, package_ahriman:
     paths = [package.filepath for package in package_ahriman.packages.values()]
     tree = Tree([Leaf(package_ahriman, set())])
 
-    mocker.patch("ahriman.core.tree.Tree.load", return_value=tree)
+    mocker.patch("ahriman.core.tree.Tree.resolve", return_value=tree.levels())
     mocker.patch("ahriman.core.repository.repository.Repository.packages_built", return_value=paths)
     build_mock = mocker.patch("ahriman.core.repository.executor.Executor.process_build", return_value=result)
     update_mock = mocker.patch("ahriman.core.repository.executor.Executor.process_update", return_value=result)
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ def test_update_empty(application_repository: ApplicationRepository, package_ahr
     """
     tree = Tree([Leaf(package_ahriman, set())])
 
-    mocker.patch("ahriman.core.tree.Tree.load", return_value=tree)
+    mocker.patch("ahriman.core.tree.Tree.resolve", return_value=tree.levels())
     mocker.patch("ahriman.core.repository.repository.Repository.packages_built", return_value=[])
     mocker.patch("ahriman.core.repository.executor.Executor.process_build")
     update_mock = mocker.patch("ahriman.core.repository.executor.Executor.process_update")
@@ -197,6 +197,9 @@ def test_updates_all(application_repository: ApplicationRepository, package_ahri
     """
     must get updates for all
     """
+    tree = Tree([Leaf(package_ahriman, set())])
+
+    mocker.patch("ahriman.core.tree.Tree.resolve", return_value=tree.levels())
     mocker.patch("ahriman.core.repository.repository.Repository.packages", return_value=[])
     updates_aur_mock = mocker.patch("ahriman.core.repository.update_handler.UpdateHandler.updates_aur",
                                     return_value=[package_ahriman])
diff --git a/tests/ahriman/application/handlers/test_handler_structure.py b/tests/ahriman/application/handlers/test_handler_structure.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..08b37205
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ahriman/application/handlers/test_handler_structure.py
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import argparse
+import pytest
+
+from pytest_mock import MockerFixture
+
+from ahriman.application.handlers import Structure
+from ahriman.core.configuration import Configuration
+from ahriman.core.repository import Repository
+from ahriman.models.package import Package
+
+
+def test_run(args: argparse.Namespace, configuration: Configuration, repository: Repository,
+             package_ahriman: Package, mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:
+    """
+    must run command
+    """
+    mocker.patch("ahriman.core.repository.Repository.load", return_value=repository)
+    mocker.patch("ahriman.core.repository.Repository.packages", return_value=[package_ahriman])
+    application_mock = mocker.patch("ahriman.core.tree.Tree.resolve", return_value=[[package_ahriman]])
+    print_mock = mocker.patch("ahriman.core.formatters.Printer.print")
+
+    Structure.run(args, "x86_64", configuration, report=False, unsafe=False)
+    application_mock.assert_called_once_with([package_ahriman], repository.paths, pytest.helpers.anyvar(int))
+    print_mock.assert_called_once_with(verbose=True, separator=" ")
+
+
+def test_disallow_auto_architecture_run() -> None:
+    """
+    must not allow multi architecture run
+    """
+    assert not Structure.ALLOW_AUTO_ARCHITECTURE_RUN
diff --git a/tests/ahriman/application/test_ahriman.py b/tests/ahriman/application/test_ahriman.py
index 6c6e480c..d2f7d0c0 100644
--- a/tests/ahriman/application/test_ahriman.py
+++ b/tests/ahriman/application/test_ahriman.py
@@ -550,9 +550,29 @@ def test_subparsers_repo_sync_architecture(parser: argparse.ArgumentParser) -> N
     """
     repo-sync command must correctly parse architecture list
     """
-    args = parser.parse_args(["repo-report"])
+    args = parser.parse_args(["repo-sync"])
     assert args.architecture is None
-    args = parser.parse_args(["-a", "x86_64", "repo-report"])
+    args = parser.parse_args(["-a", "x86_64", "repo-sync"])
+    assert args.architecture == ["x86_64"]
+
+
+def test_subparsers_repo_tree(parser: argparse.ArgumentParser) -> None:
+    """
+    repo-tree command must imply lock, report and quiet
+    """
+    args = parser.parse_args(["repo-tree"])
+    assert args.lock is None
+    assert not args.report
+    assert args.quiet
+
+
+def test_subparsers_repo_tree_architecture(parser: argparse.ArgumentParser) -> None:
+    """
+    repo-tree command must correctly parse architecture list
+    """
+    args = parser.parse_args(["repo-tree"])
+    assert args.architecture is None
+    args = parser.parse_args(["-a", "x86_64", "repo-tree"])
     assert args.architecture == ["x86_64"]
 
 
diff --git a/tests/ahriman/core/formatters/conftest.py b/tests/ahriman/core/formatters/conftest.py
index a274db52..f3d4b37f 100644
--- a/tests/ahriman/core/formatters/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/ahriman/core/formatters/conftest.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import pytest
 
 from ahriman.core.formatters import AurPrinter, ConfigurationPrinter, PackagePrinter, PatchPrinter, StatusPrinter, \
-    StringPrinter, UpdatePrinter, UserPrinter, VersionPrinter
+    StringPrinter, TreePrinter, UpdatePrinter, UserPrinter, VersionPrinter
 from ahriman.models.aur_package import AURPackage
 from ahriman.models.build_status import BuildStatus
 from ahriman.models.package import Package
@@ -85,15 +85,29 @@ def string_printer() -> StringPrinter:
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
-def update_printer(package_ahriman: Package) -> UpdatePrinter:
+def tree_printer(package_ahriman: Package) -> TreePrinter:
     """
-    fixture for build status printer
+    fixture for tree printer
 
     Args:
         package_ahriman(Package): package fixture
 
     Returns:
-        UpdatePrinter: build status printer test instance
+        TreePrinter: tree printer test instance
+    """
+    return TreePrinter(0, [package_ahriman])
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def update_printer(package_ahriman: Package) -> UpdatePrinter:
+    """
+    fixture for update printer
+
+    Args:
+        package_ahriman(Package): package fixture
+
+    Returns:
+        UpdatePrinter: udpate printer test instance
     """
     return UpdatePrinter(package_ahriman, None)
 
diff --git a/tests/ahriman/core/formatters/test_tree_printer.py b/tests/ahriman/core/formatters/test_tree_printer.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1e61b120
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ahriman/core/formatters/test_tree_printer.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+from ahriman.core.formatters import TreePrinter
+
+
+def test_properties(tree_printer: TreePrinter) -> None:
+    """
+    must return non-empty properties list
+    """
+    assert tree_printer.properties()
+
+
+def test_title(tree_printer: TreePrinter) -> None:
+    """
+    must return non-empty title
+    """
+    assert tree_printer.title() is not None
diff --git a/tests/ahriman/core/formatters/test_update_printer.py b/tests/ahriman/core/formatters/test_update_printer.py
index 0f88d9b1..286d655b 100644
--- a/tests/ahriman/core/formatters/test_update_printer.py
+++ b/tests/ahriman/core/formatters/test_update_printer.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ from ahriman.core.formatters import UpdatePrinter
 
 def test_properties(update_printer: UpdatePrinter) -> None:
     """
-    must return empty properties list
+    must return non-empty properties list
     """
     assert update_printer.properties()
 
diff --git a/tests/ahriman/core/test_tree.py b/tests/ahriman/core/test_tree.py
index 5382ba32..d1ff6c32 100644
--- a/tests/ahriman/core/test_tree.py
+++ b/tests/ahriman/core/test_tree.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from pytest_mock import MockerFixture
 from ahriman.core.database import SQLite
 from ahriman.core.tree import Leaf, Tree
 from ahriman.models.package import Package
+from ahriman.models.package_description import PackageDescription
 from ahriman.models.repository_paths import RepositoryPaths
 
 
@@ -53,6 +54,18 @@ def test_leaf_load(package_ahriman: Package, repository_paths: RepositoryPaths,
     dependencies_mock.assert_called_once_with(pytest.helpers.anyvar(int))
 
 
+def test_tree_resolve(package_ahriman: Package, package_python_schedule: Package, repository_paths: RepositoryPaths,
+                      database: SQLite, mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:
+    """
+    must resolve denendecnies tree
+    """
+    mocker.patch("ahriman.core.tree.Leaf.load", side_effect=lambda package, p, d: Leaf(package, set(package.depends)))
+
+    tree = Tree.resolve([package_ahriman, package_python_schedule], repository_paths, database)
+    assert len(tree) == 1
+    assert len(tree[0]) == 2
+
+
 def test_tree_levels(leaf_ahriman: Leaf, leaf_python_schedule: Leaf) -> None:
     """
     must generate correct levels in the simples case
@@ -60,21 +73,54 @@ def test_tree_levels(leaf_ahriman: Leaf, leaf_python_schedule: Leaf) -> None:
     leaf_ahriman.dependencies = set(leaf_python_schedule.package.packages.keys())
 
     tree = Tree([leaf_ahriman, leaf_python_schedule])
-    assert len(tree.levels()) == 2
     first, second = tree.levels()
     assert first == [leaf_python_schedule.package]
     assert second == [leaf_ahriman.package]
 
 
-def test_tree_load(package_ahriman: Package, package_python_schedule: Package, repository_paths: RepositoryPaths,
-                   database: SQLite, mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:
+def test_tree_levels_sorted() -> None:
     """
-    must package list
+    must reorder tree, moving packages which are not required for the next level further
     """
-    mocker.patch("tempfile.mkdtemp")
-    mocker.patch("ahriman.core.build_tools.sources.Sources.load")
-    mocker.patch("ahriman.models.package.Package.dependencies")
-    mocker.patch("shutil.rmtree")
+    leaf1 = Leaf(
+        Package(
+            base="package1",
+            version="1.0.0",
+            remote=None,
+            packages={"package1": PackageDescription()}
+        ),
+        dependencies=set()
+    )
+    leaf2 = Leaf(
+        Package(
+            base="package2",
+            version="1.0.0",
+            remote=None,
+            packages={"package2": PackageDescription()}
+        ),
+        dependencies={"package1"}
+    )
+    leaf3 = Leaf(
+        Package(
+            base="package3",
+            version="1.0.0",
+            remote=None,
+            packages={"package3": PackageDescription()}
+        ),
+        dependencies={"package1"}
+    )
+    leaf4 = Leaf(
+        Package(
+            base="package4",
+            version="1.0.0",
+            remote=None,
+            packages={"package4": PackageDescription()}
+        ),
+        dependencies={"package3"}
+    )
 
-    tree = Tree.load([package_ahriman, package_python_schedule], repository_paths, database)
-    assert len(tree.leaves) == 2
+    tree = Tree([leaf1, leaf2, leaf3, leaf4])
+    first, second, third = tree.levels()
+    assert first == [leaf1.package]
+    assert second == [leaf3.package]
+    assert third == [leaf2.package, leaf4.package]