diff --git a/shared/bin/prune_files.sh b/shared/bin/prune_files.sh
index 29ad8d474..010327ae3 100755
--- a/shared/bin/prune_files.sh
+++ b/shared/bin/prune_files.sh
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ while true ; do
     if (( $DELETED_FILES > 0 )) ; then
       echo "Pruned $DELETED_FILES files ($(numfmt --to=iec-i --suffix=B $DELETED_BYTES)) in \"$PRUNE_PATH\""
     else
-      echo "Nothing was pruned in \"$PRUNE_PATH\"!" >&2
+      [[ "$VERBOSE" == "1" ]] && echo "Nothing was pruned in \"$PRUNE_PATH\"!" >&2
     fi
 
   else