diff --git a/verify/test.sh b/verify/test.sh
index 004bbb9..c672f2f 100755
--- a/verify/test.sh
+++ b/verify/test.sh
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ if [[ 1 -eq 1 ]]; then
   echo "TEST RC: $?"
   # teardown
   # enmesh: restore, since this particular one is checked in
-  git checkout "${PWD}/.sops.yaml"
+  git checkout "${PWD}/.sops.yaml" > /dev/null 2>&1
   rm "${repo_root}/.sops.yaml"
 else
   >&2 echo "# INFO: skipping ...."
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ if [[ 1 -eq 1 ]]; then
   # note: fail if for any reason sops config defined at top level; this repo should not have this!
   test ! -e "${repo_root}/.sops.yaml"
   rm "${PWD}/.sops.yaml" || :
-  ../bin/update_sops.sh -c "${PWD}" -s "${secrets_file}"
+  ../bin/update_sops.sh -c "${PWD}" -s "${secrets_file}" > /dev/null 2>&1
   test -e "${PWD}/.sops.yaml"
   test ! -e "${repo_root}/.sops.yaml"
   set +x