diff --git a/verify/test.sh b/verify/test.sh
index 1f33ddf..b96cfe4 100755
--- a/verify/test.sh
+++ b/verify/test.sh
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ if [[ 1 -eq 1 ]]; then
   # teardown
   # not necessary, all tracked in git
   # enmesh: restore, since this particular one is checked in
-  git checkout "${PWD}/.sops.yaml"
+  git checkout "${PWD}/.sops.yaml" > /dev/null 2>&1
 else
   >&2 echo "# INFO: skipping ...."
 fi