diff --git a/hbc b/hbc
index 2b2c33c..587cd53 100755
--- a/hbc
+++ b/hbc
@@ -472,11 +472,11 @@ if not msgonly:
 
 conns = {}
 while True:
-	log(" create connections")
+	if verbose: log("create connections")
 	createConnections(hb_hosts)
 	if len(conns) != 0:
 		break
-	log(" no connections yet, sleep a bit")
+	if verbose: log("no connections yet, sleep a bit")
 	time.sleep(2)
 
 if verbose: