diff --git a/repos/gems/src/app/cbe_init/main.cc b/repos/gems/src/app/cbe_init/main.cc
index c5b414511c..08a34bc918 100644
--- a/repos/gems/src/app/cbe_init/main.cc
+++ b/repos/gems/src/app/cbe_init/main.cc
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include <cbe/init/configuration.h>
 #include <cbe/vfs/trust_anchor_vfs.h>
 
+enum { VERBOSE = 0 };
 
 using namespace Genode;
 
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ class Main
 				node.attribute_value("trust_anchor_dir", String_path());
 
 			if (!path.valid()) {
+
 				error("missing mandatory 'trust_anchor_dir' config attribute");
 				struct Missing_config_attribute { };
 				throw Missing_config_attribute();
@@ -196,7 +198,9 @@ class Main
 				if (req.valid()) {
 					_cbe_init.drop_completed_client_request(req);
 					if (req.success()) {
-						log("CBE initialization finished");
+						if (VERBOSE) {
+							log("CBE initialization finished");
+						}
 						_env.parent().exit(0);
 					} else {
 						error("request was not successful");;
diff --git a/repos/gems/src/app/cbe_init_trust_anchor/component.cc b/repos/gems/src/app/cbe_init_trust_anchor/component.cc
index 9731ed5b17..3ffc518c05 100644
--- a/repos/gems/src/app/cbe_init_trust_anchor/component.cc
+++ b/repos/gems/src/app/cbe_init_trust_anchor/component.cc
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 /* CBE includes */
 #include <cbe/vfs/io_job.h>
 
-
 using namespace Genode;
 
 class Main
@@ -215,9 +214,6 @@ class Main
 				if (result.complete) {
 					_init_file->drop_io_job();
 					_init_file.destruct();
-
-					Genode::log("Initialization finished successfully");
-
 					_env.parent().exit(result.success ? 0 : 1);
 					return;
 				}
diff --git a/repos/gems/src/lib/vfs/cbe_trust_anchor/vfs.cc b/repos/gems/src/lib/vfs/cbe_trust_anchor/vfs.cc
index 179c0d62da..ee679186ee 100644
--- a/repos/gems/src/lib/vfs/cbe_trust_anchor/vfs.cc
+++ b/repos/gems/src/lib/vfs/cbe_trust_anchor/vfs.cc
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 
 enum { PRIVATE_KEY_SIZE = 32 };
 enum { PASSPHRASE_HASH_SIZE = 32 };
+enum { VERBOSE = 0 };
 
 
 namespace Vfs_cbe_trust_anchor {
@@ -987,7 +988,9 @@ class Trust_anchor
 				}
 			}
 			else {
-				Genode::log("No key file found, TA not initialized");
+				if (VERBOSE) {
+					Genode::log("No key file found, TA not initialized");
+				}
 			}
 		}