diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 43b78f5..4062940 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -150,11 +150,11 @@ $(VM_IMAGE): $(TARFILE) $(NODE_CACHE) bots test/vm.install
 
 # convenience target for the above
 vm: $(VM_IMAGE)
-	echo $(VM_IMAGE)
+	@echo $(VM_IMAGE)
 
 # convenience target to print the filename of the test image
 print-vm:
-	echo $(VM_IMAGE)
+	@echo $(VM_IMAGE)
 
 # convenience target to setup all the bits needed for the integration tests
 # without actually running them