diff --git a/git-flow-hotfix b/git-flow-hotfix
index 14ac662..aea27cc 100644
--- a/git-flow-hotfix
+++ b/git-flow-hotfix
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 
 	# sanity checks
 	gitflow_check_clean_working_tree
-	git fetch $ORIGIN
+	git fetch -q $ORIGIN
 	gitflow_require_branches_equal $MASTER_BRANCH $ORIGIN/$MASTER_BRANCH
 	gitflow_require_branch_absent $BRANCH
 
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@
 
 	# sanity checks
 	gitflow_check_clean_working_tree
-	git fetch $ORIGIN $MASTER_BRANCH
-	git fetch $ORIGIN $DEVELOP_BRANCH
+	git fetch -q $ORIGIN $MASTER_BRANCH
+	git fetch -q $ORIGIN $DEVELOP_BRANCH
 	gitflow_require_branches_equal $MASTER_BRANCH $ORIGIN/$MASTER_BRANCH
 	gitflow_require_branches_equal $DEVELOP_BRANCH $ORIGIN/$DEVELOP_BRANCH