diff --git a/franz/Telefranz.cs b/franz/Telefranz.cs
index c4a6ee7..a957338 100644
--- a/franz/Telefranz.cs
+++ b/franz/Telefranz.cs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ namespace franz
              = new Dictionary<string, KafkaConsumer<string, string>>();
         private Dictionary<string, int> topicSubscribers { get; set; } = new Dictionary<string, int>();
         private Kafka.Public.Configuration clusterClientConfig = null;
-        private static ConsoleLogger consoleLogger = new ConsoleLogger();
+        private static quieterLogger consoleLogger = new quieterLogger();
         private Telefranz(string name, string bootstrap_servers,
             List<string> commands = null, List<string> checks = null,
             List<string> errors = null, List<string> warnings = null)
diff --git a/franz/quieterLogger.cs b/franz/quieterLogger.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c3a6073
--- /dev/null
+++ b/franz/quieterLogger.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+
+using Kafka.Public.Loggers;
+
+namespace franz
+{
+    internal class quieterLogger : ConsoleLogger
+    {
+        new public void LogInformation(string message) {}
+    }
+}
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