diff --git a/spec/recipes/cron_spec.rb b/spec/recipes/cron_spec.rb
index 56217e0..0029f9d 100644
--- a/spec/recipes/cron_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/recipes/cron_spec.rb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
       })
     end
     it 'will create the cron script' do
-      expect(chef_run).to render_file('/usr/local/sbin/certbot-renew.sh').with_content(%r(^certbot renew --post-hook "touch \$UPDATE_FLAG_FILE"$))
+      expect(chef_run).to render_file('/usr/local/sbin/certbot-renew.sh').with_content(%r(^certbot renew --quiet --post-hook "touch \$UPDATE_FLAG_FILE"$))
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/templates/default/certbot-renew.sh.erb b/templates/default/certbot-renew.sh.erb
index a66c20c..254f69d 100644
--- a/templates/default/certbot-renew.sh.erb
+++ b/templates/default/certbot-renew.sh.erb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ rm -f $UPDATE_FLAG_FILE
 <% if node['certbot']['sandbox']['enabled'] -%> 
 su - <%=node['certbot']['sandbox']['user'] %> -c "<%= node['certbot']['bin'] %> renew --post-hook \"touch $UPDATE_FLAG_FILE\""
 <% else -%>
-<%= node['certbot']['bin'] %> renew --post-hook "touch $UPDATE_FLAG_FILE"
+<%= node['certbot']['bin'] %> renew --quiet --post-hook "touch $UPDATE_FLAG_FILE"
 <% end -%> 
 
 if [ $? -gt 0 ]; then