diff --git a/src/freedombone-utils-network b/src/freedombone-utils-network
index 559d7623..2ca83867 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-utils-network
+++ b/src/freedombone-utils-network
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ function install_static_network {
 }
 
 function get_external_ipv4_address {
-    curl ipinfo.io/ip
+    curl -s ipinfo.io/ip
 }
 
 function get_ipv4_address {
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ function update_external_ip {
     ip_update_script=/usr/bin/externalipupdate
     { echo '#!/bin/bash';
       echo "existing_ip=\$(cat $CONFIGURATION_FILE | grep \"EXTERNAL_IPV4_ADDRESS=\" | head -n 1 | awk -F '=' '{print \$2}')'";
-      echo "curr_ip=\$(curl ipinfo.io/ip)";
+      echo "curr_ip=\$(curl -s ipinfo.io/ip)";
       echo "if [[ \"\$curr_ip\" != \"\$existing_ip\" ]]; then";
       echo "  sed -i \"s|EXTERNAL_IPV4_ADDRESS=.*|EXTERNAL_IPV4_ADDRESS=\${curr_ip}|g\" $CONFIGURATION_FILE";
       echo "  echo \"\$(date)\" >> ~/${PROJECT_NAME}-external-ip-changes.txt";