diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index 22d3e7b..fc6bb46 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -675,7 +675,7 @@ _h_   _l_   _o_k        _y_ank
 (use-package gnutls
   :defer t
   :config (progn
-            (setq gnutls-log-level 1
+            (setq gnutls-log-level 0    ; too noisy otherwise
                   gnutls-min-prime-bits 1024
                   gnutls-verify-error t)