diff --git a/contrib/remote-helpers/test-hg.sh b/contrib/remote-helpers/test-hg.sh
index ce03fa317e..657e0dd433 100755
--- a/contrib/remote-helpers/test-hg.sh
+++ b/contrib/remote-helpers/test-hg.sh
@@ -109,10 +109,10 @@ test_expect_success 'update bookmark' '
   (
   git clone "hg::$PWD/hgrepo" gitrepo &&
   cd gitrepo &&
-  git checkout devel &&
+  git checkout --quiet devel &&
   echo devel > content &&
   git commit -a -m devel &&
-  git push
+  git push --quiet
   ) &&
 
   hg -R hgrepo bookmarks | egrep "devel[	 ]+3:"