diff --git a/templates/backup-standalone.j2 b/templates/backup-standalone.j2
index 4ae8c6369017a30ed76b57e98cf1bd350a5d30c8..3b64aa7d432f236050e7851511d7f9db122dbe43 100755
--- a/templates/backup-standalone.j2
+++ b/templates/backup-standalone.j2
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ echo "Hooks done"
 	export RESTIC_PROGRESS_FPS=1
 	restic backup \
 		{{ restic_combined_flags }} \
-		--verbose \
 		--exclude-caches \
 		--one-file-system \
 		--exclude "${RESTIC_REPOSITORY}" \