diff --git a/testcode/unitldns.c b/testcode/unitldns.c
index 05036c14d..e27e46eaa 100644
--- a/testcode/unitldns.c
+++ b/testcode/unitldns.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 #include "sldns/wire2str.h"
 
 /** verbose this unit test */
-static int vbmp = 1; 
+static int vbmp = 0; 
 
 /** print buffer to hex into string */
 static void