diff --git a/src/mezz/codec-zip.reb b/src/mezz/codec-zip.reb
index 7857f29c21..3a05d1b803 100644
--- a/src/mezz/codec-zip.reb
+++ b/src/mezz/codec-zip.reb
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ register-codec [
 		]
 
 		add-data: func[file spec /local no-compress? extra extra-length comm comm-length][
-			sys/log/info 'ZIP ["Adding:" as-green file]
+			if verbose [sys/log/info 'ZIP ["Adding:" as-green file]]
 
 			any [file? file cause-error 'user 'message reduce [reform ["found" type? file "where file! expected"]]]
 			data: date: none