diff --git a/jail2ban/__init__.py b/jail2ban/__init__.py
index a13d378..9d43d7f 100644
--- a/jail2ban/__init__.py
+++ b/jail2ban/__init__.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ def create_app(config=None):
 
     if config is None:
         # load the instance config, if it exists, when not testing
-        app.config.from_pyfile('config.py', silent=False)
+        app.config.from_pyfile('config.py', silent=True)
     else:
         # load the test config if passed in
         app.config.from_pyfile(config, silent=True)