diff --git a/cord-pod/Makefile b/cord-pod/Makefile
index 115e726..566e51f 100644
--- a/cord-pod/Makefile
+++ b/cord-pod/Makefile
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 	mkdir -p onboarding-docker-compose
 
 bootstrap:
-	echo "[BOOTSTRAP]"
+	@echo "[BOOTSTRAP]"
 	sudo rm -f onboarding-docker-compose/docker-compose.yml
 	sudo CONFIG_DIR=$(CONFIG_DIR) docker-compose -p $(BOOTSTRAP_PROJECT) -f $(BOOTSTRAP_YML) up -d
 	bash ../common/wait_for_xos_port.sh 81
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 	make -f ../common/Makefile.services update_xos
 
 onboarding:
-	echo "[ONBOARDING]"
+	@echo "[ONBOARDING]"
 	# on-board any services here
 	bash ../common/wait_for_onboarding_ready.sh 81 xos
 	$(RUN_TOSCA_BOOTSTRAP) ../common/disable-onboarding.yaml
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
 	bash ../common/wait_for_xos_port.sh 80
 
 podconfig: nodes.yaml images.yaml
-	echo "[PODCONFIG]"
+	@echo "[PODCONFIG]"
 	$(RUN_TOSCA) setup.yaml
 	$(RUN_TOSCA) nodes.yaml
 	$(RUN_TOSCA) images.yaml
diff --git a/frontend/Makefile b/frontend/Makefile
index 1409530..217c09d 100644
--- a/frontend/Makefile
+++ b/frontend/Makefile
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 	make -f ../common/Makefile.services update_xos
 
 bootstrap:
-	echo "[BOOTSTRAP]"
+	@echo "[BOOTSTRAP]"
 	sudo rm -f onboarding-docker-compose/docker-compose.yml
 	sudo CONFIG_DIR=$(CONFIG_DIR) docker-compose -p $(BOOTSTRAP_PROJECT) -f $(BOOTSTRAP_YML) up -d
 	bash ../common/wait_for_xos_port.sh $(XOS_BOOTSTRAP_PORT)
@@ -45,13 +45,13 @@
 	$(RUN_TOSCA_BOOTSTRAP) xos.yaml
 
 onboarding:
-	echo "[ONBOARDING]"
+	@echo "[ONBOARDING]"
 	# on-board any services here
 	bash ../common/wait_for_onboarding_ready.sh $(XOS_BOOTSTRAP_PORT) xos
 	bash ../common/wait_for_xos_port.sh $(XOS_UI_PORT)
 
 frontendconfig:
-	echo "[FRONTENDCONFIG]"
+	@echo "[FRONTENDCONFIG]"
 	$(RUN_TOSCA) sample.yaml
 
 containers: prereqs download_xos
diff --git a/test-standalone/Makefile b/test-standalone/Makefile
index 44a5363..4b495f9 100644
--- a/test-standalone/Makefile
+++ b/test-standalone/Makefile
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 	mkdir -p onboarding-docker-compose
 
 bootstrap:
-	echo "[BOOTSTRAP]"
+	@echo "[BOOTSTRAP]"
 	sudo rm -f onboarding-docker-compose/docker-compose.yml
 	sudo docker-compose -p $(BOOTSTRAP_PROJECT) -f $(BOOTSTRAP_YML) up -d
 	bash ../common/wait_for_xos_port.sh 9998
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 	make -f ../common/Makefile.services update_xos
 
 onboarding:
-	echo "[ONBOARDING]"
+	@echo "[ONBOARDING]"
 	bash ../common/wait_for_onboarding_ready.sh 9998 xos
 	bash -c "echo somekey > key_import/vsg_rsa"
 	bash -c "echo somekey > key_import/vsg_rsa.pub"