diff --git a/Shorewall/lib.common b/Shorewall/lib.common
index 0fa629282..0ef5c96d5 100644
--- a/Shorewall/lib.common
+++ b/Shorewall/lib.common
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ get_script_version() { # $1 = script
     local version
     local ifs
     local digits
+    local verbosity
+
+    verbosity="$VERBOSITY"
+    VERBOSITY=0
 
     temp=$( $SHOREWALL_SHELL $1 version | sed 's/-.*//' )
 
@@ -54,6 +58,8 @@ get_script_version() { # $1 = script
     fi
 
     echo $version
+
+    VERBOSITY="$verbosity"
 }
 
 #
diff --git a/Shorewall6/lib.common b/Shorewall6/lib.common
index e826f24d0..ca8e8ee33 100644
--- a/Shorewall6/lib.common
+++ b/Shorewall6/lib.common
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ get_script_version() { # $1 = script
     local version
     local ifs
     local digits
+    local verbosity
+
+    verbosity="$VERBOSITY"
+    VERBOSITY=0
 
     temp=$( $SHOREWALL_SHELL $1 version | sed 's/-.*//' )
 
@@ -52,6 +56,8 @@ get_script_version() { # $1 = script
     fi
     
     echo $version
+
+    VERBOSITY="$verbosity"
 }
   
 #