diff --git a/ncrystal_python/NCrystal/_locatelib.py b/ncrystal_python/NCrystal/_locatelib.py
index 122dd2d..27d14aa 100644
--- a/ncrystal_python/NCrystal/_locatelib.py
+++ b/ncrystal_python/NCrystal/_locatelib.py
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ def _search():
 
     #always invoke _detect_monolithic_installation() since it also detects
     #broken installations.
-    verbose = True#fixme
+    verbose = False#fixme
     if verbose:
         from ._common import print
         print('NCrystal._locatelib: Starting search for NCrystal shared library')