diff --git a/lib/wherebot.rb b/lib/wherebot.rb
index 0074d83..5d062f4 100644
--- a/lib/wherebot.rb
+++ b/lib/wherebot.rb
@@ -51,7 +51,9 @@ def import_emails
 
       puts "importing #{total} new messages"
       new.each do |id|
-        Wherebot::Message.new(@imap, id, @destructive).create
+        ActiveRecord::Base.logger.silence do
+          Wherebot::Message.new(@imap, id, @destructive).create
+        end
         done += 1
         percent = done * 100.0 / total
         puts "#{percent.floor}%" if percent > 1 && (percent % 10) == 0