diff --git a/lib/modules/deployment/contract_deployer.js b/lib/modules/deployment/contract_deployer.js
index 8c3a7afc..58cd3105 100644
--- a/lib/modules/deployment/contract_deployer.js
+++ b/lib/modules/deployment/contract_deployer.js
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ class ContractDeployer {
     let contractParams = (contract.realArgs || contract.args).slice();
     let deploymentAccount = self.blockchain.defaultAccount();
     let deployObject;
+    const logFunction = contract.silent ? self.logger.trace.bind(self.logger) : self.logger.info.bind(self.logger);
 
     async.waterfall([
       // TODO: can potentially go to a beforeDeploy plugin
@@ -241,7 +242,8 @@ class ContractDeployer {
       },
       function deployTheContract(next) {
         let estimatedCost = contract.gas * contract.gasPrice;
-        self.logger.info(__("deploying") + " " + contract.className.bold.cyan + " " + __("with").green + " " + contract.gas + " " + __("gas at the price of").green + " " + contract.gasPrice + " " + __("Wei, estimated cost:").green + " " + estimatedCost + " Wei".green);
+        logFunction(__("deploying") + " " + contract.className.bold.cyan + " " + __("with").green + " " + contract.gas + " " + __("gas at the price of").green + " " + contract.gasPrice + " " + __("Wei, estimated cost:").green + " " + estimatedCost + " Wei".green);
+
 
         self.blockchain.deployContractFromObject(deployObject, {
           from: contract.deploymentAccount,
@@ -253,7 +255,7 @@ class ContractDeployer {
             self.events.emit("deploy:contract:error", contract);
             return next(new Error("error deploying =" + contract.className + "= due to error: " + error.message));
           }
-          self.logger.info(contract.className.bold.cyan + " " + __("deployed at").green + " " + receipt.contractAddress.bold.cyan + " " + __("using").green + " " + receipt.gasUsed + " " + __("gas").green);
+          logFunction(contract.className.bold.cyan + " " + __("deployed at").green + " " + receipt.contractAddress.bold.cyan + " " + __("using").green + " " + receipt.gasUsed + " " + __("gas").green);
           contract.deployedAddress = receipt.contractAddress;
           contract.transactionHash = receipt.transactionHash;
           receipt.className = contract.className;
diff --git a/lib/modules/ens/index.js b/lib/modules/ens/index.js
index 472ea316..0bf2f23e 100644
--- a/lib/modules/ens/index.js
+++ b/lib/modules/ens/index.js
@@ -216,10 +216,12 @@ class ENS {
         "contracts": {
           "ENSRegistry": {
             "deploy": true,
+            "silent": true,
             "args": []
           },
           "Resolver": {
             "deploy": true,
+            "silent": true,
             "args": ["$ENSRegistry"]
           },
           "FIFSRegistrar": {
@@ -230,7 +232,8 @@ class ENS {
       "ropsten": {
         "contracts": {
           "ENSRegistry": {
-            "address": "0x112234455c3a32fd11230c42e7bccd4a84e02010"
+            "address": "0x112234455c3a32fd11230c42e7bccd4a84e02010",
+            "silent": true
           },
           "Resolver": {
             "deploy": false
@@ -243,7 +246,8 @@ class ENS {
       "rinkeby": {
         "contracts": {
           "ENSRegistry": {
-            "address": "0xe7410170f87102DF0055eB195163A03B7F2Bff4A"
+            "address": "0xe7410170f87102DF0055eB195163A03B7F2Bff4A",
+            "silent": true
           },
           "Resolver": {
             "deploy": false
@@ -256,7 +260,8 @@ class ENS {
       "livenet": {
         "contracts": {
           "ENSRegistry": {
-            "address": "0x314159265dd8dbb310642f98f50c066173c1259b"
+            "address": "0x314159265dd8dbb310642f98f50c066173c1259b",
+            "silent": true
           },
           "Resolver": {
             "deploy": false
@@ -273,6 +278,7 @@ class ENS {
       const rootNode = namehash.hash(this.registration.rootDomain);
       config.development.contracts['FIFSRegistrar'] = {
         "deploy": true,
+        "silent": true,
         "args": ["$ENSRegistry", rootNode],
         "onDeploy": [
           `ENSRegistry.methods.setOwner('${rootNode}', web3.eth.defaultAccount).send().then(() => {