diff --git a/src/Console/MetaCommand.php b/src/Console/MetaCommand.php
index f7a9e65..94abd6b 100644
--- a/src/Console/MetaCommand.php
+++ b/src/Console/MetaCommand.php
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ namespace Barryvdh\LaravelIdeHelper\Console;
 
 use Illuminate\Console\Command;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputOption;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Output\OutputInterface;
 
 /**
  * A command to generate phpstorm meta data
@@ -78,7 +79,9 @@ class MetaCommand extends Command {
                     $bindings[$abstract] = get_class($concrete);
                 }
             }catch (\Exception $e) {
-                $this->comment("Cannot make '$abstract': ".$e->getMessage());
+                if ($this->output->getVerbosity() >= OutputInterface::VERBOSITY_VERBOSE) {
+                    $this->comment("Cannot make '$abstract': ".$e->getMessage());
+                }
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Console/ModelsCommand.php b/src/Console/ModelsCommand.php
index f995a21..019f0af 100644
--- a/src/Console/ModelsCommand.php
+++ b/src/Console/ModelsCommand.php
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ use Illuminate\Console\Command;
 use Illuminate\Support\Str;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputOption;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputArgument;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Output\OutputInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\ClassLoader\ClassMapGenerator;
 use phpDocumentor\Reflection\DocBlock;
 use phpDocumentor\Reflection\DocBlock\Context;
@@ -148,7 +149,9 @@ class ModelsCommand extends Command
 
         foreach ($models as $name) {
             if (in_array($name, $ignore)) {
-                $this->comment("Ignoring model '$name'");
+                if ($this->output->getVerbosity() >= OutputInterface::VERBOSITY_VERBOSE) {
+                    $this->comment("Ignoring model '$name'");
+                }
                 continue;
             }
             $this->properties = array();
@@ -162,7 +165,9 @@ class ModelsCommand extends Command
                         continue;
                     }
 
-                    $this->comment("Loading model '$name'");
+                    if ($this->output->getVerbosity() >= OutputInterface::VERBOSITY_VERBOSE) {
+                        $this->comment("Loading model '$name'");
+                    }
 
                     if (!$reflectionClass->IsInstantiable()) {
                         throw new \Exception($name . ' is not instantiable.');