diff --git a/spec/homesick_spec.rb b/spec/homesick_spec.rb
index 832a523..0680735 100644
--- a/spec/homesick_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/homesick_spec.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ require 'spec_helper'
 
 describe "homesick" do
   let(:homesick) { Homesick.new }
+  before { silence! }
 
   describe "clone" do
     context "of a file" do
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index 703a90a..1fd645c 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ RSpec.configure do |config|
     @user_dir.destroy!
   end
 
+  def silence!
+    homesick.stub(:say_status)
+  end
+
   def given_castle(name, path=name)
     @repos_dir.directory(path) do |castle|
       Dir.chdir(castle) do