diff --git a/ctl/restore.go b/ctl/restore.go
index b7f1fb2dc..9c12434f8 100644
--- a/ctl/restore.go
+++ b/ctl/restore.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 
 	pilosa "github.com/molecula/featurebase/v2"
 	fb_http "github.com/molecula/featurebase/v2/http"
+	"github.com/molecula/featurebase/v2/logger"
 	"github.com/molecula/featurebase/v2/server"
 	"github.com/molecula/featurebase/v2/topology"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
@@ -203,6 +204,8 @@ func (cmd *RestoreCommand) newClient() *retryablehttp.Client {
 	client.RetryWaitMin = min
 	client.RetryMax = int(attempts)
 	client.CheckRetry = retryWith400
+	client.Logger = logger.NopLogger
+
 	return client
 }
 
diff --git a/http/client.go b/http/client.go
index 8d3437bb5..e1169034b 100644
--- a/http/client.go
+++ b/http/client.go
@@ -82,7 +82,9 @@ func WithClientRetryPeriod(period time.Duration) InternalClientOption {
 		rc.RetryWaitMin = min
 		rc.RetryMax = int(attempts)
 		rc.CheckRetry = retryWith400Policy
+		rc.Logger = logger.NopLogger
 		c.retryableClient = rc
+
 	}
 }
 
@@ -123,6 +125,7 @@ func NewInternalClientFromURI(defaultURI *pnet.URI, remoteClient *http.Client, o
 		rc := retryablehttp.NewClient()
 		rc.HTTPClient = ic.httpClient
 		rc.CheckRetry = noRetryPolicy
+		rc.Logger = logger.NopLogger
 		ic.retryableClient = rc
 	}
 	return ic