diff --git a/cdist/core/manifest.py b/cdist/core/manifest.py
index a16e9346..574884a0 100644
--- a/cdist/core/manifest.py
+++ b/cdist/core/manifest.py
@@ -138,7 +138,8 @@ class Manifest(object):
         message_prefix = "initialmanifest"
         self.local.run_script(initial_manifest,
                               env=self.env_initial_manifest(initial_manifest),
-                              message_prefix=message_prefix)
+                              message_prefix=message_prefix,
+                              save_output=False)
 
     def env_type_manifest(self, cdist_object):
         type_manifest = os.path.join(self.local.type_path,
@@ -163,4 +164,5 @@ class Manifest(object):
         if os.path.isfile(type_manifest):
             self.local.run_script(type_manifest,
                                   env=self.env_type_manifest(cdist_object),
-                                  message_prefix=message_prefix)
+                                  message_prefix=message_prefix,
+                                  save_output=False)
diff --git a/cdist/exec/local.py b/cdist/exec/local.py
index 93301063..ec7a6ee8 100644
--- a/cdist/exec/local.py
+++ b/cdist/exec/local.py
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ class Local(object):
         try:
             if save_output:
                 output, errout = exec_util.call_get_output(command, env=env)
-                self.log.debug("Local stdout: {}".format(output))
+                self.log.info("Local stdout: {}".format(output))
                 # Currently, stderr is not captured.
                 # self.log.debug("Local stderr: {}".format(errout))
                 if return_output:
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ class Local(object):
                 message.merge_messages()
 
     def run_script(self, script, env=None, return_output=False,
-                   message_prefix=None):
+                   message_prefix=None, save_output=True):
         """Run the given script with the given environment.
         Return the output as a string.
 
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ class Local(object):
         command.append(script)
 
         return self.run(command=command, env=env, return_output=return_output,
-                        message_prefix=message_prefix)
+                        message_prefix=message_prefix, save_output=save_output)
 
     def save_cache(self):
         destination = os.path.join(self.cache_path, self.hostdir)