diff --git a/common.d/common.arch.sh b/common.d/common.arch.sh
index ca23356..c73b2d4 100644
--- a/common.d/common.arch.sh
+++ b/common.d/common.arch.sh
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ fetch_base_system()
     
     if [ ! -f "$filename" ]; then
         log "Downloading rootfs tarball" internal
-        wget -O "$filename" "$src" || {
+        wget -q --show-progress -O "$filename" "$src" || {
             log "Failed to download rootfs tarball" ierror
             return 1
         }
diff --git a/common.d/common.fedora.sh b/common.d/common.fedora.sh
index baf9702..a8289e1 100644
--- a/common.d/common.fedora.sh
+++ b/common.d/common.fedora.sh
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ fetch_base_system()
 
     [ ! -f "$xz_path" ] && {
         log "Downloading generic rootfs" internal
-        wget -O "$xz_path" "$xz_url" || {
+        wget -q --show-progress -O "$xz_path" "$xz_url" || {
             log "Failed to download generic rootfs" ierror
             return 1
         }