diff --git a/tests/unit/test_helper.bash b/tests/unit/test_helper.bash
index 5ca474caa..e90b4474a 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_helper.bash
+++ b/tests/unit/test_helper.bash
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ SKIPPED_TEST_ERR_MSG="previous test failed! skipping remaining tests..."
 global_setup() {
   [[ ! -f "${BATS_PARENT_TMPNAME}.skip" ]] || skip "$SKIPPED_TEST_ERR_MSG"
 
-  dokku apps:list
-  docker container ls
+  dokku apps:list --quiet
+  docker container ls --quiet
   free -m
   docker container ls --quiet | xargs -n1 docker container rm -f || true
 }