diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 79a6a3a06..62d9accdd 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ configure(project.fineractJavaProjects) {
     // To generate an HTML report instead of XML
     spotbugs {
         reportLevel = 'high'
-        showProgress = true
+        showProgress = false
     }
     // https://github.com/spotbugs/spotbugs-gradle-plugin/issues/242
     spotbugsMain {