diff --git a/artiq/frontend/artiq_flash.sh b/artiq/frontend/artiq_flash.sh
index f2ff61f4f..2ac6163ef 100755
--- a/artiq/frontend/artiq_flash.sh
+++ b/artiq/frontend/artiq_flash.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # exit on error
 set -e
 # print commands
-set -v
+#set -x
 
 ARTIQ_PREFIX=$(python3 -c "import artiq; print(artiq.__path__[0])")