diff --git a/upstart-jobs/hal.nix b/upstart-jobs/hal.nix
index d6094d5bfa3f..90e8c49521bd 100644
--- a/upstart-jobs/hal.nix
+++ b/upstart-jobs/hal.nix
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
     end script
 
-    respawn ${hal}/sbin/hald --daemon=no --verbose=yes
+    respawn ${hal}/sbin/hald --daemon=no
   '';
   
 }