diff --git a/extras/build-tests/nix/run-tests b/extras/build-tests/nix/run-tests
index 326c2d1b6..819046f50 100755
--- a/extras/build-tests/nix/run-tests
+++ b/extras/build-tests/nix/run-tests
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 # Install 'ircfly'
-git clone https://github.com/unrealircd/ircfly.git
+git clone -q https://github.com/unrealircd/ircfly.git
 cd ircfly
 bundle install
 bundle exec rake build
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ fi
 cd ..
 
 # Install 'cipherscan'
-git clone https://github.com/mozilla/cipherscan
+git clone -q https://github.com/mozilla/cipherscan
 
 # Install 'unrealircd-tests'
-git clone https://github.com/unrealircd/unrealircd-tests.git
+git clone -q https://github.com/unrealircd/unrealircd-tests.git
 cd unrealircd-tests
 bundle install
 mv config.yaml.example config.yaml
diff --git a/extras/build-tests/nix/select-config b/extras/build-tests/nix/select-config
index ac0185a92..745d17222 100755
--- a/extras/build-tests/nix/select-config
+++ b/extras/build-tests/nix/select-config
@@ -4,16 +4,22 @@
 # It is not meant to be used by end-users
 #
 
+function fail()
+{
+	echo "select-config failed: $*"
+	exit 1
+}
+
 function build_ssl {
 	DIR="$2"
 	URL="$1/$2.tar.gz"
 	savewd="$PWD"
 	cd ~
 	wget "$URL" || exit 1
-	tar xzvf $DIR.tar.gz
+	tar xzf $DIR.tar.gz
 	cd "$DIR"
-	(./configure --prefix=$HOME/ssl || ./config --prefix=$HOME/ssl -fPIC) || exit 1
-	(make -j2 && make install) || exit 1
+	(./configure --prefix=$HOME/ssl 1>/dev/null 2>&1 || ./config --prefix=$HOME/ssl -fPIC 1>/dev/null 2>&1 ) || fail "build_ssl: configure/config failed"
+	(make -j2 1>/dev/null 2>&1 && make install 1>/dev/null 2>&1) || fail "build_ssl: make failed"
 	cd "$savewd"
 	echo "SSLDIR=$HOME/ssl" >>config.settings
 }