diff --git a/app/deploy_system.py b/app/deploy_system.py
index 9cef3f65..aee2d060 100644
--- a/app/deploy_system.py
+++ b/app/deploy_system.py
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ def command(ctx, include, exclude, cluster, command, services):
             compose_file_name = os.path.join("compose", f"docker-compose-{pod}.yml")
             compose_files.append(compose_file_name)
         else:
-            if not quiet:
+            if verbose:
                 print(f"Excluding: {pod}")
 
     if verbose:
diff --git a/app/setup_repositories.py b/app/setup_repositories.py
index 828a0eb0..3086cbb1 100644
--- a/app/setup_repositories.py
+++ b/app/setup_repositories.py
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ def command(ctx, include, exclude, git_ssh, check_only, pull, branches_file):
         if include_exclude_check(repo, include, exclude):
             repos.append(repo)
         else:
-            if not quiet:
+            if verbose:
                 print(f"Excluding: {repo}")
 
     def process_repo(repo):