diff --git a/debian/init b/debian/init
index 28b6c9d0511ba87c122379356b90e84968f3c309..10c3e94b1fa44d2925a63ca06558e4ef9a6eb9ef 100644
--- a/debian/init
+++ b/debian/init
@@ -26,8 +26,10 @@ GROUP=root
 # Exit if the package is not installed
 [ -x "$DAEMON" ] || exit 0
 
-# Load the VERBOSE setting and other rcS variables
+# Load various rcS variables
 . /lib/init/vars.sh
+# Override the VERBOSE variable so we always have feedback messages
+VERBOSE=yes
 
 # Define LSB log_* functions.
 # Depend on lsb-base (>= 3.2-14) to ensure that this file is present
@@ -109,20 +111,20 @@ case "$1" in
         # If the "reload" option is implemented then remove the
         # 'force-reload' alias
         #
-        log_daemon_msg "Restarting $DESC" "$NAME"
+        [ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && log_daemon_msg "Restarting $DESC" "$NAME"
         do_stop
         case "$?" in
           0|1)
                 do_start
                 case "$?" in
-                        0) log_end_msg 0 ;;
-                        1) log_end_msg 1 ;; # Old process is still running
-                        *) log_end_msg 1 ;; # Failed to start
+                        0) [ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && log_end_msg 0 ;;
+                        1) [ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && log_end_msg 1 ;; # Old process is still running
+                        *) [ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && log_end_msg 1 ;; # Failed to start
                 esac
                 ;;
           *)
                 # Failed to stop
-                log_end_msg 1
+                [ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && log_end_msg 1
                 ;;
         esac
         ;;