diff --git a/scripts/ensure-rebar3.sh b/scripts/ensure-rebar3.sh
index e19af1283..f15127030 100755
--- a/scripts/ensure-rebar3.sh
+++ b/scripts/ensure-rebar3.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ cd -P -- "$(dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/.."
 DOWNLOAD_URL='https://github.com/emqx/rebar3/releases/download'
 
 download() {
-    curl -f -L "${DOWNLOAD_URL}/${VERSION}/rebar3" -o ./rebar3
+    curl --silent --show-error -f -L "${DOWNLOAD_URL}/${VERSION}/rebar3" -o ./rebar3
 }
 
 # get the version number from the second line of the escript