diff --git a/docs/docs/100-reference/01-command-line/acorn_install.md b/docs/docs/100-reference/01-command-line/acorn_install.md
index 89d6c4f06..3c101a436 100644
--- a/docs/docs/100-reference/01-command-line/acorn_install.md
+++ b/docs/docs/100-reference/01-command-line/acorn_install.md
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ acorn install
       --propagate-project-annotation strings            The list of keys of annotations to propagate from acorn project to app namespaces
       --propagate-project-label strings                 The list of keys of labels to propagate from acorn project to app namespaces
       --publish-builders                                Publish the builders through ingress to so build traffic does not traverse the api-server
+      --quiet                                           Only output errors encountered during installation
       --record-builds                                   Keep a record of each acorn build that happens
       --registry-cpu string                             The CPU to allocate to the registry in the format of <req>:<limit> (example 200m:1000m)
       --registry-memory string                          The memory to allocate to the registry in the format of <req>:<limit> (example 256Mi:1Gi)
diff --git a/pkg/cli/install.go b/pkg/cli/install.go
index dc4131288..1bf1f59d0 100644
--- a/pkg/cli/install.go
+++ b/pkg/cli/install.go
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@ acorn install`,
 }
 
 type Install struct {
-	SkipChecks bool `usage:"Bypass installation checks"`
-
-	Image  string `usage:"Override the default image used for the deployment"`
-	Output string `usage:"Output manifests instead of applying them (json, yaml)" short:"o"`
+	SkipChecks bool   `usage:"Bypass installation checks"`
+	Quiet      bool   `usage:"Only output errors encountered during installation"`
+	Image      string `usage:"Override the default image used for the deployment"`
+	Output     string `usage:"Output manifests instead of applying them (json, yaml)" short:"o"`
 
 	APIServerReplicas                  *int     `usage:"acorn-api deployment replica count" name:"api-server-replicas"`
 	APIServerPodAnnotations            []string `usage:"annotations to apply to acorn-api pods" name:"api-server-pod-annotations" split:"false"`
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ func (i *Install) Run(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 
 	opts := &install.Options{
 		SkipChecks:                          i.SkipChecks,
+		Quiet:                               i.Quiet,
 		OutputFormat:                        i.Output,
 		Config:                              i.Config,
 		APIServerReplicas:                   i.APIServerReplicas,
diff --git a/pkg/install/install.go b/pkg/install/install.go
index 3159f39a5..dfd1543da 100644
--- a/pkg/install/install.go
+++ b/pkg/install/install.go
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ type Options struct {
 	ControllerServiceAccountAnnotations map[string]string
 	Config                              apiv1.Config
 	Progress                            progress.Builder
+	Quiet                               bool
 }
 
 func (o *Options) complete() *Options {
@@ -75,7 +76,11 @@ func (o *Options) complete() *Options {
 	}
 
 	if o.Progress == nil {
-		o.Progress = &term.Builder{}
+		if o.Quiet {
+			o.Progress = &term.QuietBuilder{}
+		} else {
+			o.Progress = &term.Builder{}
+		}
 	}
 
 	if o.APIServerReplicas == nil {
@@ -293,7 +298,9 @@ func Install(ctx context.Context, image string, opts *Options) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	pterm.Success.Println("Installation done")
+	if !opts.Quiet {
+		pterm.Success.Println("Installation done")
+	}
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/term/quiet.go b/pkg/term/quiet.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d029f856c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/term/quiet.go
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+package term
+
+import (
+	"github.com/acorn-io/runtime/pkg/install/progress"
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+)
+
+type QuietBuilder struct {
+}
+
+func (b *QuietBuilder) New(msg string) progress.Progress {
+	return newQuietSpinner(msg)
+}
+
+type quietSpinner struct {
+	text string
+}
+
+func newQuietSpinner(text string) *quietSpinner {
+	return &quietSpinner{
+		text: text,
+	}
+}
+
+func (s *quietSpinner) Fail(err error) error {
+	if err != nil {
+		logrus.Errorf("Error encountered during '%v': %v", s.text, err)
+	}
+	return err
+}
+
+func (*quietSpinner) Infof(string, ...any) {
+	// No-op, we're being quiet
+}
+
+func (*quietSpinner) SuccessWithWarning(string, ...any) {
+	// No-op, we're being quiet
+}
+
+func (*quietSpinner) Success() {
+	// No-op, we're being quiet
+}