diff --git a/src/cargo.rs b/src/cargo.rs
index 14e9585e6..2cccda2d9 100644
--- a/src/cargo.rs
+++ b/src/cargo.rs
@@ -88,5 +88,7 @@ pub fn root() -> Result<Option<Root>> {
 
 /// Pass-through mode
 pub fn run(args: &[String], verbose: bool) -> Result<ExitStatus> {
-    Command::new("cargo").args(args).run_and_get_status(verbose)
+    Command::new("cargo")
+        .args(args)
+        .run_and_get_status(verbose, false)
 }
diff --git a/src/docker.rs b/src/docker.rs
index e6499d0bd..5ec492111 100644
--- a/src/docker.rs
+++ b/src/docker.rs
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ pub fn register(target: &Target, verbose: bool) -> Result<()> {
         .arg("--rm")
         .arg("ubuntu:16.04")
         .args(&["sh", "-c", cmd])
-        .run(verbose)
+        .run(verbose, false)
 }
 
 #[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)] // TODO: refactor
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ RUN $CMD"
     docker
         .arg(image)
         .args(&["sh", "-c", &format!("PATH=$PATH:/rust/bin {:?}", cmd)])
-        .run_and_get_status(verbose)
+        .run_and_get_status(verbose, false)
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ impl<'a> Dockerfile<'a> {
             }
         }
 
-        docker_build.run(verbose)?;
+        docker_build.run(verbose, true)?;
 
         let image_name = if let Some(image) = self.image_name() {
             image.to_owned()
diff --git a/src/extensions.rs b/src/extensions.rs
index 9d9a5dd18..ebba836ad 100644
--- a/src/extensions.rs
+++ b/src/extensions.rs
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ use crate::errors::*;
 pub trait CommandExt {
     fn print_verbose(&self, verbose: bool);
     fn status_result(&self, status: ExitStatus) -> Result<()>;
-    fn run(&mut self, verbose: bool) -> Result<()>;
-    fn run_and_get_status(&mut self, verbose: bool) -> Result<ExitStatus>;
+    fn run(&mut self, verbose: bool, silence_stdout: bool) -> Result<()>;
+    fn run_and_get_status(&mut self, verbose: bool, silence_stdout: bool) -> Result<ExitStatus>;
     fn run_and_get_stdout(&mut self, verbose: bool) -> Result<String>;
 }
 
@@ -32,14 +32,17 @@ impl CommandExt for Command {
     }
 
     /// Runs the command to completion
-    fn run(&mut self, verbose: bool) -> Result<()> {
-        let status = self.run_and_get_status(verbose)?;
+    fn run(&mut self, verbose: bool, silence_stdout: bool) -> Result<()> {
+        let status = self.run_and_get_status(verbose, silence_stdout)?;
         self.status_result(status)
     }
 
     /// Runs the command to completion
-    fn run_and_get_status(&mut self, verbose: bool) -> Result<ExitStatus> {
+    fn run_and_get_status(&mut self, verbose: bool, silence_stdout: bool) -> Result<ExitStatus> {
         self.print_verbose(verbose);
+        if silence_stdout && !verbose {
+            self.stdout(std::process::Stdio::null());
+        }
         self.status()
             .wrap_err_with(|| format!("couldn't execute `{:?}`", self))
     }
diff --git a/src/rustup.rs b/src/rustup.rs
index aecd5e14d..6c37f27ea 100644
--- a/src/rustup.rs
+++ b/src/rustup.rs
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ pub fn available_targets(toolchain: &str, verbose: bool) -> Result<AvailableTarg
 pub fn install_toolchain(toolchain: &str, verbose: bool) -> Result<()> {
     Command::new("rustup")
         .args(&["toolchain", "add", toolchain, "--profile", "minimal"])
-        .run(verbose)
+        .run(verbose, false)
         .wrap_err_with(|| format!("couldn't install toolchain `{toolchain}`"))
 }
 
@@ -79,14 +79,14 @@ pub fn install(target: &Target, toolchain: &str, verbose: bool) -> Result<()> {
 
     Command::new("rustup")
         .args(&["target", "add", target, "--toolchain", toolchain])
-        .run(verbose)
+        .run(verbose, false)
         .wrap_err_with(|| format!("couldn't install `std` for {target}"))
 }
 
 pub fn install_component(component: &str, toolchain: &str, verbose: bool) -> Result<()> {
     Command::new("rustup")
         .args(&["component", "add", component, "--toolchain", toolchain])
-        .run(verbose)
+        .run(verbose, false)
         .wrap_err_with(|| format!("couldn't install the `{component}` component"))
 }