diff --git a/src/AppBundle/Service/ModelLoaderService.php b/src/AppBundle/Service/ModelLoaderService.php
index 9eb1e5b..8fd3d81 100644
--- a/src/AppBundle/Service/ModelLoaderService.php
+++ b/src/AppBundle/Service/ModelLoaderService.php
@@ -157,6 +157,8 @@ class ModelLoaderService
         $sets = tempnam(sys_get_temp_dir(), 'printabrick.');
         file_put_contents($sets, fopen('compress.zlib://http://rebrickable.com/files/sets.csv.gz', 'r'));
 
+        $this->em->getConnection()->getConfiguration()->setSQLLogger(null);
+
         if (($handle = fopen($sets, 'r')) !== false) {
             $header = fgetcsv($handle, 500, ',');
 
@@ -216,6 +218,8 @@ class ModelLoaderService
 
         $categoryRepository = $this->em->getRepository('AppBundle:Category');
 
+        $this->em->getConnection()->getConfiguration()->setSQLLogger(null);
+
         if (($handle = fopen($pieces, 'r')) !== false) {
 
             // create a new progress bar (50 units)