diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index a381b551..d52fc01e 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ build-auspice() {
     echo "Building a customised version of auspice"
     git config --global url."ssh://git@".insteadOf git://
     cd auspice-client
-    npm config set loglevel verbose
     npm ci
     ./node_modules/.bin/auspice build --verbose --extend ./customisations/config.json
     cd ..