diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/run-test-asserts.yaml b/.forgejo/workflows/run-test-asserts.yaml
index ed0ea8e..9fe7566 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/run-test-asserts.yaml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/run-test-asserts.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ on:
     - master
   pull_request:
 env:
-  VERBOSE: please-show-me-all
+  VERBOSE: off
+  MB_OPENMSX_STDOUT_NULL: on
   MB_AUTOEXEC_STARTUP_NOTE: ${{github.workflow}}
   MB_AUTOEXEC_EMBED_USER: GITHUB_ACTOR
   MB_AUTOEXEC_EMBED_VARS: GITHUB_EVENT_NAME GITHUB_REF_NAME GITHUB_REF_TYPE GITHUB_REPOSITORY GITHUB_REPOSITORY_OWNER
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5c71ad5..076cfe7 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # Configure make
 .SUFFIXES:
 .PHONY: Makefile
-ifndef VERBOSE
+ifeq ($(VERBOSE),off)
 .SILENT:
 endif
 ifeq ($(.DEFAULT_GOAL),)