diff --git a/beef b/beef
index 7c997c867..d7790fc99 100755
--- a/beef
+++ b/beef
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ if Gem.loaded_specs['otr-activerecord'].version > Gem::Version.create('1.4.2')
 end
 
 # Migrate (if required)
+ActiveRecord::Migration.verbose = false # silence activerecord migration stdout messages
 context = ActiveRecord::Migration.new.migration_context
 if context.needs_migration?
   ActiveRecord::Migrator.new(:up, context.migrations, context.schema_migration, context.internal_metadata).migrate
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index 62d118ae1..af0cb3cd4 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ end
 ActiveRecord::Schema.verbose = false
 
 # Migrate (if required)
+ActiveRecord::Migration.verbose = false # silence activerecord migration stdout messages
 context = ActiveRecord::Migration.new.migration_context
 if context.needs_migration?
   ActiveRecord::Migrator.new(:up, context.migrations, context.schema_migration, context.internal_metadata).migrate