diff --git a/applications/utilities/postProcessing/graphics/PV3FoamReader/vtkPV3Foam/vtkPV3Foam.C b/applications/utilities/postProcessing/graphics/PV3FoamReader/vtkPV3Foam/vtkPV3Foam.C
index 8b3c5a3b478d6fcab1ede98dc7c6cba14e3cefe8..692693d5a6692b7eab8ed9fdf2de357431813ef5 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/postProcessing/graphics/PV3FoamReader/vtkPV3Foam/vtkPV3Foam.C
+++ b/applications/utilities/postProcessing/graphics/PV3FoamReader/vtkPV3Foam/vtkPV3Foam.C
@@ -770,7 +770,10 @@ void Foam::vtkPV3Foam::addPatchNames(vtkRenderer* renderer)
         true
     );
 
-    Info<<"patches: " << selectedPatches <<endl;
+    if (debug)
+    {
+        Info<<"patches: " << selectedPatches <<endl;
+    }
 
     // Find the total number of zones
     // Each zone will take the patch name
diff --git a/applications/utilities/postProcessing/graphics/PV3FoamReader/vtkPV3Foam/vtkPV3FoamUpdateInformation.C b/applications/utilities/postProcessing/graphics/PV3FoamReader/vtkPV3Foam/vtkPV3FoamUpdateInformation.C
index 424fb6d3567be1a4c3284fdbdf10b0c4447a914e..d86a8a90dc56ba33a316e1051393c0103ffbd2cf 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/postProcessing/graphics/PV3FoamReader/vtkPV3Foam/vtkPV3FoamUpdateInformation.C
+++ b/applications/utilities/postProcessing/graphics/PV3FoamReader/vtkPV3Foam/vtkPV3FoamUpdateInformation.C
@@ -142,8 +142,11 @@ void Foam::vtkPV3Foam::updateInformationLagrangian()
     }
     else
     {
-        Info<<"no clouds identified in "
-            << dbPtr_->timePath()/"lagrangian" << endl;
+        if (debug)
+        {
+            Info<<"no clouds identified in "
+                << dbPtr_->timePath()/"lagrangian" << endl;
+        }
     }
 
 }