diff --git a/librarian/imageimporter.py b/librarian/imageimporter.py
index fcd2b488..ede11d6a 100644
--- a/librarian/imageimporter.py
+++ b/librarian/imageimporter.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import logging
+logging.getLogger('libarchive').addHandler(logging.NullHandler())
 import libarchive
 import hashlib
 import sys