diff --git a/core/src/main/kotlin/in/specmatic/core/git/GitOperations.kt b/core/src/main/kotlin/in/specmatic/core/git/GitOperations.kt
index 2b33eab51..276446e3a 100644
--- a/core/src/main/kotlin/in/specmatic/core/git/GitOperations.kt
+++ b/core/src/main/kotlin/in/specmatic/core/git/GitOperations.kt
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ private fun jgitClone(gitRepositoryURI: String, cloneDirectory: File) {
 }
 
 fun evaluateEnvVariablesInGitRepoURI(gitRepositoryURI: String, environmentVariables: Map<String, String>): String {
-    logger.log("Evaluating any environment variables in $gitRepositoryURI")
     var evaluatedGitRepoUrl = gitRepositoryURI
     val envVariableRegex = Regex("\\$\\{([^}]+)}")
     val envVariableMatches = envVariableRegex.findAll(gitRepositoryURI)
diff --git a/core/src/main/kotlin/in/specmatic/core/utilities/GitRepo.kt b/core/src/main/kotlin/in/specmatic/core/utilities/GitRepo.kt
index a5c064404..2c5c5124b 100644
--- a/core/src/main/kotlin/in/specmatic/core/utilities/GitRepo.kt
+++ b/core/src/main/kotlin/in/specmatic/core/utilities/GitRepo.kt
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ data class GitRepo(
                 addSpecmaticFolderToGitIgnoreFile(gitIgnoreFile)
             }
             else{
-                logger.log("Creating a gitignore file file as it is missing for the current project.")
+                logger.log("Creating a gitignore file as it is missing for the current project.")
                 addSpecmaticFolderToGitIgnoreFile(gitIgnoreFile, false)
             }
         }