diff --git a/src/globals.c b/src/globals.c
index e1e1952..bc9da11 100644
--- a/src/globals.c
+++ b/src/globals.c
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@
 bool TESTING = false;
 
 // Flag for overwriting files
-bool OVERWRITE = true;
+bool OVERWRITE = false;
 
 // Flag for quiet mode (no verbose output)
-bool QUIET = false;
+bool QUIET = true;
 
 // Database handles for installed and all packages
 sqlite3* INSTALLED_DB = NULL;
diff --git a/src/init.c b/src/init.c
index 97be6c2..c4ec27a 100755
--- a/src/init.c
+++ b/src/init.c
@@ -10,10 +10,8 @@
 
 // Function to initialize the Soviet Package Manager
 void init() {
-    printf("Getting SOVIET_DEBUG");
+    msg(INFO, "initializing");
     char* debug_env = getenv("SOVIET_DEBUG");
-    printf("Got SOVIET_DEBUG");
-
     // Set the debugging level based on the environment variable
     dbg(3, "DEBUG: %s", debug_env);
     DEBUG += debug_env ? atoi(debug_env) : 0;