diff --git a/cmd/skaffold/app/cmd/cmd.go b/cmd/skaffold/app/cmd/cmd.go
index ee1facfd14b..8ee92aa5275 100644
--- a/cmd/skaffold/app/cmd/cmd.go
+++ b/cmd/skaffold/app/cmd/cmd.go
@@ -89,6 +89,10 @@ func NewSkaffoldCommand(out, err io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 }
 
 func updateCheck(ch chan string) error {
+	if quietFlag {
+		logrus.Debugf("Update check is disabled because of quiet mode")
+		return nil
+	}
 	if !update.IsUpdateCheckEnabled() {
 		logrus.Debugf("Update check not enabled, skipping.")
 		return nil