diff --git a/cmd/vspd/config.go b/cmd/vspd/config.go
index cec43e35..3da2f626 100644
--- a/cmd/vspd/config.go
+++ b/cmd/vspd/config.go
@@ -425,12 +425,14 @@ func loadConfig() (*vspdConfig, error) {
 		}
 
 		// Create new database.
-		err = database.CreateNew(cfg.dbPath, cfg.FeeXPub, cfg.logger(" DB"))
+		fmt.Printf("Initializing new database at %s\n", cfg.dbPath)
+		err = database.CreateNew(cfg.dbPath, cfg.FeeXPub)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("error creating db file %s: %w", cfg.dbPath, err)
 		}
 
 		// Exit with success
+		fmt.Printf("Database initialized\n")
 		os.Exit(0)
 	}
 
diff --git a/database/database.go b/database/database.go
index 07407b89..235ae248 100644
--- a/database/database.go
+++ b/database/database.go
@@ -92,8 +92,7 @@ func (vdb *VspDatabase) WriteHotBackupFile() error {
 // - the provided extended pubkey (to be used for deriving fee addresses).
 // - an ed25519 keypair to sign API responses.
 // - a secret key to use for initializing a HTTP cookie store.
-func CreateNew(dbFile, feeXPub string, log slog.Logger) error {
-	log.Infof("Initializing new database at %s", dbFile)
+func CreateNew(dbFile, feeXPub string) error {
 
 	db, err := bolt.Open(dbFile, 0600, &bolt.Options{Timeout: 1 * time.Second})
 	if err != nil {
@@ -115,8 +114,6 @@ func CreateNew(dbFile, feeXPub string, log slog.Logger) error {
 			return err
 		}
 
-		log.Info("Generating ed25519 signing key")
-
 		// Generate ed25519 key
 		_, signKey, err := ed25519.GenerateKey(rand.Reader)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -128,7 +125,6 @@ func CreateNew(dbFile, feeXPub string, log slog.Logger) error {
 		}
 
 		// Generate a secret key for initializing the cookie store.
-		log.Info("Generating cookie secret")
 		secret := make([]byte, 32)
 		_, err = rand.Read(secret)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -139,7 +135,6 @@ func CreateNew(dbFile, feeXPub string, log slog.Logger) error {
 			return err
 		}
 
-		log.Info("Storing extended public key")
 		// Store fee xpub
 		err = vspBkt.Put(feeXPubK, []byte(feeXPub))
 		if err != nil {
@@ -165,8 +160,6 @@ func CreateNew(dbFile, feeXPub string, log slog.Logger) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	log.Info("Database initialized")
-
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/database/database_test.go b/database/database_test.go
index 721eb6e5..a340f7a4 100644
--- a/database/database_test.go
+++ b/database/database_test.go
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ func TestDatabase(t *testing.T) {
 	for testName, test := range tests {
 
 		// Create a new blank database for each sub-test.
-		err := CreateNew(testDb, feeXPub, log)
+		err := CreateNew(testDb, feeXPub)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("error creating test database: %v", err)
 		}
diff --git a/internal/webapi/setaltsignaddr_test.go b/internal/webapi/setaltsignaddr_test.go
index d95354d6..f3b0395b 100644
--- a/internal/webapi/setaltsignaddr_test.go
+++ b/internal/webapi/setaltsignaddr_test.go
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 	os.Remove(testDb)
 
 	// Create a new blank database for all tests.
-	err := database.CreateNew(testDb, feeXPub, log)
+	err := database.CreateNew(testDb, feeXPub)
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(fmt.Errorf("error creating test database: %w", err))
 	}