diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.d/check-dco.py b/.gitlab-ci.d/check-dco.py
index 632c8bcce8..d221b16bd5 100755
--- a/.gitlab-ci.d/check-dco.py
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.d/check-dco.py
@@ -19,10 +19,9 @@ cwd = os.getcwd()
 reponame = os.path.basename(cwd)
 repourl = "https://gitlab.com/%s/%s.git" % (namespace, reponame)
 
+print(f"adding upstream git repo @ {repourl}")
 subprocess.check_call(["git", "remote", "add", "check-dco", repourl])
-subprocess.check_call(["git", "fetch", "check-dco", "master"],
-                      stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL,
-                      stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL)
+subprocess.check_call(["git", "fetch", "check-dco", "master"])
 
 ancestor = subprocess.check_output(["git", "merge-base",
                                     "check-dco/master", "HEAD"],
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.d/check-patch.py b/.gitlab-ci.d/check-patch.py
index 39e2b403c9..68c549a146 100755
--- a/.gitlab-ci.d/check-patch.py
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.d/check-patch.py
@@ -19,13 +19,12 @@ cwd = os.getcwd()
 reponame = os.path.basename(cwd)
 repourl = "https://gitlab.com/%s/%s.git" % (namespace, reponame)
 
+print(f"adding upstream git repo @ {repourl}")
 # GitLab CI environment does not give us any direct info about the
 # base for the user's branch. We thus need to figure out a common
 # ancestor between the user's branch and current git master.
 subprocess.check_call(["git", "remote", "add", "check-patch", repourl])
-subprocess.check_call(["git", "fetch", "check-patch", "master"],
-                      stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL,
-                      stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL)
+subprocess.check_call(["git", "fetch", "check-patch", "master"])
 
 ancestor = subprocess.check_output(["git", "merge-base",
                                     "check-patch/master", "HEAD"],