diff --git a/src/cli.ts b/src/cli.ts
index 219118c..559de7b 100755
--- a/src/cli.ts
+++ b/src/cli.ts
@@ -217,20 +217,19 @@ const closeAction = async (branch: string) => {
   const worktreeAbs = session?.worktree ?? join(homedir(), '.sandlot', basename(root), branch)
 
   await git.removeWorktree(worktreeAbs, root)
-    .then(() => console.log(`Removed worktree ${worktreeAbs}/`))
-    .catch((e) => console.warn(`Failed to remove worktree ${worktreeAbs}: ${e.message}`))
+    .catch((e) => console.warn(`Failed to remove worktree: ${e.message}`))
 
   await unlink(join(root, '.sandlot', branch))
-    .then(() => console.log(`Removed symlink .sandlot/${branch}`))
     .catch(() => {}) // symlink may not exist
 
   await git.deleteLocalBranch(branch, root)
-    .then(() => console.log(`Deleted local branch ${branch}`))
-    .catch((e) => console.warn(`Failed to delete local branch ${branch}: ${e.message}`))
+    .catch((e) => console.warn(`Failed to delete branch ${branch}: ${e.message}`))
 
   if (session) {
     await state.removeSession(root, branch)
   }
+
+  console.log(`Closed session ${branch}`)
 }
 
 // ── sandlot merge <branch> ──────────────────────────────────────────
diff --git a/src/git.ts b/src/git.ts
index 69a869d..6eea9c6 100644
--- a/src/git.ts
+++ b/src/git.ts
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ export async function removeWorktree(worktreePath: string, cwd: string): Promise
 
 /** Delete a local branch. */
 export async function deleteLocalBranch(branch: string, cwd: string): Promise<void> {
-  await $`git branch -D ${branch}`.cwd(cwd).nothrow()
+  await $`git branch -D ${branch}`.cwd(cwd).nothrow().quiet()
 }
 
 /** Checkout a branch. */