diff --git a/builtin/bundle.c b/builtin/bundle.c
index 7d983a238f..fd4586b09e 100644
--- a/builtin/bundle.c
+++ b/builtin/bundle.c
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ static int cmd_bundle_verify(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix) {
 	}
 	close(bundle_fd);
 	if (verify_bundle(the_repository, &header,
-			  quiet ? 0 : VERIFY_BUNDLE_VERBOSE)) {
+			  quiet ? VERIFY_BUNDLE_QUIET : VERIFY_BUNDLE_VERBOSE)) {
 		ret = 1;
 		goto cleanup;
 	}
diff --git a/bundle-uri.c b/bundle-uri.c
index d9060be707..d872acf5ab 100644
--- a/bundle-uri.c
+++ b/bundle-uri.c
@@ -308,7 +308,8 @@ static int unbundle_from_file(struct repository *r, const char *file)
 	 * a reachable ref pointing to the new tips, which will reach
 	 * the prerequisite commits.
 	 */
-	if ((result = unbundle(r, &header, bundle_fd, NULL, 0)))
+	if ((result = unbundle(r, &header, bundle_fd, NULL,
+			       VERIFY_BUNDLE_QUIET)))
 		return 1;
 
 	/*
diff --git a/bundle.c b/bundle.c
index 1f6a7f782e..4ef7256aa1 100644
--- a/bundle.c
+++ b/bundle.c
@@ -216,7 +216,10 @@ int verify_bundle(struct repository *r,
 			add_pending_object(&revs, o, name);
 			continue;
 		}
-		if (++ret == 1)
+		ret++;
+		if (flags & VERIFY_BUNDLE_QUIET)
+			continue;
+		if (ret == 1)
 			error("%s", message);
 		error("%s %s", oid_to_hex(oid), name);
 	}
@@ -243,7 +246,10 @@ int verify_bundle(struct repository *r,
 		assert(o); /* otherwise we'd have returned early */
 		if (o->flags & SHOWN)
 			continue;
-		if (++ret == 1)
+		ret++;
+		if (flags & VERIFY_BUNDLE_QUIET)
+			continue;
+		if (ret == 1)
 			error("%s", message);
 		error("%s %s", oid_to_hex(oid), name);
 	}
diff --git a/bundle.h b/bundle.h
index 6652e81998..575c34245d 100644
--- a/bundle.h
+++ b/bundle.h
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ int create_bundle(struct repository *r, const char *path,
 
 enum verify_bundle_flags {
 	VERIFY_BUNDLE_VERBOSE = (1 << 0),
+	VERIFY_BUNDLE_QUIET = (1 << 1),
 };
 
 int verify_bundle(struct repository *r, struct bundle_header *header,
diff --git a/t/t5558-clone-bundle-uri.sh b/t/t5558-clone-bundle-uri.sh
index a86dc04f52..9b15907838 100755
--- a/t/t5558-clone-bundle-uri.sh
+++ b/t/t5558-clone-bundle-uri.sh
@@ -99,7 +99,10 @@ test_expect_success 'clone bundle list (file, no heuristic)' '
 		uri = file://$(pwd)/clone-from/bundle-4.bundle
 	EOF
 
-	git clone --bundle-uri="file://$(pwd)/bundle-list" clone-from clone-list-file &&
+	git clone --bundle-uri="file://$(pwd)/bundle-list" \
+		clone-from clone-list-file 2>err &&
+	! grep "Repository lacks these prerequisite commits" err &&
+
 	git -C clone-from for-each-ref --format="%(objectname)" >oids &&
 	git -C clone-list-file cat-file --batch-check <oids &&
 
@@ -141,7 +144,10 @@ test_expect_success 'clone bundle list (file, all mode, some failures)' '
 	EOF
 
 	GIT_TRACE2_PERF=1 \
-	git clone --bundle-uri="file://$(pwd)/bundle-list" clone-from clone-all-some &&
+	git clone --bundle-uri="file://$(pwd)/bundle-list" \
+		clone-from clone-all-some 2>err &&
+	! grep "Repository lacks these prerequisite commits" err &&
+
 	git -C clone-from for-each-ref --format="%(objectname)" >oids &&
 	git -C clone-all-some cat-file --batch-check <oids &&
 
@@ -169,7 +175,10 @@ test_expect_success 'clone bundle list (file, all mode, all failures)' '
 		uri = file://$(pwd)/clone-from/bundle-5.bundle
 	EOF
 
-	git clone --bundle-uri="file://$(pwd)/bundle-list" clone-from clone-all-fail &&
+	git clone --bundle-uri="file://$(pwd)/bundle-list" \
+		clone-from clone-all-fail 2>err &&
+	! grep "Repository lacks these prerequisite commits" err &&
+
 	git -C clone-from for-each-ref --format="%(objectname)" >oids &&
 	git -C clone-all-fail cat-file --batch-check <oids &&
 
@@ -195,7 +204,10 @@ test_expect_success 'clone bundle list (file, any mode)' '
 		uri = file://$(pwd)/clone-from/bundle-5.bundle
 	EOF
 
-	git clone --bundle-uri="file://$(pwd)/bundle-list" clone-from clone-any-file &&
+	git clone --bundle-uri="file://$(pwd)/bundle-list" \
+		clone-from clone-any-file 2>err &&
+	! grep "Repository lacks these prerequisite commits" err &&
+
 	git -C clone-from for-each-ref --format="%(objectname)" >oids &&
 	git -C clone-any-file cat-file --batch-check <oids &&
 
@@ -284,7 +296,10 @@ test_expect_success 'clone bundle list (HTTP, no heuristic)' '
 		uri = $HTTPD_URL/bundle-4.bundle
 	EOF
 
-	git clone --bundle-uri="$HTTPD_URL/bundle-list" clone-from clone-list-http &&
+	git clone --bundle-uri="$HTTPD_URL/bundle-list" \
+		clone-from clone-list-http  2>err &&
+	! grep "Repository lacks these prerequisite commits" err &&
+
 	git -C clone-from for-each-ref --format="%(objectname)" >oids &&
 	git -C clone-list-http cat-file --batch-check <oids
 '