diff --git a/build_dist.bash b/build_dist.bash
index 759803c80421afa8c4a4fe5b87e76cdc491c8d24..c8ce1410a83f52f91c9b6628ea21f6de7f54521e 100755
--- a/build_dist.bash
+++ b/build_dist.bash
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 buildDir=$1
 
+set +x
+
 # fancy shit: no wildcards in automake, add all files to be distributed with BOXMOX/KPP explicitly
 cp Makefile.am_BLUEPRINT Makefile.am