diff --git a/lib/custom-ping.js b/lib/custom-ping.js
index 9ab44b6..f91393a 100644
--- a/lib/custom-ping.js
+++ b/lib/custom-ping.js
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ const sendPong = (xid, partner, pingMessage) => {
         });
     }
 
-    sender.send(partner.trim(), pongMessage);
+    sender.send(partner.trim(), pongMessage, null, true);
 };
 exports.sendPong = sendPong;
 
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ const pingSender = async () => {
     if (bot) {
         const msg = `PING ${xid}`;
 
-        sender.send(config.username, msg);
+        sender.send(config.username, msg, xid, true);
 
         if (
             config.custom_ping
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ const pingSender = async () => {
                     });
                 }
 
-                sender.send(partner, msg, xid);
+                sender.send(partner, msg, xid, true);
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/lib/sender.js b/lib/sender.js
index ce658d0..909baf8 100644
--- a/lib/sender.js
+++ b/lib/sender.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ const init = (botFromCaller) => {
 };
 exports.init = init;
 
-const send = (partner, msg, xid) => {
+const send = (partner, msg, xid, silent) => {
     if (!bot) {
         logger.verbose(`${MODULE_NAME} 78B04B3B: Not sending message because bot has not been initialized`, {
             xid,
@@ -21,11 +21,13 @@ const send = (partner, msg, xid) => {
         return;
     }
 
-    logger.verbose(`${MODULE_NAME} 648A5F17: Sending message`, {
-        xid,
-        partner,
-        msg,
-    });
+    if (!silent) {
+        logger.verbose(`${MODULE_NAME} 648A5F17: Sending message`, {
+            xid,
+            partner,
+            msg,
+        });
+    }
 
     try {
         bot.send(partner, msg);