diff --git a/cromwell-drs-localizer/src/main/scala/drs/localizer/downloaders/BulkAccessUrlDownloader.scala b/cromwell-drs-localizer/src/main/scala/drs/localizer/downloaders/BulkAccessUrlDownloader.scala
index 1fd5bc6bf60..a81252f2724 100644
--- a/cromwell-drs-localizer/src/main/scala/drs/localizer/downloaders/BulkAccessUrlDownloader.scala
+++ b/cromwell-drs-localizer/src/main/scala/drs/localizer/downloaders/BulkAccessUrlDownloader.scala
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ case class BulkAccessUrlDownloader(resolvedUrls: List[ResolvedDrsUrl]) extends D
     Files.deleteIfExists(getmManifestPath)
 
   def generateGetmCommand(pathToMainfestJson: Path): String =
-    s"""timeout 24h getm --manifest ${pathToMainfestJson.toString} -vv"""
+    s"""timeout 24h getm --manifest ${pathToMainfestJson.toString}"""
   def runGetm: IO[GetmResult] =
     generateJsonManifest(resolvedUrls).flatMap { manifestPath =>
       val script = generateGetmCommand(manifestPath)
diff --git a/cromwell-drs-localizer/src/test/scala/drs/localizer/downloaders/BulkAccessUrlDownloaderSpec.scala b/cromwell-drs-localizer/src/test/scala/drs/localizer/downloaders/BulkAccessUrlDownloaderSpec.scala
index 6eae90aa842..a7e81c689a2 100644
--- a/cromwell-drs-localizer/src/test/scala/drs/localizer/downloaders/BulkAccessUrlDownloaderSpec.scala
+++ b/cromwell-drs-localizer/src/test/scala/drs/localizer/downloaders/BulkAccessUrlDownloaderSpec.scala
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ class BulkAccessUrlDownloaderSpec extends AnyFlatSpec with CromwellTimeoutSpec w
   it should "properly construct the invocation command" in {
     val downloader = BulkAccessUrlDownloader(oneElement)
     val filepath: Path = downloader.generateJsonManifest(threeElements).unsafeRunSync()
-    val expected = s"""timeout 24h getm --manifest ${filepath.toString} -vv"""
+    val expected = s"""timeout 24h getm --manifest ${filepath.toString}"""
     downloader.generateGetmCommand(filepath) shouldBe expected
   }