diff --git a/src/server/slavefuncs.c b/src/server/slavefuncs.c
--- a/src/server/slavefuncs.c
+++ b/src/server/slavefuncs.c
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 
 int ssh_keygen(){
 	// distren.id_rsa and distren.id_rsa.pub are now generated in SYSCONFDIR (etc)
-	fprintf(stderr, "We're generating your SSH key. Please be patient.\n");
 	char *command = "ssh-keygen"; // @TODO: append .exe if win32?
 	char *path_to_command = "/usr/bin/ssh-keygen";
 	int ret;