diff --git a/lib/functions/logging/debug-dump.sh b/lib/functions/logging/debug-dump.sh
index 76f1c73d37..60ae54130c 100644
--- a/lib/functions/logging/debug-dump.sh
+++ b/lib/functions/logging/debug-dump.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 function debug_dict() {
+	if [[ "${SHOW_DEBUG}" != "yes" ]]; then
+		return 0
+	fi
 	local dict_name="$1"
 	declare -n dict="${dict_name}"
 	for key in "${!dict[@]}"; do
@@ -7,6 +10,9 @@ function debug_dict() {
 }
 
 function debug_var() {
+	if [[ "${SHOW_DEBUG}" != "yes" ]]; then
+		return 0
+	fi
 	local varname="$1"
 	local -a var_val_array=("${!varname}")
 	display_alert "${gray_color:-}# ${yellow_color:-}${varname}${normal_color:-}=${bright_yellow_color:-}${var_val_array[*]@Q}${ansi_reset_color:-}" "" "info"
diff --git a/lib/functions/main/build-packages.sh b/lib/functions/main/build-packages.sh
index 9c0be34f38..b07d85f39d 100644
--- a/lib/functions/main/build-packages.sh
+++ b/lib/functions/main/build-packages.sh
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ function main_default_build_packages() {
 		fi
 	fi
 
-	display_alert "Artifacts to build:" "${artifacts_to_build[*]}" "warn"
+	display_alert "Artifacts to build:" "${artifacts_to_build[*]}" "debug"
 
 	# For each artifact, try to obtain them from the local cache, remote cache, or build them.
 	# Store info about all artifacts in the process, for later use (eg during package installation in distro-agnostic).