diff --git a/.ci/docker-hub-helper.sh b/.ci/docker-hub-helper.sh
index 7eccc21..0abd688 100755
--- a/.ci/docker-hub-helper.sh
+++ b/.ci/docker-hub-helper.sh
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ push_readme() {
 	local code
 	code=$(jq -n --arg msg "$(<"${readme}")" \
 		'{"registry":"registry-1.docker.io","full_description": $msg }' | \
-			curl -v -s -o /dev/null -L -w "%{http_code}" \
+			curl -s -o /dev/null -L -w "%{http_code}" \
 				https://hub.docker.com/v2/repositories/"${image}"/ \
 				-d @- -X PATCH \
 				-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3e5c238..22fa17a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ publish-container: ## Helper target to push a given image to a registry. Default
 	done
 	docker push $(docker_repo)/kopano_$(component):latest
 ifdef DOCKERREADME
-	.ci/docker-hub-helper.sh $(component)
+	bash -x .ci/docker-hub-helper.sh $(component)
 endif
 
 publish-base: tag-base