diff --git a/howdy/src/config.ini b/howdy/src/config.ini
index 0514f3e..27ab823 100644
--- a/howdy/src/config.ini
+++ b/howdy/src/config.ini
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 [core]
 # Print that face detection is being attempted
-detection_notice = true
+detection_notice = false
 
 # Print that face detection has timed out
 timeout_notice = true
diff --git a/howdy/src/pam/main.cc b/howdy/src/pam/main.cc
index 89c7e98..69d9d53 100644
--- a/howdy/src/pam/main.cc
+++ b/howdy/src/pam/main.cc
@@ -256,7 +256,9 @@ auto identify(pam_handle_t *pamh, int flags, int argc, const char **argv,
   if (!std::ifstream(model_path)) {
     return howdy_status(username, CompareError::NO_FACE_MODEL, config,
                         conv_function);
-  } else if (config.GetBoolean("core", "detection_notice", true)) {
+  }
+
+  if (config.GetBoolean("core", "detection_notice", true)) {
     if ((conv_function(PAM_TEXT_INFO, S("Attempting facial authentication"))) !=
         PAM_SUCCESS) {
       syslog(LOG_ERR, "Failed to send detection notice");