diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 6be031f3f952025375560172c0c0c4b1ddc9f0a2..aea45d1f9a0b26f9676001f54dc4b5fac7b3ff2d 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ python-install%:
 ifeq (,$(filter nocheck,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
 	: # Run unittests
 	export MPLCONFIGDIR=$(CURDIR)/build HOME=$(CURDIR)/build; \
-	 python$* /usr/bin/nosetests --exclude '(manifold|test_gmm_em)' \
+	 python$* /usr/bin/nosetests -s --exclude '(manifold|test_gmm_em)' \
 	  $(PACKAGE_ROOT_DIR)/usr/lib/python$*/*/scikits/learn
 else
 	: # Skip unittests due to nocheck