diff --git a/QtPyLoT.py b/QtPyLoT.py
index c02599e0..c9460697 100755
--- a/QtPyLoT.py
+++ b/QtPyLoT.py
@@ -1461,7 +1461,7 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
         check4gaps(wfdat)
         check4doubled(wfdat)
         # check for stations with rotated components
-        wfdat = check4rotated(wfdat, self.metadata)
+        wfdat = check4rotated(wfdat, self.metadata, verbosity=0)
         # trim station components to same start value
         trim_station_components(wfdat, trim_start=True, trim_end=False)
         self._stime = full_range(self.get_data().getWFData())[0]
diff --git a/pylot/core/util/utils.py b/pylot/core/util/utils.py
index 28dad3bb..76718605 100644
--- a/pylot/core/util/utils.py
+++ b/pylot/core/util/utils.py
@@ -702,7 +702,7 @@ def get_stations(data):
     return stations
 
 
-def check4rotated(data, metadata=None):
+def check4rotated(data, metadata=None, verbosity=1):
 
     def rotate_components(wfstream, metadata=None):
         """rotates components if orientation code is numeric.
@@ -711,13 +711,15 @@ def check4rotated(data, metadata=None):
             # indexing fails if metadata is None
             metadata[0]
         except:
-            msg = 'Warning: could not rotate traces since no metadata was given\nset Inventory file!'
-            print(msg)
+            if verbosity:
+                msg = 'Warning: could not rotate traces since no metadata was given\nset Inventory file!'
+                print(msg)
             return wfstream
         if metadata[0] is None:
             # sometimes metadata is (None, (None,))
-            msg = 'Warning: could not rotate traces since no metadata was given\nCheck inventory directory!'
-            print(msg)
+            if verbosity:
+                msg = 'Warning: could not rotate traces since no metadata was given\nCheck inventory directory!'
+                print(msg)
             return wfstream
         else:
             parser = metadata[1]
diff --git a/pylot/core/util/widgets.py b/pylot/core/util/widgets.py
index fb88823e..6a78926d 100644
--- a/pylot/core/util/widgets.py
+++ b/pylot/core/util/widgets.py
@@ -2497,7 +2497,7 @@ class TuneAutopicker(QWidget):
         # trim station components to same start value
         trim_station_components(wfdat, trim_start=True, trim_end=False)
         # rotate misaligned stations to ZNE
-        wfdat = check4rotated(wfdat, self.parent.metadata)
+        wfdat = check4rotated(wfdat, self.parent.metadata, verbosity=0)
         self.stationBox.clear()
         stations = []
         for trace in self.data.getWFData():