diff --git a/lib/bash/home-manager.sh b/lib/bash/home-manager.sh
index 19cbaa687..2b9c2d01e 100644
--- a/lib/bash/home-manager.sh
+++ b/lib/bash/home-manager.sh
@@ -99,16 +99,26 @@ function _iVerbose() {
 # Runs the given command on live run, otherwise prints the command to standard
 # output.
 #
+# If given the command line option `--quiet`, then the command's standard output
+# is sent to `/dev/null` on a live run.
+#
 # If given the command line option `--silence`, then the command's standard and
 # error output is sent to `/dev/null` on a live run.
+#
+# The `--silence` and `--quiet` flags are mutually exclusive.
 function run() {
-    if [[ $1 == '--silence' ]]; then
+    if [[ $1 == '--quiet' ]]; then
+        local quiet=1
+        shift
+    elif [[ $1 == '--silence' ]]; then
         local silence=1
         shift
     fi
 
     if [[ -v DRY_RUN ]] ; then
         echo "$@"
+    elif [[ -v quiet ]] ; then
+        "$@" > /dev/null
     elif [[ -v silence ]] ; then
         "$@" > /dev/null 2>&1
     else
diff --git a/modules/files.nix b/modules/files.nix
index 327cf1bbd..05445e843 100644
--- a/modules/files.nix
+++ b/modules/files.nix
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ in
               run nix-env $VERBOSE_ARG --profile "$genProfilePath" --set "$newGenPath"
             fi
 
-            run --silence nix-store --realise "$newGenPath" --add-root "$newGenGcPath"
+            run --quiet nix-store --realise "$newGenPath" --add-root "$newGenGcPath"
             if [[ -e "$legacyGenGcPath" ]]; then
               run rm $VERBOSE_ARG "$legacyGenGcPath"
             fi
diff --git a/modules/home-environment.nix b/modules/home-environment.nix
index 27a71e457..1728fa458 100644
--- a/modules/home-environment.nix
+++ b/modules/home-environment.nix
@@ -405,11 +405,17 @@ in
         : Runs the given command on live run, otherwise prints the command to
         standard output.
 
+        {command}`run --quiet {command}`
+        : Runs the given command on live run and sends its standard output to
+        {file}`/dev/null`, otherwise prints the command to standard output.
+
         {command}`run --silence {command}`
         : Runs the given command on live run and sends its standard and error
         output to {file}`/dev/null`, otherwise prints the command to standard
         output.
 
+        The `--quiet` and `--silence` flags are mutually exclusive.
+
         A script block should also respect the {var}`VERBOSE` variable, and if
         set print information on standard out that may be useful for debugging
         any issue that may arise. The variable {var}`VERBOSE_ARG` is set to
diff --git a/modules/lib-bash/activation-init.sh b/modules/lib-bash/activation-init.sh
index 9a38e7c5a..9e5ea200f 100755
--- a/modules/lib-bash/activation-init.sh
+++ b/modules/lib-bash/activation-init.sh
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ function nixProfileRemove() {
         nixProfileList "$1" | xargs -rt $DRY_RUN_CMD nix profile remove $VERBOSE_ARG
     else
         if nix-env -q | grep -q "^$1$"; then
-            run --silence nix-env -e "$1"
+            run --quiet nix-env -e "$1"
         fi
     fi
 }