diff --git a/corporal/fablib/corporal.py b/corporal/fablib/corporal.py
index 9cffdf8..287d8e8 100644
--- a/corporal/fablib/corporal.py
+++ b/corporal/fablib/corporal.py
@@ -116,6 +116,9 @@ def bootstrap_corporal_app(c, env, envname='corporal', user='rattail',
     if not exists(c, '{}/quiet.conf'.format(appdir)):
         c.sudo("bash -lc 'workon {} && cdvirtualenv app && rattail make-config -T quiet'".format(envname),
                user=user)
+    if not exists(c, '{}/silent.conf'.format(appdir)):
+        c.sudo("bash -lc 'workon {} && cdvirtualenv app && rattail make-config -T silent'".format(envname),
+               user=user)
     deploy_common(c, 'corporal/cron.conf.mako', '{}/cron.conf'.format(appdir),
                   use_sudo=True, owner=user, context={'envdir': envdir})
     deploy_common(c, 'corporal/web.conf.mako', '{}/web.conf'.format(appdir),