diff --git a/src/Client/ClientBase.cpp b/src/Client/ClientBase.cpp
index 1c0251e7671..ba553b07e73 100644
--- a/src/Client/ClientBase.cpp
+++ b/src/Client/ClientBase.cpp
@@ -1487,7 +1487,9 @@ void ClientBase::cancelQuery()
     if (need_render_progress && tty_buf)
         progress_indication.clearProgressOutput(*tty_buf);
 
-    std::cout << "Cancelling query." << std::endl;
+    if (is_interactive)
+        std::cout << "Cancelling query." << std::endl;
+
     cancelled = true;
 }