diff --git a/mm2sympa.sh b/mm2sympa.sh
index 511503136bc3292b9ea86711a79c27c987dc4370..902ca9047180de80aea3920ac759c8e61f585dea 100755
--- a/mm2sympa.sh
+++ b/mm2sympa.sh
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@ function sshml() {
 
 wwsympa_url=$(awk '$1=="wwsympa_url" { print $2; }' /etc/sympa/$robot/robot.conf)
 
-echo importing $mailmanlist as $sympalistname@$robot
-
 tmpdir=$(mktemp -t -d mm2sympa.${mailmanlist/@/AT}.XXXXXXXX)
 # sympa user needs access
 chmod go+rx $tmpdir
@@ -78,12 +76,12 @@ $base/gen_config.py $inputpy $membersjson $configxml $infofile $blocklist $white
 chmod 0644 $configxml
 
 # now generate list based on config XML
-sympa --create_list --robot $robot --input_file $configxml
+sympa --create_list --robot $robot --input_file $configxml 2> >(grep -vxF 'create_list [notice] Aliases have been installed. ()')
 
 # load users from member.dump
 listdir=/var/lib/sympa/list_data/$robot/$sympalistname
 install -m 640 -o sympa -g sympa $memberdump $listdir
-sympa --restore_users --list=$sympalistname@$robot
+sympa --restore_users --list=$sympalistname@$robot 2> >(grep -vxF "$sympalistname@$robot: Restored list users (member)")
 
 # install blocklist, whitelist and modlist
 search_filters=$listdir/search_filters
@@ -95,11 +93,8 @@ done
 
 # import archive
 localarchive=$tmpdir/archive.mbox
-if sshml cat $mmarchive > $localarchive; then
+if sshml test -r $mmarchive; then
+    sshml cat $mmarchive > $localarchive
     chmod 644 $localarchive
     $base/import_mbox.sh $localarchive $sympalistname $robot > $tmpdir/archive.log
-else
-    echo "no archive, thus no archive import needed"
 fi
-
-echo sshml rmlist -a $mmlistname