diff --git a/scripts/xls_to_doc.py b/scripts/xls_to_doc.py
index 0d6ad0e0b1cd653535c995b3e6f4bf9456cd7f31..03feae5834d7f740ea6faa2eef084222a51dad2b 100755
--- a/scripts/xls_to_doc.py
+++ b/scripts/xls_to_doc.py
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ class FillTests(TestList):
 
         # Write changes
         try:
-            if self.verbose:
+            if self.verbose > 1:
                 print(f"Writing to {sourcename}")
 
             with open(sourcename, 'w', encoding='utf8') as out_fp: