diff --git a/utils/create_image.in b/utils/create_image.in
index 57e916b3af09e2b42da1f0027ebd28d6bfdfa081..999a8e000c6ca894b840f824bcf35656d47ce708 100755
--- a/utils/create_image.in
+++ b/utils/create_image.in
@@ -416,8 +416,8 @@ if ($cursize > $maximagesize) {
     fatal("FAILED: Maximum image size ($maximagesize bytes) exceeded ... \n");
 }
 
-print "Image creation succeeded. ".
-      "Final size: " . (stat($filename))[7] . " bytes.\n";
+print "Image creation succeeded.\n";
+#      "Final size: " . (stat($filename))[7] . " bytes.\n";
 
 SENDMAIL("$user_name <$user_email>",
 	 "Image Creation on $node Completed: $pid/$imagename",