diff --git a/dbutils.c b/dbutils.c
index 26097ac2..a66ee72a 100644
--- a/dbutils.c
+++ b/dbutils.c
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ int			bdr_version_num = UNKNOWN_BDR_VERSION_NUM;
 static void log_db_error(PGconn *conn, const char *query_text, const char *fmt,...)
 __attribute__((format(PG_PRINTF_ATTRIBUTE, 3, 4)));
 
+static bool _is_server_available(const char *conninfo, bool quiet);
+
 static PGconn *_establish_db_connection(const char *conninfo,
 						 const bool exit_on_error,
 						 const bool log_notice,
@@ -4312,6 +4314,20 @@ wait_connection_availability(PGconn *conn, int timeout)
 
 bool
 is_server_available(const char *conninfo)
+{
+	return _is_server_available(conninfo, false);
+}
+
+
+bool
+is_server_available_quiet(const char *conninfo)
+{
+	return _is_server_available(conninfo, true);
+}
+
+
+static bool
+_is_server_available(const char *conninfo, bool quiet)
 {
 	PGPing		status = PQping(conninfo);
 
@@ -4319,8 +4335,11 @@ is_server_available(const char *conninfo)
 	if (status == PQPING_OK)
 		return true;
 
-	log_warning(_("unable to ping \"%s\""), conninfo);
-	log_detail(_("PQping() returned \"%s\""), print_pqping_status(status));
+	if (quiet == false)
+	{
+		log_warning(_("unable to ping \"%s\""), conninfo);
+		log_detail(_("PQping() returned \"%s\""), print_pqping_status(status));
+	}
 
 	return false;
 }
diff --git a/dbutils.h b/dbutils.h
index d579ca9e..d15de5e1 100644
--- a/dbutils.h
+++ b/dbutils.h
@@ -518,6 +518,7 @@ int			wait_connection_availability(PGconn *conn, int timeout);
 
 /* node availability functions */
 bool		is_server_available(const char *conninfo);
+bool		is_server_available_quiet(const char *conninfo);
 bool		is_server_available_params(t_conninfo_param_list *param_list);
 ExecStatusType	connection_ping(PGconn *conn);
 ExecStatusType	connection_ping_reconnect(PGconn *conn);
diff --git a/repmgr-action-cluster.c b/repmgr-action-cluster.c
index effd305c..7049eb48 100644
--- a/repmgr-action-cluster.c
+++ b/repmgr-action-cluster.c
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ do_cluster_show(void)
 		else
 		{
 			/* check if node is reachable, but just not letting us in */
-			if (is_server_available(cell->node_info->conninfo))
+			if (is_server_available_quiet(cell->node_info->conninfo))
 				cell->node_info->node_status = NODE_STATUS_REJECTED;
 			else
 				cell->node_info->node_status = NODE_STATUS_DOWN;