diff --git a/dashboard-widgets.el b/dashboard-widgets.el
index 07a3c5d7..04877475 100644
--- a/dashboard-widgets.el
+++ b/dashboard-widgets.el
@@ -595,7 +595,8 @@ WIDGET-PARAMS are passed to the \"widget-create\" function."
 (defun dashboard-insert-projects (list-size)
   "Add the list of LIST-SIZE items of projects."
   (require 'projectile)
-  (projectile-cleanup-known-projects)
+  (let ((inhibit-message t) (message-log-max nil))
+    (projectile-cleanup-known-projects))
   (projectile-load-known-projects)
   (dashboard-insert-section
    "Projects:"