diff --git a/TGS.Interface/Components/Repository.cs b/TGS.Interface/Components/Repository.cs
index f9a395a915..49738f15bf 100644
--- a/TGS.Interface/Components/Repository.cs
+++ b/TGS.Interface/Components/Repository.cs
@@ -93,9 +93,10 @@ namespace TGS.Interface.Components
 		/// </summary>
 		/// <param name="PRnumber">The github pull request number in the remote repository</param>
 		/// <param name="atSHA">The SHA of the pull request to merge</param>
+		/// <param name="silent">Suppresses chat messages if <see langword="true"/></param>
 		/// <returns><see langword="null"/> on success, error message on failure</returns>
 		[OperationContract]
-		string MergePullRequest(int PRnumber, string atSHA = null);
+		string MergePullRequest(int PRnumber, string atSHA = null, bool silent = false);
 
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Get the currently merged pull requests. Note that switching branches will delete this list and switching back won't restore it
diff --git a/TGS.Server/Instance/Repository.cs b/TGS.Server/Instance/Repository.cs
index f081c815dc..b3c6567e34 100644
--- a/TGS.Server/Instance/Repository.cs
+++ b/TGS.Server/Instance/Repository.cs
@@ -889,7 +889,7 @@ namespace TGS.Server
 		}
 
 		/// <inheritdoc />
-		public string MergePullRequest(int PRNumber, string atSHA)
+		public string MergePullRequest(int PRNumber, string atSHA, bool silent)
 		{
 			lock (RepoLock)
 			{
@@ -898,7 +898,8 @@ namespace TGS.Server
 				var result = LoadRepo();
 				if (result != null)
 					return result;
-				SendMessage(String.Format("REPO: Merging PR #{0}{1}...", PRNumber, atSHA != null ? String.Format(" at commit {0}", atSHA): ""), MessageType.DeveloperInfo);
+				if(!silent)
+					SendMessage(String.Format("REPO: Merging PR #{0}{1}...", PRNumber, atSHA != null ? String.Format(" at commit {0}", atSHA): ""), MessageType.DeveloperInfo);
 				result = ResetNoLock(null);
 				if (result != null)
 					return result;
@@ -928,7 +929,7 @@ namespace TGS.Server
 					branch = Repo.Branches[LocalBranchName];
 					if (branch == null)
 					{
-						SendMessage("REPO: PR could not be fetched. Does it exist?", MessageType.DeveloperInfo);
+						SendMessage(String.Format("REPO: PR {0}could not be fetched. Does it exist?", silent ? String.Format("#{0} ", PRNumber) : ""), MessageType.DeveloperInfo);
 						return String.Format("PR #{0} could not be fetched. Does it exist?", PRNumber);
 					}