min(FC_SERIAL_NUMBER_SIZE, 17));
        }
 
-       ZFCP_LOG_NORMAL("The adapter %s reported the following "
-                       "characteristics:\n"
-                       "WWNN 0x%016Lx, "
-                       "WWPN 0x%016Lx, "
-                       "S_ID 0x%06x,\n"
-                       "adapter version 0x%x, "
-                       "LIC version 0x%x, "
-                       "FC link speed %d Gb/s\n",
-                       zfcp_get_busid_by_adapter(adapter),
-                       (wwn_t) fc_host_node_name(shost),
-                       (wwn_t) fc_host_port_name(shost),
-                       fc_host_port_id(shost),
-                       adapter->hydra_version,
-                       adapter->fsf_lic_version,
-                       fc_host_speed(shost));
+       if (fsf_req->erp_action)
+               ZFCP_LOG_NORMAL("The adapter %s reported the following "
+                               "characteristics:\n"
+                               "WWNN 0x%016Lx, WWPN 0x%016Lx, "
+                               "S_ID 0x%06x,\n"
+                               "adapter version 0x%x, "
+                               "LIC version 0x%x, "
+                               "FC link speed %d Gb/s\n",
+                               zfcp_get_busid_by_adapter(adapter),
+                               (wwn_t) fc_host_node_name(shost),
+                               (wwn_t) fc_host_port_name(shost),
+                               fc_host_port_id(shost),
+                               adapter->hydra_version,
+                               adapter->fsf_lic_version,
+                               fc_host_speed(shost));
        if (ZFCP_QTCB_VERSION < bottom->low_qtcb_version) {
                ZFCP_LOG_NORMAL("error: the adapter %s "
                                "only supports newer control block "
                        zfcp_erp_adapter_shutdown(adapter, 0, 127, fsf_req);
                        return -EIO;
                case FC_PORTTYPE_NPORT:
-                       ZFCP_LOG_NORMAL("Switched fabric fibrechannel "
-                                       "network detected at adapter %s.\n",
+                       if (fsf_req->erp_action)
+                               ZFCP_LOG_NORMAL("Switched fabric fibrechannel "
+                                               "network detected at adapter "
+                                               "%s.\n",
                                        zfcp_get_busid_by_adapter(adapter));
                        break;
                default: