diff --git a/hgext/shelve.py b/hgext/shelve.py
--- a/hgext/shelve.py
+++ b/hgext/shelve.py
@@ -517,6 +517,7 @@ def unshelve(ui, repo, *shelved, **opts)
     if not shelvedfile(repo, basename, 'files').exists():
         raise util.Abort(_("shelved change '%s' not found") % basename)
 
+    oldquiet = ui.quiet
     wlock = lock = tr = None
     try:
         lock = repo.lock()
@@ -550,15 +551,12 @@ def unshelve(ui, repo, *shelved, **opts)
 
             tempopts = {}
             tempopts['message'] = "pending changes temporary commit"
-            oldquiet = ui.quiet
-            try:
-                ui.quiet = True
-                node = cmdutil.commit(ui, repo, commitfunc, [], tempopts)
-            finally:
-                ui.quiet = oldquiet
+            ui.quiet = True
+            node = cmdutil.commit(ui, repo, commitfunc, [], tempopts)
             tmpwctx = repo[node]
 
         try:
+            ui.quiet = True
             fp = shelvedfile(repo, basename, 'hg').opener()
             gen = changegroup.readbundle(fp, fp.name)
             repo.addchangegroup(gen, 'unshelve', 'bundle:' + fp.name)
@@ -567,6 +565,8 @@ def unshelve(ui, repo, *shelved, **opts)
         finally:
             fp.close()
 
+        ui.quiet = oldquiet
+
         shelvectx = repo['tip']
 
         # If the shelve is not immediately on top of the commit
@@ -609,6 +609,7 @@ def unshelve(ui, repo, *shelved, **opts)
 
         unshelvecleanup(ui, repo, basename, opts)
     finally:
+        ui.quiet = oldquiet
         if tr:
             tr.release()
         lockmod.release(lock, wlock)
diff --git a/tests/test-shelve.t b/tests/test-shelve.t
--- a/tests/test-shelve.t
+++ b/tests/test-shelve.t
@@ -23,10 +23,6 @@ shelving in an empty repo should be poss
 
   $ hg unshelve
   unshelving change 'default'
-  adding changesets
-  adding manifests
-  adding file changes
-  added 1 changesets with 5 changes to 5 files
 
   $ hg commit -q -m 'initial commit'
 
@@ -104,10 +100,6 @@ local edits should not prevent a shelved
   $ printf "z\na\n" > a/a
   $ hg unshelve --keep
   unshelving change 'default-01'
-  adding changesets
-  adding manifests
-  adding file changes
-  added 1 changesets with 3 changes to 8 files (+1 heads)
   merging a/a
 
   $ hg revert --all -q
@@ -117,10 +109,6 @@ apply it and make sure our state is as e
 
   $ hg unshelve
   unshelving change 'default-01'
-  adding changesets
-  adding manifests
-  adding file changes
-  added 1 changesets with 3 changes to 8 files
   $ hg status -C
   M a/a
   A b.rename/b
@@ -192,10 +180,6 @@ force a conflicted merge to occur
 
   $ hg unshelve
   unshelving change 'default'
-  adding changesets
-  adding manifests
-  adding file changes
-  added 1 changesets with 3 changes to 8 files (+1 heads)
   merging a/a
   warning: conflicts during merge.
   merging a/a incomplete! (edit conflicts, then use 'hg resolve --mark')
@@ -379,10 +363,6 @@ if we resolve a conflict while unshelvin
 
   $ HGMERGE=true hg unshelve
   unshelving change 'default'
-  adding changesets
-  adding manifests
-  adding file changes
-  added 1 changesets with 1 changes to 6 files (+1 heads)
   merging a/a
   $ hg parents -q
   4:33f7f61e6c5e
@@ -403,10 +383,6 @@ test keep and cleanup
   default         (*)    changes to 'create conflict' (glob)
   $ hg unshelve --keep
   unshelving change 'default'
-  adding changesets
-  adding manifests
-  adding file changes
-  added 1 changesets with 1 changes to 7 files
   $ hg shelve --list
   default         (*)    changes to 'create conflict' (glob)
   $ hg shelve --cleanup
@@ -424,10 +400,6 @@ test bookmarks
    * test                      4:33f7f61e6c5e
   $ hg unshelve
   unshelving change 'test'
-  adding changesets
-  adding manifests
-  adding file changes
-  added 1 changesets with 1 changes to 7 files
   $ hg bookmark
    * test                      4:33f7f61e6c5e
 
@@ -440,10 +412,6 @@ shelve should still work even if mq is d
   test            (*)    changes to 'create conflict' (glob)
   $ hg --config extensions.mq=! unshelve
   unshelving change 'test'
-  adding changesets
-  adding manifests
-  adding file changes
-  added 1 changesets with 1 changes to 7 files
 
 shelve should leave dirstate clean (issue 4055)
 
@@ -468,10 +436,6 @@ shelve should leave dirstate clean (issu
   saved backup bundle to $TESTTMP/shelverebase/.hg/strip-backup/323bfa07f744-backup.hg (glob)
   $ hg unshelve
   unshelving change 'default'
-  adding changesets
-  adding manifests
-  adding file changes
-  added 2 changesets with 2 changes to 2 files (+1 heads)
   $ hg status
   M z
 
@@ -497,10 +461,6 @@ shelve should only unshelve pending chan
   $ hg up -q 1
   $ hg unshelve
   unshelving change 'default'
-  adding changesets
-  adding manifests
-  adding file changes
-  added 1 changesets with 1 changes to 3 files
   $ hg status
   A d
 
@@ -513,10 +473,6 @@ unshelve should work on an ancestor of t
   0 files updated, 0 files merged, 1 files removed, 0 files unresolved
   $ hg unshelve
   unshelving change 'default'
-  adding changesets
-  adding manifests
-  adding file changes
-  added 1 changesets with 1 changes to 3 files
   $ hg status
   A d
 
@@ -534,10 +490,6 @@ test bug 4073 we need to enable obsolete
   $ hg debugobsolete `hg --debug id -i -r 1`
   $ hg unshelve
   unshelving change 'default'
-  adding changesets
-  adding manifests
-  adding file changes
-  added 1 changesets with 1 changes to 2 files (+1 heads)
 
 unshelve should leave unknown files alone (issue4113)
 
@@ -549,10 +501,6 @@ unshelve should leave unknown files alon
   ? e
   $ hg unshelve
   unshelving change 'default'
-  adding changesets
-  adding manifests
-  adding file changes
-  added 1 changesets with 1 changes to 2 files (+1 heads)
   $ hg status
   A d
   ? e
@@ -568,10 +516,6 @@ unshelve should keep a copy of unknown f
   $ echo z > e
   $ hg unshelve
   unshelving change 'default'
-  adding changesets
-  adding manifests
-  adding file changes
-  added 1 changesets with 2 changes to 3 files (+1 heads)
   $ cat e
   e
   $ cat e.orig