diff --git a/v2/internal/runner/update.go b/v2/internal/runner/update.go
index a120a6b9b..0268c8e72 100644
--- a/v2/internal/runner/update.go
+++ b/v2/internal/runner/update.go
@@ -120,10 +120,7 @@ func (r *Runner) updateTemplates() error {
 
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	if r.templatesConfig.CurrentVersion == "" || (r.options.TemplatesDirectory != "" && r.templatesConfig.TemplatesDirectory != r.options.TemplatesDirectory) {
-		if !r.options.UpdateTemplates {
-			gologger.Warning().Msgf("nuclei-templates are not installed (or indexed), use update-templates flag.\n")
-			return nil
-		}
+		gologger.Info().Msgf("nuclei-templates are not installed, installing...\n")
 
 		// Use custom location if user has given a template directory
 		r.templatesConfig = &config.Config{
@@ -155,7 +152,7 @@ func (r *Runner) updateTemplates() error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	// Check if last checked is more than 24 hours.
+	// Check if last checked is more than 24 hours and we don't have updateTemplates flag.
 	// If not, return since we don't want to do anything now.
 	if time.Since(r.templatesConfig.LastChecked) < 24*time.Hour && !r.options.UpdateTemplates {
 		return nil
@@ -187,10 +184,8 @@ func (r *Runner) updateTemplates() error {
 	}
 
 	if version.GT(oldVersion) {
-		if !r.options.UpdateTemplates {
-			gologger.Warning().Msgf("Your current nuclei-templates v%s are outdated. Latest is v%s\n", oldVersion, version.String())
-			return config.WriteConfiguration(r.templatesConfig, false, checkedIgnore)
-		}
+		gologger.Info().Msgf("Your current nuclei-templates v%s are outdated. Latest is v%s\n", oldVersion, version.String())
+		gologger.Info().Msgf("Downloading latest release...")
 
 		if r.options.TemplatesDirectory != "" {
 			r.templatesConfig.TemplatesDirectory = r.options.TemplatesDirectory
@@ -288,7 +283,9 @@ func (r *Runner) downloadReleaseAndUnzip(ctx context.Context, version, downloadU
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to write templates: %s", err)
 	}
 
-	r.printUpdateChangelog(results, version)
+	if !r.options.Silent {
+		r.printUpdateChangelog(results, version)
+	}
 	checksumFile := path.Join(r.templatesConfig.TemplatesDirectory, ".checksum")
 	err = writeTemplatesChecksum(checksumFile, results.checksums)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -464,7 +461,7 @@ func writeTemplatesChecksum(file string, checksum map[string]string) error {
 }
 
 func (r *Runner) printUpdateChangelog(results *templateUpdateResults, version string) {
-	if len(results.additions) > 0 {
+	if len(results.additions) > 0 && r.options.Verbose {
 		gologger.Print().Msgf("\nNewly added templates: \n\n")
 
 		for _, addition := range results.additions {
diff --git a/v2/internal/runner/update_test.go b/v2/internal/runner/update_test.go
index 43ed84ce4..680229779 100644
--- a/v2/internal/runner/update_test.go
+++ b/v2/internal/runner/update_test.go
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func TestDownloadReleaseAndUnzipAddition(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Nil(t, err, "could not create temp directory")
 	defer os.RemoveAll(templatesDirectory)
 
-	r := &Runner{templatesConfig: &config.Config{TemplatesDirectory: templatesDirectory}}
+	r := &Runner{templatesConfig: &config.Config{TemplatesDirectory: templatesDirectory}, options: testutils.DefaultOptions}
 	results, err := r.downloadReleaseAndUnzip(context.Background(), "1.0.0", ts.URL)
 	require.Nil(t, err, "could not download release and unzip")
 	require.Equal(t, "base.yaml", results.additions[0], "could not get correct base addition")
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ func TestDownloadReleaseAndUnzipDeletion(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Nil(t, err, "could not create temp directory")
 	defer os.RemoveAll(templatesDirectory)
 
-	r := &Runner{templatesConfig: &config.Config{TemplatesDirectory: templatesDirectory}}
+	r := &Runner{templatesConfig: &config.Config{TemplatesDirectory: templatesDirectory}, options: testutils.DefaultOptions}
 
 	results, err := r.downloadReleaseAndUnzip(context.Background(), "1.0.0", ts.URL)
 	require.Nil(t, err, "could not download release and unzip")
diff --git a/v2/internal/testutils/integration.go b/v2/internal/testutils/integration.go
index 47d7e477b..b7af84452 100644
--- a/v2/internal/testutils/integration.go
+++ b/v2/internal/testutils/integration.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 
 // RunNucleiAndGetResults returns a list of results for a template
 func RunNucleiAndGetResults(template, url string, debug bool, extra ...string) ([]string, error) {
-	cmd := exec.Command("./nuclei", "-t", template, "-target", url)
+	cmd := exec.Command("./nuclei", "-t", template, "-target", url, "-silent")
 	if debug {
 		cmd = exec.Command("./nuclei", "-t", template, "-target", url, "-debug")
 		cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func RunNucleiAndGetResults(template, url string, debug bool, extra ...string) (
 
 // RunNucleiWorkflowAndGetResults returns a list of results for a workflow
 func RunNucleiWorkflowAndGetResults(template, url string, debug bool, extra ...string) ([]string, error) {
-	cmd := exec.Command("./nuclei", "-w", template, "-target", url)
+	cmd := exec.Command("./nuclei", "-w", template, "-target", url, "-silent")
 	if debug {
 		cmd = exec.Command("./nuclei", "-w", template, "-target", url, "-debug")
 		cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr