diff --git a/pmb/build/_package.py b/pmb/build/_package.py
index b6bf2d41..af91abbc 100644
--- a/pmb/build/_package.py
+++ b/pmb/build/_package.py
@@ -16,8 +16,9 @@ GNU General Public License for more details.
 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 along with pmbootstrap.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 """
-import os
 import logging
+import os
+import shlex
 
 import pmb.build
 import pmb.build.autodetect
@@ -242,7 +243,8 @@ def run_abuild(args, apkbuild, arch, strict=False, force=False, cross=None,
     logging.info("(" + suffix + ") build " + output)
 
     # Environment variables
-    env = {"CARCH": arch}
+    env = {"CARCH": arch,
+           "SUDO_APK": "abuild-apk --no-progress"}
     if cross == "native":
         hostspec = pmb.parse.arch.alpine_to_hostspec(arch)
         env["CROSS_COMPILE"] = hostspec + "-"
@@ -256,7 +258,7 @@ def run_abuild(args, apkbuild, arch, strict=False, force=False, cross=None,
     # Build the abuild command
     cmd = []
     for key, value in env.items():
-        cmd += [key + "=" + value]
+        cmd += [key + "=" + shlex.quote(value)]
     cmd += ["abuild"]
     if strict:
         cmd += ["-r"]  # install depends with abuild
@@ -289,7 +291,8 @@ def finish(args, apkbuild, arch, output, strict=False, suffix="native"):
     # Uninstall build dependencies (strict mode)
     if strict:
         logging.info("(" + suffix + ") uninstall build dependencies")
-        pmb.chroot.user(args, ["abuild", "undeps"], suffix, "/home/pmos/build")
+        cmd = ["SUDO_APK='abuild-apk --no-progress'", "abuild", "undeps"]
+        pmb.chroot.user(args, cmd, suffix, "/home/pmos/build")
 
 
 def package(args, pkgname, arch=None, force=False, strict=False,
diff --git a/pmb/chroot/init.py b/pmb/chroot/init.py
index 73ac75a8..d44a0ea7 100644
--- a/pmb/chroot/init.py
+++ b/pmb/chroot/init.py
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ def init(args, suffix="native"):
                                     chroot + "/usr/bin/qemu-" + arch_debian + "-static"])
 
     # Install alpine-base (no clean exit for non-native chroot!)
-    pmb.chroot.apk_static.run(args, ["--root", chroot,
+    pmb.chroot.apk_static.run(args, ["--no-progress", "--root", chroot,
                                      "--cache-dir", apk_cache, "--initdb", "--arch", arch,
                                      "add", "alpine-base"])
 
diff --git a/test/check_checksums.py b/test/check_checksums.py
index c1999fa3..d32cec64 100755
--- a/test/check_checksums.py
+++ b/test/check_checksums.py
@@ -64,14 +64,16 @@ def check_checksums(package):
 
 
 def check_build(packages):
-    command = (["./pmbootstrap.py", "--details-to-stdout", "build",
-                "--strict"] + list(packages))
-    try:
-        process = subprocess.Popen(command)
-        process.communicate()
-    except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
-        print("** Building failed")
-        exit(1)
+    # Initialize build environment with less logging
+    commands = [["build_init"],
+                ["--details-to-stdout", "build", "--strict"] + list(packages)]
+    for command in commands:
+        try:
+            process = subprocess.Popen(["./pmbootstrap.py"] + command)
+            process.communicate()
+        except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
+            print("** Building failed")
+            exit(1)
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
diff --git a/test/test_build_package.py b/test/test_build_package.py
index a95c78e7..6226403e 100644
--- a/test/test_build_package.py
+++ b/test/test_build_package.py
@@ -212,19 +212,21 @@ def test_run_abuild(args, monkeypatch):
 
     # Normal run
     output = "armhf/test-1-r2.apk"
-    env = {"CARCH": "armhf"}
-    cmd = ["CARCH=armhf", "abuild", "-d"]
+    env = {"CARCH": "armhf", "SUDO_APK": "abuild-apk --no-progress"}
+    sudo_apk = "SUDO_APK='abuild-apk --no-progress'"
+    cmd = ["CARCH=armhf", sudo_apk, "abuild", "-d"]
     assert func(args, apkbuild, "armhf") == (output, cmd, env)
 
     # Force and strict
-    cmd = ["CARCH=armhf", "abuild", "-r", "-f"]
+    cmd = ["CARCH=armhf", sudo_apk, "abuild", "-r", "-f"]
     assert func(args, apkbuild, "armhf", True, True) == (output, cmd, env)
 
     # cross=native
     env = {"CARCH": "armhf",
+           "SUDO_APK": "abuild-apk --no-progress",
            "CROSS_COMPILE": "armv6-alpine-linux-muslgnueabihf-",
            "CC": "armv6-alpine-linux-muslgnueabihf-gcc"}
-    cmd = ["CARCH=armhf", "CROSS_COMPILE=armv6-alpine-linux-muslgnueabihf-",
+    cmd = ["CARCH=armhf", sudo_apk, "CROSS_COMPILE=armv6-alpine-linux-muslgnueabihf-",
            "CC=armv6-alpine-linux-muslgnueabihf-gcc", "abuild", "-d"]
     assert func(args, apkbuild, "armhf", cross="native") == (output, cmd, env)