diff --git a/internal/controller/postgrescluster/instance_test.go b/internal/controller/postgrescluster/instance_test.go
index b14900cf26..ae541321f8 100644
--- a/internal/controller/postgrescluster/instance_test.go
+++ b/internal/controller/postgrescluster/instance_test.go
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ func TestAddPGBackRestToInstancePodSpec(t *testing.T) {
         fi
         newSizeMi="${newSize}Mi"
         d='[{"op": "add", "path": "/metadata/annotations/suggested-'"${volume}"'-pvc-size", "value": "'"${newSizeMi}"'"}]'
-        curl --cacert "${CACERT}" --header "Authorization: Bearer ${TOKEN}" -XPATCH "${APISERVER}/api/v1/namespaces/${NAMESPACE}/pods/${HOSTNAME}?fieldManager=kubectl-annotate" -H "Content-Type: application/json-patch+json" --data "${d}"
+        curl --silent --show-error --output /dev/null --cacert "${CACERT}" --header "Authorization: Bearer ${TOKEN}" -XPATCH "${APISERVER}/api/v1/namespaces/${NAMESPACE}/pods/${HOSTNAME}?fieldManager=kubectl-annotate" -H "Content-Type: application/json-patch+json" --data "${d}"
       fi
     }
 
@@ -760,7 +760,7 @@ func TestAddPGBackRestToInstancePodSpec(t *testing.T) {
         fi
         newSizeMi="${newSize}Mi"
         d='[{"op": "add", "path": "/metadata/annotations/suggested-'"${volume}"'-pvc-size", "value": "'"${newSizeMi}"'"}]'
-        curl --cacert "${CACERT}" --header "Authorization: Bearer ${TOKEN}" -XPATCH "${APISERVER}/api/v1/namespaces/${NAMESPACE}/pods/${HOSTNAME}?fieldManager=kubectl-annotate" -H "Content-Type: application/json-patch+json" --data "${d}"
+        curl --silent --show-error --output /dev/null --cacert "${CACERT}" --header "Authorization: Bearer ${TOKEN}" -XPATCH "${APISERVER}/api/v1/namespaces/${NAMESPACE}/pods/${HOSTNAME}?fieldManager=kubectl-annotate" -H "Content-Type: application/json-patch+json" --data "${d}"
       fi
     }
 
diff --git a/internal/pgbackrest/config.go b/internal/pgbackrest/config.go
index d34fbaa9e9..e042f692cb 100644
--- a/internal/pgbackrest/config.go
+++ b/internal/pgbackrest/config.go
@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@ manageAutogrowAnnotation() {
     fi
     newSizeMi="${newSize}Mi"
     d='[{"op": "add", "path": "/metadata/annotations/suggested-'"${volume}"'-pvc-size", "value": "'"${newSizeMi}"'"}]'
-    curl --cacert "${CACERT}" --header "Authorization: Bearer ${TOKEN}" -XPATCH "${APISERVER}/api/v1/namespaces/${NAMESPACE}/pods/${HOSTNAME}?fieldManager=kubectl-annotate" -H "Content-Type: application/json-patch+json" --data "${d}"
+    curl --silent --show-error --output /dev/null --cacert "${CACERT}" --header "Authorization: Bearer ${TOKEN}" -XPATCH "${APISERVER}/api/v1/namespaces/${NAMESPACE}/pods/${HOSTNAME}?fieldManager=kubectl-annotate" -H "Content-Type: application/json-patch+json" --data "${d}"
   fi
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/pgbackrest/config_test.go b/internal/pgbackrest/config_test.go
index b4e5ac2a3a..aa28184573 100644
--- a/internal/pgbackrest/config_test.go
+++ b/internal/pgbackrest/config_test.go
@@ -729,6 +729,8 @@ func TestReloadCommand(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Assert(t, cmp.Contains(command[3], "manageAutogrowAnnotation \"repo2\" \"20\" \"2048\""))
 	assert.Assert(t, cmp.Contains(command[3], "manageAutogrowAnnotation \"repo3\" \"30\" \"3072\""))
 	assert.Assert(t, cmp.Contains(command[3], "manageAutogrowAnnotation \"repo4\" \"40\" \"4096\""))
+	assert.Assert(t, cmp.Contains(command[3], "curl --silent --show-error --output /dev/null"),
+		"expected successful autogrow annotation responses to be omitted from logs")
 
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/pgbackrest/reconcile_test.go b/internal/pgbackrest/reconcile_test.go
index 9c3133f304..63f2985dc4 100644
--- a/internal/pgbackrest/reconcile_test.go
+++ b/internal/pgbackrest/reconcile_test.go
@@ -770,7 +770,7 @@ func TestAddServerToInstancePod(t *testing.T) {
         fi
         newSizeMi="${newSize}Mi"
         d='[{"op": "add", "path": "/metadata/annotations/suggested-'"${volume}"'-pvc-size", "value": "'"${newSizeMi}"'"}]'
-        curl --cacert "${CACERT}" --header "Authorization: Bearer ${TOKEN}" -XPATCH "${APISERVER}/api/v1/namespaces/${NAMESPACE}/pods/${HOSTNAME}?fieldManager=kubectl-annotate" -H "Content-Type: application/json-patch+json" --data "${d}"
+        curl --silent --show-error --output /dev/null --cacert "${CACERT}" --header "Authorization: Bearer ${TOKEN}" -XPATCH "${APISERVER}/api/v1/namespaces/${NAMESPACE}/pods/${HOSTNAME}?fieldManager=kubectl-annotate" -H "Content-Type: application/json-patch+json" --data "${d}"
       fi
     }
 
@@ -960,7 +960,7 @@ func TestAddServerToInstancePod(t *testing.T) {
         fi
         newSizeMi="${newSize}Mi"
         d='[{"op": "add", "path": "/metadata/annotations/suggested-'"${volume}"'-pvc-size", "value": "'"${newSizeMi}"'"}]'
-        curl --cacert "${CACERT}" --header "Authorization: Bearer ${TOKEN}" -XPATCH "${APISERVER}/api/v1/namespaces/${NAMESPACE}/pods/${HOSTNAME}?fieldManager=kubectl-annotate" -H "Content-Type: application/json-patch+json" --data "${d}"
+        curl --silent --show-error --output /dev/null --cacert "${CACERT}" --header "Authorization: Bearer ${TOKEN}" -XPATCH "${APISERVER}/api/v1/namespaces/${NAMESPACE}/pods/${HOSTNAME}?fieldManager=kubectl-annotate" -H "Content-Type: application/json-patch+json" --data "${d}"
       fi
     }
 
@@ -1139,7 +1139,7 @@ func TestAddServerToRepoPod(t *testing.T) {
         fi
         newSizeMi="${newSize}Mi"
         d='[{"op": "add", "path": "/metadata/annotations/suggested-'"${volume}"'-pvc-size", "value": "'"${newSizeMi}"'"}]'
-        curl --cacert "${CACERT}" --header "Authorization: Bearer ${TOKEN}" -XPATCH "${APISERVER}/api/v1/namespaces/${NAMESPACE}/pods/${HOSTNAME}?fieldManager=kubectl-annotate" -H "Content-Type: application/json-patch+json" --data "${d}"
+        curl --silent --show-error --output /dev/null --cacert "${CACERT}" --header "Authorization: Bearer ${TOKEN}" -XPATCH "${APISERVER}/api/v1/namespaces/${NAMESPACE}/pods/${HOSTNAME}?fieldManager=kubectl-annotate" -H "Content-Type: application/json-patch+json" --data "${d}"
       fi
     }
 
diff --git a/internal/postgres/config.go b/internal/postgres/config.go
index 55a20b2bce..352c840865 100644
--- a/internal/postgres/config.go
+++ b/internal/postgres/config.go
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ manageAutogrowAnnotation() {
     fi
     newSizeMi="${newSize}Mi"
     d='[{"op": "add", "path": "/metadata/annotations/suggested-'"${volume}"'-pvc-size", "value": "'"${newSizeMi}"'"}]'
-    curl --cacert "${CACERT}" --header "Authorization: Bearer ${TOKEN}" -XPATCH "${APISERVER}/api/v1/namespaces/${NAMESPACE}/pods/${HOSTNAME}?fieldManager=kubectl-annotate" -H "Content-Type: application/json-patch+json" --data "${d}"
+    curl --silent --show-error --output /dev/null --cacert "${CACERT}" --header "Authorization: Bearer ${TOKEN}" -XPATCH "${APISERVER}/api/v1/namespaces/${NAMESPACE}/pods/${HOSTNAME}?fieldManager=kubectl-annotate" -H "Content-Type: application/json-patch+json" --data "${d}"
   fi
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/postgres/config_test.go b/internal/postgres/config_test.go
index 15a9c5a51c..6b1ab90711 100644
--- a/internal/postgres/config_test.go
+++ b/internal/postgres/config_test.go
@@ -652,5 +652,7 @@ func TestReloadCommand(t *testing.T) {
 
 	assert.Assert(t, cmp.Contains(command[3], "manageAutogrowAnnotation \"pgdata\" \"10\" \"1024\""))
 	assert.Assert(t, cmp.Contains(command[3], "manageAutogrowAnnotation \"pgwal\" \"20\" \"2048\""))
+	assert.Assert(t, cmp.Contains(command[3], "curl --silent --show-error --output /dev/null"),
+		"expected successful autogrow annotation responses to be omitted from logs")
 
 }
diff --git a/internal/postgres/reconcile_test.go b/internal/postgres/reconcile_test.go
index 5b678fe94e..bb6de5e2b7 100644
--- a/internal/postgres/reconcile_test.go
+++ b/internal/postgres/reconcile_test.go
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ containers:
         fi
         newSizeMi="${newSize}Mi"
         d='[{"op": "add", "path": "/metadata/annotations/suggested-'"${volume}"'-pvc-size", "value": "'"${newSizeMi}"'"}]'
-        curl --cacert "${CACERT}" --header "Authorization: Bearer ${TOKEN}" -XPATCH "${APISERVER}/api/v1/namespaces/${NAMESPACE}/pods/${HOSTNAME}?fieldManager=kubectl-annotate" -H "Content-Type: application/json-patch+json" --data "${d}"
+        curl --silent --show-error --output /dev/null --cacert "${CACERT}" --header "Authorization: Bearer ${TOKEN}" -XPATCH "${APISERVER}/api/v1/namespaces/${NAMESPACE}/pods/${HOSTNAME}?fieldManager=kubectl-annotate" -H "Content-Type: application/json-patch+json" --data "${d}"
       fi
     }