diff --git a/cmd/main.go b/cmd/main.go
index 932f87f0c5..dc4af656ca 100644
--- a/cmd/main.go
+++ b/cmd/main.go
@@ -181,7 +181,9 @@ func initMC() {
 		err := saveMcConfig(newMcConfig())
 		fatalIf(err.Trace(), "Unable to save new mc config.")
 
-		console.Infoln("Configuration written to `" + mustGetMcConfigPath() + "`. Please update your access credentials.")
+		if !globalQuiet && !globalJSON {
+			console.Infoln("Configuration written to `" + mustGetMcConfigPath() + "`. Please update your access credentials.")
+		}
 	}
 
 	// Check if mc session folder exists.
@@ -218,12 +220,12 @@ func registerBefore(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 	// Migrate any old version of config / state files to newer format.
 	migrate()
 
-	// Initialize default config files.
-	initMC()
-
 	// Set global flags.
 	setGlobalsFromContext(ctx)
 
+	// Initialize default config files.
+	initMC()
+
 	// Check if config can be read.
 	checkConfig()
 
diff --git a/cmd/share.go b/cmd/share.go
index c070847cbb..8d4c56cc07 100644
--- a/cmd/share.go
+++ b/cmd/share.go
@@ -178,20 +178,26 @@ func initShareConfig() {
 	if !isShareDirExists() {
 		fatalIf(createShareDir().Trace(mustGetShareDir()),
 			"Failed to create share `"+mustGetShareDir()+"` folder.")
-		console.Infof("Successfully created `%s`.\n", mustGetShareDir())
+		if !globalQuiet && !globalJSON {
+			console.Infof("Successfully created `%s`.\n", mustGetShareDir())
+		}
 	}
 
 	// Uploads share file.
 	if !isShareUploadsExists() {
 		fatalIf(initShareUploadsFile().Trace(getShareUploadsFile()),
 			"Failed to initialize share uploads `"+getShareUploadsFile()+"` file.")
-		console.Infof("Initialized share uploads `%s` file.\n", getShareUploadsFile())
+		if !globalQuiet && !globalJSON {
+			console.Infof("Initialized share uploads `%s` file.\n", getShareUploadsFile())
+		}
 	}
 
 	// Downloads share file.
 	if !isShareDownloadsExists() {
 		fatalIf(initShareDownloadsFile().Trace(getShareDownloadsFile()),
 			"Failed to initialize share downloads `"+getShareDownloadsFile()+"` file.")
-		console.Infof("Initialized share downloads `%s` file.\n", getShareDownloadsFile())
+		if !globalQuiet && !globalJSON {
+			console.Infof("Initialized share downloads `%s` file.\n", getShareDownloadsFile())
+		}
 	}
 }