diff --git a/bin/steps/pip-install b/bin/steps/pip-install
index 0c5b65f98f3da6e62ea0be496aca4e701dbb8a6a..f210316f3789c64bac464c46615e93993afa463b 100755
--- a/bin/steps/pip-install
+++ b/bin/steps/pip-install
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ set +e
 /app/.heroku/python/bin/pip install -r requirements.txt --exists-action=w --src=./.heroku/src --disable-pip-version-check --no-cache-dir 2>&1 | tee $WARNINGS_LOG | cleanup | indent
 PIP_STATUS="${PIPESTATUS[0]}"
 set -e
-echo '.'
 
 show-warnings
 
@@ -19,7 +18,7 @@ fi
 
 # Smart Requirements handling
 cp requirements.txt .heroku/python/requirements-declared.txt
-/app/.heroku/python/bin/pip freeze > .heroku/python/requirements-installed.txt
+/app/.heroku/python/bin/pip freeze --disable-pip-version-check > .heroku/python/requirements-installed.txt
 
 [ ! "$FRESH_PYTHON" ] && bpwatch stop pip_install
 [ "$FRESH_PYTHON" ] && bpwatch stop pip_install_first