diff --git a/bsuite/bsuite.py b/bsuite/bsuite.py
index 073899ad..702f005c 100644
--- a/bsuite/bsuite.py
+++ b/bsuite/bsuite.py
@@ -100,38 +100,41 @@ def load(
   return EXPERIMENT_NAME_TO_ENVIRONMENT[experiment_name](**kwargs)
 
 
-def load_from_id(bsuite_id: str) -> base.Environment:
+def load_from_id(bsuite_id: str, loading_message: bool = True) -> base.Environment:
   """Returns a bsuite environment given a bsuite_id."""
   kwargs = sweep.SETTINGS[bsuite_id]
   experiment_name, _ = unpack_bsuite_id(bsuite_id)
   env = load(experiment_name, kwargs)
-  termcolor.cprint(
-      f'Loaded bsuite_id: {bsuite_id}.', color='white', attrs=['bold'])
+  if loading_message:
+      termcolor.cprint(
+          f'Loaded bsuite_id: {bsuite_id}.', color='white', attrs=['bold'])
   return env
 
 
 def load_and_record(bsuite_id: str,
                     save_path: str,
                     logging_mode: str = 'csv',
-                    overwrite: bool = False) -> dm_env.Environment:
+                    overwrite: bool = False,
+                    loading_message: bool = True) -> dm_env.Environment:
   """Returns a bsuite environment wrapped with either CSV or SQLite logging."""
   if logging_mode == 'csv':
-    return load_and_record_to_csv(bsuite_id, save_path, overwrite)
+    return load_and_record_to_csv(bsuite_id, save_path, overwrite, loading_message)
   elif logging_mode == 'sqlite':
     if not save_path.endswith('.db'):
       save_path += '.db'
     if overwrite:
       print('WARNING: overwrite option is ignored for SQLite logging.')
-    return load_and_record_to_sqlite(bsuite_id, save_path)
+    return load_and_record_to_sqlite(bsuite_id, save_path, loading_message)
   elif logging_mode == 'terminal':
-    return load_and_record_to_terminal(bsuite_id)
+    return load_and_record_to_terminal(bsuite_id, loading_message)
   else:
     raise ValueError((f'Unrecognised logging_mode "{logging_mode}". '
                       'Must be "csv", "sqlite", or "terminal".'))
 
 
 def load_and_record_to_sqlite(bsuite_id: str,
-                              db_path: str) -> dm_env.Environment:
+                              db_path: str,
+                              loading_message: bool = True) -> dm_env.Environment:
   """Returns a bsuite environment that saves results to an SQLite database.
 
   The returned environment will automatically save the results required for
@@ -153,16 +156,18 @@ def load_and_record_to_sqlite(bsuite_id: str,
       created if it does not already exist. When generating results using
       multiple different processes, specify the *same* db_path for every
       bsuite_id.
+    loading_message: boolean flag (default true) for env loading messages
 
   Returns:
     A bsuite environment determined by the bsuite_id.
   """
   raw_env = load_from_id(bsuite_id)
   experiment_name, setting_index = unpack_bsuite_id(bsuite_id)
-  termcolor.cprint(
-      f'Logging results to SQLite database in {db_path}.',
-      color='yellow',
-      attrs=['bold'])
+  if loading_message:
+      termcolor.cprint(
+          f'Logging results to SQLite database in {db_path}.',
+          color='yellow',
+          attrs=['bold'])
   return sqlite_logging.wrap_environment(
       env=raw_env,
       db_path=db_path,
@@ -173,7 +178,8 @@ def load_and_record_to_sqlite(bsuite_id: str,
 
 def load_and_record_to_csv(bsuite_id: str,
                            results_dir: str,
-                           overwrite: bool = False) -> dm_env.Environment:
+                           overwrite: bool = False,
+                           log: bool = True) -> dm_env.Environment:
   """Returns a bsuite environment that saves results to CSV.
 
   To load the results, specify the file path in the provided notebook, or to
@@ -196,10 +202,11 @@ def load_and_record_to_csv(bsuite_id: str,
     A bsuite environment determined by the bsuite_id.
   """
   raw_env = load_from_id(bsuite_id)
-  termcolor.cprint(
-      f'Logging results to CSV file for each bsuite_id in {results_dir}.',
-      color='yellow',
-      attrs=['bold'])
+  if log:
+      termcolor.cprint(
+          f'Logging results to CSV file for each bsuite_id in {results_dir}.',
+          color='yellow',
+          attrs=['bold'])
   return csv_logging.wrap_environment(
       env=raw_env,
       bsuite_id=bsuite_id,
@@ -208,9 +215,10 @@ def load_and_record_to_csv(bsuite_id: str,
   )
 
 
-def load_and_record_to_terminal(bsuite_id: str) -> dm_env.Environment:
+def load_and_record_to_terminal(bsuite_id: str, log: bool = True) -> dm_env.Environment:
   """Returns a bsuite environment that logs to terminal."""
   raw_env = load_from_id(bsuite_id)
-  termcolor.cprint(
-      'Logging results to terminal.', color='yellow', attrs=['bold'])
+  if log:
+      termcolor.cprint(
+          'Logging results to terminal.', color='yellow', attrs=['bold'])
   return terminal_logging.wrap_environment(raw_env)