diff --git a/ng/stlgeom.tcl b/ng/stlgeom.tcl
index 0f95572c..bdf28303 100644
--- a/ng/stlgeom.tcl
+++ b/ng/stlgeom.tcl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 if { [catch { load libstlvis[info sharedlibextension] Ng_STL } result ] } {
-    puts "cannot load stl" 
-    puts "error: $result"
+#    puts "cannot load stl" 
+#    puts "error: $result"
 }