diff --git a/src/GitVersionCore.Tests/BuildAgents/BuildServerBaseTests.cs b/src/GitVersionCore.Tests/BuildAgents/BuildServerBaseTests.cs
index 271dba4e5a..f151c514d2 100644
--- a/src/GitVersionCore.Tests/BuildAgents/BuildServerBaseTests.cs
+++ b/src/GitVersionCore.Tests/BuildAgents/BuildServerBaseTests.cs
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public void BuildNumberIsFullSemVer()
 
             writes = new List<string>();
             buildServer.WriteIntegration(writes.Add, variables, false);
-            writes.ShouldBeEmpty();
+            writes.ShouldNotContain(x => x.StartsWith("Executing GenerateSetVersionMessage for "));
         }
 
         private class BuildAgent : BuildAgentBase
diff --git a/src/GitVersionCore.Tests/BuildAgents/GitHubActionsTests.cs b/src/GitVersionCore.Tests/BuildAgents/GitHubActionsTests.cs
index 2b8f2476d7..98ef83cc24 100644
--- a/src/GitVersionCore.Tests/BuildAgents/GitHubActionsTests.cs
+++ b/src/GitVersionCore.Tests/BuildAgents/GitHubActionsTests.cs
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ public void ShouldNotWriteIntegration()
             // Act
             buildServer.WriteIntegration(s => { list.Add(s); }, vars, false);
 
-            list.ShouldBeEmpty();
+            list.ShouldNotContain(x => x.StartsWith("Executing GenerateSetVersionMessage for "));
         }
 
         [Test]
diff --git a/src/GitVersionCore/Core/BuildAgentBase.cs b/src/GitVersionCore/Core/BuildAgentBase.cs
index 6fe1383e8f..ddb1e9027c 100644
--- a/src/GitVersionCore/Core/BuildAgentBase.cs
+++ b/src/GitVersionCore/Core/BuildAgentBase.cs
@@ -30,13 +30,16 @@ protected BuildAgentBase(IEnvironment environment, ILog log)
 
         public virtual void WriteIntegration(Action<string> writer, VersionVariables variables, bool updateBuildNumber = true)
         {
-            if (writer == null || !updateBuildNumber)
+            if (writer == null)
             {
                 return;
             }
 
-            writer($"Executing GenerateSetVersionMessage for '{GetType().Name}'.");
-            writer(GenerateSetVersionMessage(variables));
+            if (updateBuildNumber)
+            {
+                writer($"Executing GenerateSetVersionMessage for '{GetType().Name}'.");
+                writer(GenerateSetVersionMessage(variables));
+            }
             writer($"Executing GenerateBuildLogOutput for '{GetType().Name}'.");
             foreach (var buildParameter in GenerateBuildLogOutput(variables))
             {