diff --git a/crates/goose-cli/src/session/output.rs b/crates/goose-cli/src/session/output.rs
index b72b5a11eb0d..ad4a956d41c3 100644
--- a/crates/goose-cli/src/session/output.rs
+++ b/crates/goose-cli/src/session/output.rs
@@ -95,10 +95,17 @@ pub struct ThinkingIndicator {
 impl ThinkingIndicator {
     pub fn show(&mut self) {
         let spinner = cliclack::spinner();
-        spinner.start(format!(
-            "{}...",
-            super::thinking::get_random_thinking_message()
-        ));
+        if Config::global()
+            .get_param("RANDOM_THINKING_MESSAGES")
+            .unwrap_or(true)
+        {
+            spinner.start(format!(
+                "{}...",
+                super::thinking::get_random_thinking_message()
+            ));
+        } else {
+            spinner.start("Thinking...");
+        }
         self.spinner = Some(spinner);
     }
 
diff --git a/documentation/docs/guides/environment-variables.md b/documentation/docs/guides/environment-variables.md
index e125195ae1de..c52d23af34d4 100644
--- a/documentation/docs/guides/environment-variables.md
+++ b/documentation/docs/guides/environment-variables.md
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ These variables control how Goose manages conversation sessions and context.
 | `GOOSE_CLI_THEME` | [Theme](/docs/guides/goose-cli-commands#themes) for CLI response  markdown | "light", "dark", "ansi" | "dark" |
 | `GOOSE_SCHEDULER_TYPE` | Controls which scheduler Goose uses for [scheduled recipes](/docs/guides/recipes/session-recipes.md#schedule-recipe) | "legacy" or "temporal" | "legacy" (Goose's built-in cron scheduler) | 
 | `GOOSE_TEMPORAL_BIN` | Optional custom path to your Temporal binary | /path/to/temporal-service | None |
+| `GOOSE_RANDOM_THINKING_MESSAGES` | Controls whether to show amusing random messages during processing | "true", "false" | "true" |
 
 **Examples**
 
@@ -137,6 +138,9 @@ export GOOSE_SCHEDULER_TYPE=temporal
 
 # Custom Temporal binary (optional)
 export GOOSE_TEMPORAL_BIN=/path/to/temporal-service
+
+# Disable random thinking messages for less distraction
+export GOOSE_RANDOM_THINKING_MESSAGES=false
 ```
 
 ### Model Context Limit Overrides