diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 024873ad2..9a7f8776b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Add `rpc` command - [#1458](https://github.com/paritytech/cargo-contract/pull/1458)
 
 ### Changed
+- Print type comparison warning only on `--verbose` - [#1483](https://github.com/paritytech/cargo-contract/pull/1483)
 - Mandatory dylint-based lints - [#1412](https://github.com/paritytech/cargo-contract/pull/1412)
 - Add a new tabular layout for the contract storage data - [#1485](https://github.com/paritytech/cargo-contract/pull/1485)
 
diff --git a/crates/build/src/args.rs b/crates/build/src/args.rs
index d41641bc5..0bc828573 100644
--- a/crates/build/src/args.rs
+++ b/crates/build/src/args.rs
@@ -45,7 +45,9 @@ impl TryFrom<&VerbosityFlags> for Verbosity {
 }
 
 /// Denotes if output should be printed to stdout.
-#[derive(Clone, Copy, Default, serde::Serialize, serde::Deserialize, Eq, PartialEq)]
+#[derive(
+    Clone, Copy, Default, serde::Serialize, serde::Deserialize, Eq, PartialEq, Debug,
+)]
 pub enum Verbosity {
     /// Use default output
     #[default]
diff --git a/crates/cargo-contract/src/cmd/call.rs b/crates/cargo-contract/src/cmd/call.rs
index 255069a50..37e234d6c 100644
--- a/crates/cargo-contract/src/cmd/call.rs
+++ b/crates/cargo-contract/src/cmd/call.rs
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ impl CallCommand {
             .url(self.extrinsic_cli_opts.url.clone())
             .suri(self.extrinsic_cli_opts.suri.clone())
             .storage_deposit_limit(self.extrinsic_cli_opts.storage_deposit_limit.clone())
+            .verbosity(self.extrinsic_cli_opts.verbosity()?)
             .done();
         let call_exec = CallCommandBuilder::default()
             .contract(self.contract.clone())
diff --git a/crates/extrinsics/src/call.rs b/crates/extrinsics/src/call.rs
index cadec398d..cc5e8a36d 100644
--- a/crates/extrinsics/src/call.rs
+++ b/crates/extrinsics/src/call.rs
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ impl CallCommandBuilder<state::Message, state::ExtrinsicOptions> {
         let rpc = RpcClient::from_url(&url).await?;
         let client = OnlineClient::from_rpc_client(rpc.clone()).await?;
         let rpc = LegacyRpcMethods::new(rpc);
-        check_env_types(&client, &transcoder)?;
+        check_env_types(&client, &transcoder, self.opts.extrinsic_opts.verbosity())?;
 
         let token_metadata = TokenMetadata::query(&rpc).await?;
 
diff --git a/crates/extrinsics/src/env_check.rs b/crates/extrinsics/src/env_check.rs
index 6714fc4af..5b82e9a09 100644
--- a/crates/extrinsics/src/env_check.rs
+++ b/crates/extrinsics/src/env_check.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+use colored::Colorize;
+use contract_build::{
+    verbose_eprintln,
+    Verbosity,
+};
 use ink_metadata::InkProject;
 use scale_info::{
     form::PortableForm,
@@ -13,6 +18,7 @@ use anyhow::{
 
 fn get_node_env_fields(
     registry: &PortableRegistry,
+    verbosity: &Verbosity,
 ) -> Result<Option<Vec<Field<PortableForm>>>> {
     let Some(env_type) = registry.types.iter().find(|t| {
         let len = t.ty.path.segments.len();
@@ -20,9 +26,12 @@ fn get_node_env_fields(
         t.ty.path.segments[bound..] == ["pallet_contracts", "Environment"]
     }) else {
         // if we can't find the type, then we use the old contract version.
-        eprintln!(
-            "The targeted version of `pallet-contracts` does not contain the `Environment` type. \
-            Therefore the check for compatible types cannot be performed, and your types may not match those of the target node"
+        verbose_eprintln!(
+            verbosity,
+            "{} {}",
+            "Warning:".yellow().bold(),
+            "This chain does not yet support checking for compatibility of your contract types (https://use.ink/faq#type-comparison)."
+            .yellow()
         );
         return Ok(None)
     };
@@ -76,8 +85,9 @@ pub(crate) fn resolve_type_definition(
 pub fn compare_node_env_with_contract(
     node_registry: &PortableRegistry,
     contract_metadata: &InkProject,
+    verbosity: &Verbosity,
 ) -> Result<()> {
-    let Some(env_fields) = get_node_env_fields(node_registry)? else {
+    let Some(env_fields) = get_node_env_fields(node_registry, verbosity)? else {
         return Ok(())
     };
     for field in env_fields {
@@ -136,6 +146,7 @@ fn compare_type(
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
+    use contract_build::Verbosity;
     use ink_metadata::{
         layout::{
             Layout,
@@ -362,7 +373,8 @@ mod tests {
             Timestamp,
         >();
 
-        let valid = compare_node_env_with_contract(&portable, &ink_project);
+        let valid =
+            compare_node_env_with_contract(&portable, &ink_project, &Verbosity::Default);
         assert!(valid.is_ok(), "{}", valid.err().unwrap())
     }
 
@@ -376,7 +388,8 @@ mod tests {
         let ink_project =
             generate_contract_ink_project::<AccountId, Balance, BlockNumber, Hash, u8>();
 
-        let result = compare_node_env_with_contract(&portable, &ink_project);
+        let result =
+            compare_node_env_with_contract(&portable, &ink_project, &Verbosity::Default);
         assert_eq!(
             result.err().unwrap().to_string(),
             "Failed to validate the field: timestamp"
diff --git a/crates/extrinsics/src/extrinsic_opts.rs b/crates/extrinsics/src/extrinsic_opts.rs
index 188286105..672313d66 100644
--- a/crates/extrinsics/src/extrinsic_opts.rs
+++ b/crates/extrinsics/src/extrinsic_opts.rs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 use core::marker::PhantomData;
 
+use contract_build::Verbosity;
 use subxt_signer::{
     sr25519::Keypair,
     SecretUri,
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ pub struct ExtrinsicOpts {
     url: url::Url,
     suri: String,
     storage_deposit_limit: Option<BalanceVariant>,
+    verbosity: Verbosity,
 }
 
 /// Type state for the extrinsics' commands to tell that some mandatory state has not yet
@@ -130,6 +132,13 @@ impl<S> ExtrinsicOptsBuilder<S> {
         this.opts.storage_deposit_limit = storage_deposit_limit;
         this
     }
+
+    /// Set the verbosity level.
+    pub fn verbosity(self, verbosity: Verbosity) -> Self {
+        let mut this = self;
+        this.opts.verbosity = verbosity;
+        this
+    }
 }
 
 impl ExtrinsicOptsBuilder<state::Suri> {
@@ -150,6 +159,7 @@ impl ExtrinsicOpts {
                 url: url::Url::parse("ws://localhost:9944").unwrap(),
                 suri: String::new(),
                 storage_deposit_limit: None,
+                verbosity: Verbosity::Default,
             },
             marker: PhantomData,
         }
@@ -206,6 +216,11 @@ impl ExtrinsicOpts {
             .map(|bv| bv.denominate_balance(token_metadata))
             .transpose()?)
     }
+
+    /// Verbosity for message reporting.
+    pub fn verbosity(&self) -> &Verbosity {
+        &self.verbosity
+    }
 }
 
 impl Default for ExtrinsicOpts {
diff --git a/crates/extrinsics/src/instantiate.rs b/crates/extrinsics/src/instantiate.rs
index 3f8a9d59a..f08646e21 100644
--- a/crates/extrinsics/src/instantiate.rs
+++ b/crates/extrinsics/src/instantiate.rs
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ impl InstantiateCommandBuilder<state::ExtrinsicOptions> {
 
         let rpc_cli = RpcClient::from_url(&url).await?;
         let client = OnlineClient::from_rpc_client(rpc_cli.clone()).await?;
-        check_env_types(&client, &transcoder)?;
+        check_env_types(&client, &transcoder, self.opts.extrinsic_opts.verbosity())?;
         let rpc = LegacyRpcMethods::new(rpc_cli);
 
         let token_metadata = TokenMetadata::query(&rpc).await?;
diff --git a/crates/extrinsics/src/lib.rs b/crates/extrinsics/src/lib.rs
index a1d91dd19..3ad0a14ea 100644
--- a/crates/extrinsics/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/extrinsics/src/lib.rs
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ use env_check::compare_node_env_with_contract;
 use anyhow::Result;
 use contract_build::{
     CrateMetadata,
+    Verbosity,
     DEFAULT_KEY_COL_WIDTH,
 };
 use scale::{
@@ -260,11 +261,16 @@ async fn get_best_block<C: Config>(
 fn check_env_types<T>(
     client: &OnlineClient<T>,
     transcoder: &ContractMessageTranscoder,
+    verbosity: &Verbosity,
 ) -> Result<()>
 where
     T: Config,
 {
-    compare_node_env_with_contract(client.metadata().types(), transcoder.metadata())
+    compare_node_env_with_contract(
+        client.metadata().types(),
+        transcoder.metadata(),
+        verbosity,
+    )
 }
 
 // Converts a Url into a String representation without excluding the default port.
diff --git a/crates/extrinsics/src/upload.rs b/crates/extrinsics/src/upload.rs
index 766a31fe1..fb0b3fbc2 100644
--- a/crates/extrinsics/src/upload.rs
+++ b/crates/extrinsics/src/upload.rs
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ impl UploadCommandBuilder<state::ExtrinsicOptions> {
         let url = self.opts.extrinsic_opts.url();
         let rpc_cli = RpcClient::from_url(&url).await?;
         let client = OnlineClient::from_rpc_client(rpc_cli.clone()).await?;
-        check_env_types(&client, &transcoder)?;
+        check_env_types(&client, &transcoder, self.opts.extrinsic_opts.verbosity())?;
         let rpc = LegacyRpcMethods::new(rpc_cli);
 
         let token_metadata = TokenMetadata::query(&rpc).await?;