diff --git a/WHATSNEW b/WHATSNEW
index 125b042c0..f06751b64 100644
--- a/WHATSNEW
+++ b/WHATSNEW
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ Fixed bugs:
    they have specified.
    Bugzilla Report 59339
 
+ * <get>'s quiet attribute was broken, it didn't suppress any messages.
+   Bugzilla Report 59379
+
 Other changes:
 --------------
 
diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Get.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Get.java
index c636ab54c..6c5379079 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Get.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Get.java
@@ -135,23 +135,23 @@ public class Get extends Task {
                 }
             }
 
-        //set up logging
-        final int logLevel = Project.MSG_INFO;
-        DownloadProgress progress = null;
-        if (verbose) {
-            progress = new VerboseProgress(System.out);
-        }
+            //set up logging
+            final int logLevel = Project.MSG_INFO;
+            DownloadProgress progress = null;
+            if (verbose) {
+                progress = new VerboseProgress(System.out);
+            }
 
-        //execute the get
-        try {
-            doGet(source, dest, logLevel, progress);
-        } catch (final IOException ioe) {
-            log("Error getting " + source + " to " + dest);
-            if (!ignoreErrors) {
-                throw new BuildException(ioe, getLocation());
+            //execute the get
+            try {
+                doGet(source, dest, logLevel, progress);
+            } catch (final IOException ioe) {
+                log("Error getting " + source + " to " + dest);
+                if (!ignoreErrors) {
+                    throw new BuildException(ioe, getLocation());
+                }
             }
         }
-        }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ public class Get extends Task {
 
     @Override
     public void log(final String msg, final int msgLevel) {
-        if (!quiet || msgLevel >= Project.MSG_ERR) {
+        if (!quiet || msgLevel <= Project.MSG_ERR) {
             super.log(msg, msgLevel);
         }
     }