diff --git a/bundle/bundle--news.el b/bundle/bundle--news.el
index c4f2807f..5953fe33 100644
--- a/bundle/bundle--news.el
+++ b/bundle/bundle--news.el
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
   :hook (gnus-summary-prepare . gnus-summary-sort-by-most-recent-date)
   :custom
   (user-full-name "Marcus Kammer")
+  (gnus-inhibit-startup-message t)
+  (gnus-check-new-newsgroups nil)
   (gnus-select-method
                 '(nntp "news.individual.de"
                              (nntp-open-connection-function nntp-open-ssl-stream)