diff --git a/.automation/test/dockerfile_hadolint/reports/expected-DOCKERFILE_HADOLINT.tap b/.automation/test/dockerfile_hadolint/reports/expected-DOCKERFILE_HADOLINT.tap
index 3608af9f..21e0f059 100644
--- a/.automation/test/dockerfile_hadolint/reports/expected-DOCKERFILE_HADOLINT.tap
+++ b/.automation/test/dockerfile_hadolint/reports/expected-DOCKERFILE_HADOLINT.tap
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ TAP version 13
 1..3
 not ok 1 - Dockerfile
   ---
-  message: /tmp/lint/.automation/test/dockerfile_hadolint/bad/Dockerfile 1 DL3007 Using latest is prone to errors if the image will ever update. Pin the version explicitly to a release tag\n/tmp/lint/.automation/test/dockerfile_hadolint/bad/Dockerfile 8 DL3021 COPY with more than 2 arguments requires the last argument to end with /\n/tmp/lint/.automation/test/dockerfile_hadolint/bad/Dockerfile 9 DL3004 Do not use sudo as it leads to unpredictable behavior. Use a tool like gosu to enforce root\n/tmp/lint/.automation/test/dockerfile_hadolint/bad/Dockerfile 11 DL3020 Use COPY instead of ADD for files and folders\n/tmp/lint/.automation/test/dockerfile_hadolint/bad/Dockerfile 14 DL3025 Use arguments JSON notation for CMD and ENTRYPOINT arguments\n
+  message: /tmp/lint/.automation/test/dockerfile_hadolint/bad/Dockerfile 1 DL3007 warning  Using latest is prone to errors if the image will ever update. Pin the version explicitly to a release tag\n/tmp/lint/.automation/test/dockerfile_hadolint/bad/Dockerfile 8 DL3021 error  COPY with more than 2 arguments requires the last argument to end with /\n/tmp/lint/.automation/test/dockerfile_hadolint/bad/Dockerfile 9 DL3004 error  Do not use sudo as it leads to unpredictable behavior. Use a tool like gosu to enforce root\n/tmp/lint/.automation/test/dockerfile_hadolint/bad/Dockerfile 11 DL3020 error  Use COPY instead of ADD for files and folders\n/tmp/lint/.automation/test/dockerfile_hadolint/bad/Dockerfile 14 DL3025 warning  Use arguments JSON notation for CMD and ENTRYPOINT arguments\n
   ...
 ok 2 - Dockerfile
 ok 3 - Dockerfile.dev
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 501c0f8b..acb24746 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ But if you wish to select or exclude specific linters, we give you full control
 | **PYTHON_ISORT_CONFIG_FILE**       | `.isort.cfg`          | Filename for [isort configuration](https://pycqa.github.io/isort/docs/configuration/config_files/) (ex: `.isort.cfg`, `pyproject.toml`)                                          |
 | **PYTHON_PYLINT_CONFIG_FILE**      | `.python-lint`        | Filename for [pylint configuration](https://pylint.pycqa.org/en/latest/user_guide/run.html?highlight=rcfile#command-line-options) (ex: `.python-lint`, `.pylintrc`)              |
 | **RUBY_CONFIG_FILE**               | `.ruby-lint.yml`      | Filename for [rubocop configuration](https://docs.rubocop.org/rubocop/configuration.html) (ex: `.ruby-lint.yml`, `.rubocop.yml`)                                                 |
+| **SUPPRESS_POSSUM**                | `false`               | If set to `true`, will hide the ASCII possum at top of log output. Default is `false`
 | **SNAKEMAKE_SNAKEFMT_CONFIG_FILE** | `.snakefmt.toml`      | Filename for [Snakemake configuration](https://github.com/snakemake/snakefmt#configuration) (ex: `pyproject.toml`, `.snakefmt.toml`)                                             |
 | **TYPESCRIPT_ES_CONFIG_FILE**      | `.eslintrc.yml`       | Filename for [eslint configuration](https://eslint.org/docs/user-guide/configuring#configuration-file-formats) (ex: `.eslintrc.yml`, `.eslintrc.json`)                           |
 | **VALIDATE_ALL_CODEBASE**          | `true`                | Will parse the entire repository and find all files to validate across all types. **NOTE:** When set to `false`, only **new** or **edited** files will be parsed for validation. |
diff --git a/lib/linter.sh b/lib/linter.sh
index 1c8f83bc..03698848 100755
--- a/lib/linter.sh
+++ b/lib/linter.sh
@@ -143,6 +143,8 @@ RUBY_FILE_NAME="${RUBY_CONFIG_FILE:-.ruby-lint.yml}"
 # shellcheck disable=SC2034  # Variable is referenced indirectly
 SNAKEMAKE_SNAKEFMT_FILE_NAME="${SNAKEMAKE_SNAKEFMT_CONFIG_FILE:-.snakefmt.toml}"
 # shellcheck disable=SC2034  # Variable is referenced indirectly
+SUPPRESS_POSSUM="${SUPPRESS_POSSUM:-false}"
+# shellcheck disable=SC2034  # Variable is referenced indirectly
 SQL_FILE_NAME=".sql-config.json"
 # shellcheck disable=SC2034  # Variable is referenced indirectly
 TERRAFORM_FILE_NAME=".tflint.hcl"
@@ -329,7 +331,9 @@ Header() {
   ###############################
   # Give them the possum action #
   ###############################
-  /bin/bash /action/lib/functions/possum.sh
+  if [[ "${SUPPRESS_POSSUM}" == "false" ]]; then
+    /bin/bash /action/lib/functions/possum.sh
+  fi
 
   ##########
   # Prints #