diff --git a/easybuild/easyblocks/s/star_ccm.py b/easybuild/easyblocks/s/star_ccm.py
index 7f981e9b36..b4993bb23a 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyblocks/s/star_ccm.py
+++ b/easybuild/easyblocks/s/star_ccm.py
@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@ def install_step(self):
 
         # depending of the target filesystem the check for available disk space may fail, so disable it;
         # note that this makes the installer exit with non-zero exit code...
-        # env.setvar('CHECK_DISK_SPACE', 'OFF')
+        env.setvar('CHECK_DISK_SPACE', 'OFF')
+
         env.setvar('IATEMPDIR', tempfile.mkdtemp())
 
         cmd = ' '.join([
@@ -77,7 +78,10 @@ def install_step(self):
             "-DADDSYSTEMPATH=false",
             self.cfg['installopts'],
         ])
-        run_cmd(cmd, log_all=True, simple=True)
+
+        # ignore exit code of command, since there's always a non-zero exit if $CHECK_DISK_SPACE is set to OFF;
+        # rely on sanity check to catch problems with the installation
+        run_cmd(cmd, log_all=False, log_ok=False, simple=False)
 
     def find_starccm_subdirs(self):
         """Determine subdirectory of install directory in which STAR-CCM+ was installed."""