diff --git a/archivebox/plugantic/base_hook.py b/archivebox/plugantic/base_hook.py
index 89a6aa80..f714bf1d 100644
--- a/archivebox/plugantic/base_hook.py
+++ b/archivebox/plugantic/base_hook.py
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ class BaseHook(BaseModel):
         from_attributes=True,
         populate_by_name=True,
         validate_defaults=True,
-        validate_assignment=True,
-        revalidate_instances="always",
+        validate_assignment=False,
+        revalidate_instances="subclass-instances",
     )
     
     # verbose_name: str = Field()
diff --git a/archivebox/plugantic/base_plugin.py b/archivebox/plugantic/base_plugin.py
index 6ad865fc..92cfe99b 100644
--- a/archivebox/plugantic/base_plugin.py
+++ b/archivebox/plugantic/base_plugin.py
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ class BasePlugin(BaseModel):
         for hook in self.hooks:
             hook.register(settings, parent_plugin=self)
 
-        print('√ REGISTERED PLUGIN:', self.plugin_module)
+        # print('√ REGISTERED PLUGIN:', self.plugin_module)
 
     # @validate_call
     # def install_binaries(self) -> Self:
diff --git a/pdm.lock b/pdm.lock
index 4d99394a..83c19537 100644
--- a/pdm.lock
+++ b/pdm.lock
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 groups = ["default", "ldap", "sonic"]
 strategy = ["inherit_metadata"]
 lock_version = "4.5.0"
-content_hash = "sha256:61d53c8fbfcdaaf18e04d7aab12887caf9260b803db7e5b66a22e37b88824c55"
+content_hash = "sha256:c890335ff9967151514ff57e709d8b39c19f51edce5d15fb1b15c0a276a573f9"
 
 [[metadata.targets]]
 requires_python = "==3.10.*"