diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index b10f2f3..5ada886 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ options
   .option('-t, --topic [topic to subscribe]', 'Topic to subscribe, can appear multiple times', collect, [])
   .option('-e, --encapsulate', 'store current timestamp, topic and payload in document', false)
   .option('-p, --parsePayload', 'parse payload when encapsulating (otherwise always)', false)
+  .option('-v, --verbose', 'log all inserted messages', false)
   .parse(process.argv)
 
 
@@ -79,12 +80,16 @@ class MqttMongo extends Events.EventEmitter {
       if (this.dbReady || true) { 
         while (! this.queue.isEmpty()) {
           let msg : MqttMessage.MqttMessage = this.queue.deq()
-          console.info(`Something in the queue: ${JSON.stringify(msg)}`)
+          if (this.options.verbose) {
+            console.info(`Something in the queue: ${JSON.stringify(msg)}`)
+          }
           let coll = this.dbHandle.collection(this.options.collection)
           coll.insertOne(msg.getMessage())
             .then(
               (r) => { 
-                console.success(`Successfully inserted into database ${JSON.stringify(msg.getMessage())}`)
+                if (this.options.verbose) {
+                  console.success(`Successfully inserted into database ${JSON.stringify(msg.getMessage())}`)
+                }
               },
               (err) => { 
                 console.error(`Error when trying to insert into database ${err}`)
@@ -122,7 +127,9 @@ class MqttMongo extends Events.EventEmitter {
     this.mqttClient.on('message', (topic : string, messageBuf : Buffer) => {
       msgCnt++;
       let message = messageBuf.toString('UTF-8')
-      console.info(`Message received ${msgCnt}, topic ${topic}, payload ${message}`)
+      if (this.options.verbose) {
+        console.info(`Message received ${msgCnt}, topic ${topic}, payload ${message}`)
+      }
 
       if (topic == "MqttMongo/Command" && message == "shutdown") {
         this.shutdown()