diff --git a/rechnung.sh b/rechnung.sh
index aaffb42..a3d3c12 100755
--- a/rechnung.sh
+++ b/rechnung.sh
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ fi
 
 PROGRAMM_NAME=`basename $0`
 PROGRAMM_VERSION="0.0.1"
-#VERBOSITY=0
+VERBOSITY=1
 STY_HOME="$HOME/texmf/tex/latex"
 STY_RECHNUNG="rechnung.sty"
 STY_URL="https://github.com/tomka/rechnung"
@@ -92,28 +92,40 @@ print_start() {
 
     msg=$*
 
-    if [ "$COLORED_OUTPUT" -eq 1 ]; then
-        printf "%s[+]%s %s" "$GREEN" "$NORMAL" "$msg"
+    if [ "$VERBOSITY" -eq 0 ]; then
+        return
     else
-        printf " Failed"
+        if [ "$COLORED_OUTPUT" -eq 1 ]; then
+            printf "%s[+]%s %s" "$GREEN" "$NORMAL" "$msg"
+        else
+            printf " Failed"
+        fi
     fi
 }
 
 print_failed() {
 
-    if [ "$COLORED_OUTPUT" -eq 1 ]; then
-        printf "%s Failed%s\n" "$RED" "$NORMAL"
+    if [ "$VERBOSITY" -eq 0 ]; then
+        return
     else
-        printf " Failed\n"
+        if [ "$COLORED_OUTPUT" -eq 1 ]; then
+            printf "%s Failed%s\n" "$RED" "$NORMAL"
+        else
+            printf " Failed\n"
+        fi
     fi
 }
 
 print_ok() {
 
-    if [ "$COLORED_OUTPUT" -eq 1 ]; then
-        printf "%s OK%s\n" "$GREEN" "$NORMAL"
+    if [ "$VERBOSITY" -eq 0 ]; then
+        return
     else
-        printf " OK\n"
+        if [ "$COLORED_OUTPUT" -eq 1 ]; then
+            printf "%s OK%s\n" "$GREEN" "$NORMAL"
+        else
+            printf " OK\n"
+        fi
     fi
 }
 
@@ -121,10 +133,14 @@ print_deko() {
 
     msg=$*
 
-    if [ "$COLORED_OUTPUT" -eq 1 ]; then
-        echo "${BLUE}${msg}${NORMAL}"
+    if [ "$VERBOSITY" -eq 0 ]; then
+        return
     else
-        echo "$msg"
+        if [ "$COLORED_OUTPUT" -eq 1 ]; then
+            echo "${BLUE}${msg}${NORMAL}"
+        else
+            echo "$msg"
+        fi
     fi
 }
 
@@ -132,10 +148,14 @@ print_info() {
 
     msg=$*
 
-    if [ "$COLORED_OUTPUT" -eq 1 ]; then
-        echo "${GREEN}[+]$NORMAL $msg"
+    if [ "$VERBOSITY" -eq 0 ]; then
+        return
     else
-        echo "[-] $msg"
+        if [ "$COLORED_OUTPUT" -eq 1 ]; then
+            echo "${GREEN}[+]$NORMAL $msg"
+        else
+            echo "[-] $msg"
+        fi
     fi
 }
 
@@ -143,10 +163,14 @@ print_warn() {
 
     msg=$*
 
-    if [ "$COLORED_OUTPUT" -eq 1 ]; then
-        echo "${YELLOW}[-]$NORMAL $msg"
+    if [ "$VERBOSITY" -eq 0 ]; then
+        return
     else
-        echo "[-] $msg"
+        if [ "$COLORED_OUTPUT" -eq 1 ]; then
+            echo "${YELLOW}[-]$NORMAL $msg"
+        else
+            echo "[-] $msg"
+        fi
     fi
 }
 
@@ -433,12 +457,13 @@ quit() {
 # --------------------- #
 
 # CLI Optionen auswerten
-while getopts f:hl:v opt
+while getopts f:hl:qv opt
 do
     case $opt in
         f) RECHNUNGSFILE=$OPTARG;;
         h) display_help; exit 0;;
         l) LCOFILE=$OPTARG;;
+        q) VERBOSITY=0;;
         v) display_version; exit 0;;
         *) display_help; exit 1;;
     esac