diff --git a/ragconnect.base/src/main/java/org/jastadd/ragconnect/compiler/Compiler.java b/ragconnect.base/src/main/java/org/jastadd/ragconnect/compiler/Compiler.java
index 28a3f209ecf5ee4bf436251fe2cff9e71d091bc8..d58d10d09149d4eb9e3bdc1fe9e5f55a3606cb01 100644
--- a/ragconnect.base/src/main/java/org/jastadd/ragconnect/compiler/Compiler.java
+++ b/ragconnect.base/src/main/java/org/jastadd/ragconnect/compiler/Compiler.java
@@ -138,7 +138,9 @@ public class Compiler extends AbstractCompiler {
   }
 
   private void printMessage(String message) {
-    System.out.println(message);
+    if (optionVerbose.value()) {
+      System.out.println(message);
+    }
   }
 
   private void writeToFile(Path path, String str) throws CompilerException {