diff --git a/ws/ws.cpp b/ws/ws.cpp
index a79736de..840d22f4 100644
--- a/ws/ws.cpp
+++ b/ws/ws.cpp
@@ -252,7 +252,8 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
     echoServerApp->fallthrough();
     echoServerApp->add_option("--port", port, "Port");
     echoServerApp->add_option("--host", hostname, "Hostname");
-    echoServerApp->add_flag("-g", greetings, "Verbose");
+    echoServerApp->add_flag("-q", quiet, "Quiet / only display warnings and errors");
+    echoServerApp->add_flag("-g", greetings, "Greet");
     echoServerApp->add_flag("-6", ipv6, "IpV6");
     echoServerApp->add_flag("-x", disablePerMessageDeflate, "Disable per message deflate");
     echoServerApp->add_flag("-p", disablePong, "Disable sending PONG in response to PING");
@@ -477,6 +478,11 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
         }
     }
 
+    if (quiet)
+    {
+        spdlog::set_level(spdlog::level::warn);
+    }
+
     // Cobra config
     cobraConfig.webSocketPerMessageDeflateOptions = ix::WebSocketPerMessageDeflateOptions(true);
     cobraConfig.socketTLSOptions = tlsOptions;