diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index f5e25d3..4fafb67 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ func init() {
 	rootCmd.Flags().StringVar(&config.SMTPSSLCert, "smtp-ssl-cert", config.SMTPSSLCert, "SSL certificate for SMTP - requires smtp-ssl-key")
 	rootCmd.Flags().StringVar(&config.SMTPSSLKey, "smtp-ssl-key", config.SMTPSSLKey, "SSL key for SMTP - requires smtp-ssl-cert")
 
+	rootCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&config.QuietLogging, "quiet", "q", false, "Quiet logging (errors only)")
 	rootCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&config.VerboseLogging, "verbose", "v", false, "Verbose logging")
 
 	// deprecated 2022/08/06
diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 0fb67db..ed199d3 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ var (
 	// VerboseLogging for console output
 	VerboseLogging = false
 
+	// QuietLogging for console output (errors only)
+	QuietLogging = false
+
 	// NoLogging for tests
 	NoLogging = false
 
diff --git a/logger/logger.go b/logger/logger.go
index aa0e30f..63ca810 100644
--- a/logger/logger.go
+++ b/logger/logger.go
@@ -19,9 +19,13 @@ func Log() *logrus.Logger {
 		log = logrus.New()
 		log.SetLevel(logrus.InfoLevel)
 		if config.VerboseLogging {
+			// verbose logging (debug)
 			log.SetLevel(logrus.DebugLevel)
-		}
-		if config.NoLogging {
+		} else if config.QuietLogging {
+			// show errors only
+			log.SetLevel(logrus.ErrorLevel)
+		} else if config.NoLogging {
+			// disable all logging (tests)
 			log.SetLevel(logrus.PanicLevel)
 		}