diff --git a/files/root/bin/autoupdate_fastd_keys.sh b/files/root/bin/autoupdate_fastd_keys.sh
index ae797d5..15ad96f 100644
--- a/files/root/bin/autoupdate_fastd_keys.sh
+++ b/files/root/bin/autoupdate_fastd_keys.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 # Simple script to update fastd peers from git upstream
 # and only send HUP to fastd when changes happend.
 
+if [[ "$1" == "-v" ]]; then
+  VERBOSE=1
+fi
+
 # CONFIGURE THIS TO YOUR PEER DIRECTORY
 FASTD_PEERS=/etc/fastd/ffhh-mesh-vpn/peers
 
@@ -17,11 +21,11 @@ GIT_REVISION=$(getCurrentVersion)
 
 # Automagically commit local changes
 # This preserves local changes
-git commit -m "CRON: auto commit"
+git commit --quiet -m "CRON: auto commit"
 
 # Pull latest changes from upstream
-git fetch
-git merge origin/master -m "Auto Merge"
+git fetch --quiet
+git merge origin/master --quiet -m "Auto Merge"
 
 # Get new version hash
 GIT_NEW_REVISION=$(getCurrentVersion)
@@ -29,7 +33,7 @@ GIT_NEW_REVISION=$(getCurrentVersion)
 if [ $GIT_REVISION != $GIT_NEW_REVISION ]
 then
   # Version has changed we need to update
-  echo "Reload fastd peers"
+  test -n "$VERBOSE" && echo "Reload fastd peers"
   kill -HUP $(pidof fastd)
 fi