diff --git a/tlsaroll b/tlsaroll
index 9484dc8..b0650c3 100755
--- a/tlsaroll
+++ b/tlsaroll
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ if ($update && defined $tsigname && defined $tsigkey) {
 
 handle_update($server, $port, $domain, $update) if (defined $update);
 
-say "exit: ", $exit_code;
+say "exit: ", $exit_code if($verbose);
 exit($exit_code);
 
 sub handle_update {