diff --git a/apps/ssb/tf-app.js b/apps/ssb/tf-app.js
index 43449b18..86a32d16 100644
--- a/apps/ssb/tf-app.js
+++ b/apps/ssb/tf-app.js
@@ -417,9 +417,8 @@ class TfElement extends LitElement {
 				ON messages.author = following.value
 				GROUP BY messages.author
 			`,
-			[
-				JSON.stringify(Object.keys(users)),
-			]);
+			[JSON.stringify(Object.keys(users))]
+		);
 		for (let row of info) {
 			users[row.author].seq = row.max_seq;
 			users[row.author].ts = row.max_ts;
@@ -459,7 +458,11 @@ class TfElement extends LitElement {
 			);
 			start_time = new Date();
 			users = await this.fetch_user_info(users);
-			console.log('user info took', (new Date() - start_time) / 1000.0, 'seconds');
+			console.log(
+				'user info took',
+				(new Date() - start_time) / 1000.0,
+				'seconds'
+			);
 			this.users = users;
 			console.log(
 				`load finished ${whoami} => ${this.whoami} in ${(new Date() - start_time) / 1000}`
@@ -593,7 +596,8 @@ class TfElement extends LitElement {
 				style="position: static; top: 0; z-index: 10"
 			>
 				<button
-					class=${'w3-bar-item w3-button w3-circle w3-ripple' + (this.connections?.some(x => x.flags.one_shot) ? ' w3-spin' : '')}
+					class=${'w3-bar-item w3-button w3-circle w3-ripple' +
+					(this.connections?.some((x) => x.flags.one_shot) ? ' w3-spin' : '')}
 					style="width: 1.5em; height: 1.5em; padding: 8px"
 					@click=${this.refresh}
 				>
diff --git a/apps/ssb/tf-message.js b/apps/ssb/tf-message.js
index bc4cd9f4..7afbe6a7 100644
--- a/apps/ssb/tf-message.js
+++ b/apps/ssb/tf-message.js
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ class TfMessageElement extends LitElement {
 							></tf-message>
 						`
 					)}
-					</div>`
+				</div>`
 			);
 		} else if (typeof content?.type === 'string') {
 			if (content.type == 'about') {
diff --git a/apps/ssb/tf-tab-news-feed.js b/apps/ssb/tf-tab-news-feed.js
index ee8d0461..f4da7117 100644
--- a/apps/ssb/tf-tab-news-feed.js
+++ b/apps/ssb/tf-tab-news-feed.js
@@ -275,8 +275,8 @@ class TfTabNewsFeedElement extends LitElement {
 	}
 
 	merge_messages(old_messages, new_messages) {
-		let old_by_id = Object.fromEntries(old_messages.map(x => [x.id, x]));
-		return new_messages.map(x => old_by_id[x.id] ? old_by_id[x.id] : x);
+		let old_by_id = Object.fromEntries(old_messages.map((x) => [x.id, x]));
+		return new_messages.map((x) => (old_by_id[x.id] ? old_by_id[x.id] : x));
 	}
 
 	async load_latest() {
@@ -298,14 +298,17 @@ class TfTabNewsFeedElement extends LitElement {
 		} finally {
 			this.loading--;
 		}
-		this.messages = this.merge_messages(this.messages, Object.values(
-			Object.fromEntries(
-				[...this.messages, ...messages]
-					.sort((x, y) => x.timestamp - y.timestamp)
-					.slice(-1024)
-					.map((x) => [x.id, x])
+		this.messages = this.merge_messages(
+			this.messages,
+			Object.values(
+				Object.fromEntries(
+					[...this.messages, ...messages]
+						.sort((x, y) => x.timestamp - y.timestamp)
+						.slice(-1024)
+						.map((x) => [x.id, x])
+				)
 			)
-		));
+		);
 		console.log('done loading latest messages.');
 	}
 
diff --git a/apps/ssb/tf-tab-news.js b/apps/ssb/tf-tab-news.js
index 5611612c..132438e5 100644
--- a/apps/ssb/tf-tab-news.js
+++ b/apps/ssb/tf-tab-news.js
@@ -137,9 +137,9 @@ class TfTabNewsElement extends LitElement {
 
 	suggested_follows() {
 		/*
-		** Filter out people who have used future timestamps so that they aren't
-		** pinned at the top.
-		*/
+		 ** Filter out people who have used future timestamps so that they aren't
+		 ** pinned at the top.
+		 */
 		let self = this;
 		return Object.entries(this.users)
 			.filter((x) => x[1].follow_depth > 1)
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 0aec7ee0..5d92f738 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -287,6 +287,7 @@ static int _tf_command_import(const char* file, int argc, char* argv[])
 
 	_create_directories_for_file(db_path, 0700);
 	tf_ssb_t* ssb = tf_ssb_create(NULL, NULL, db_path, NULL);
+	tf_ssb_set_quiet(ssb, true);
 	if (optind < argc)
 	{
 		for (int i = optind; i < argc; i++)
@@ -356,6 +357,7 @@ static int _tf_command_export(const char* file, int argc, char* argv[])
 	}
 
 	tf_ssb_t* ssb = tf_ssb_create(NULL, NULL, db_path, NULL);
+	tf_ssb_set_quiet(ssb, true);
 	if (optind < argc)
 	{
 		for (int i = optind; i < argc; i++)
@@ -474,6 +476,7 @@ static int _tf_command_publish(const char* file, int argc, char* argv[])
 	tf_printf("Posting %s as account %s belonging to %s...\n", content, identity, user);
 	_create_directories_for_file(db_path, 0700);
 	tf_ssb_t* ssb = tf_ssb_create(NULL, NULL, db_path, NULL);
+	tf_ssb_set_quiet(ssb, true);
 	uint8_t private_key[512] = { 0 };
 	if (tf_ssb_db_identity_get_private_key(ssb, user, identity, private_key, sizeof(private_key)))
 	{
@@ -579,6 +582,7 @@ static int _tf_command_private(const char* file, int argc, char* argv[])
 	tf_printf("Posting %s as account %s belonging to %s...\n", text, identity, user);
 	_create_directories_for_file(db_path, 0700);
 	tf_ssb_t* ssb = tf_ssb_create(NULL, NULL, db_path, NULL);
+	tf_ssb_set_quiet(ssb, true);
 	uint8_t private_key[512] = { 0 };
 	const char* recipient_list[k_max_private_message_recipients] = { 0 };
 	int recipient_count = 0;
@@ -728,6 +732,7 @@ static int _tf_command_store_blob(const char* file, int argc, char* argv[])
 	char id[256];
 	_create_directories_for_file(db_path, 0700);
 	tf_ssb_t* ssb = tf_ssb_create(NULL, NULL, db_path, NULL);
+	tf_ssb_set_quiet(ssb, true);
 	if (tf_ssb_db_blob_store(ssb, (const uint8_t*)data, size, id, sizeof(id), NULL))
 	{
 		tf_printf("%s\n", id);
@@ -845,6 +850,7 @@ static int _tf_command_get_sequence(const char* file, int argc, char* argv[])
 	}
 
 	tf_ssb_t* ssb = tf_ssb_create(NULL, NULL, db_path, NULL);
+	tf_ssb_set_quiet(ssb, true);
 	int64_t sequence = -1;
 	int result = tf_ssb_db_get_latest_message_by_author(ssb, identity, &sequence, NULL, 0) ? EXIT_SUCCESS : EXIT_FAILURE;
 	tf_printf("%" PRId64 "\n", sequence);
@@ -897,6 +903,7 @@ static int _tf_command_get_identity(const char* file, int argc, char* argv[])
 
 	char id[k_id_base64_len] = { 0 };
 	tf_ssb_t* ssb = tf_ssb_create(NULL, NULL, db_path, NULL);
+	tf_ssb_set_quiet(ssb, true);
 	int result = tf_ssb_whoami(ssb, id, sizeof(id)) ? EXIT_SUCCESS : EXIT_FAILURE;
 	tf_printf("%s\n", id);
 	tf_ssb_destroy(ssb);
@@ -1012,6 +1019,7 @@ static int _tf_command_get_contacts(const char* file, int argc, char* argv[])
 	}
 
 	tf_ssb_t* ssb = tf_ssb_create(NULL, NULL, db_path, NULL);
+	tf_ssb_set_quiet(ssb, true);
 	JSContext* context = tf_ssb_get_context(ssb);
 	JSValue contacts = JS_NewObject(context);
 	JSValue follows = JS_NewObject(context);
diff --git a/src/ssb.c b/src/ssb.c
index 3a160e52..cf59311f 100644
--- a/src/ssb.c
+++ b/src/ssb.c
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ typedef struct _tf_ssb_t
 	uint8_t priv[crypto_sign_SECRETKEYBYTES];
 
 	bool verbose;
+	bool quiet;
 	bool shutting_down;
 	bool shutting_down_deferred;
 
@@ -2533,7 +2534,10 @@ static void _tf_ssb_on_timer_close(uv_handle_t* handle)
 
 void tf_ssb_destroy(tf_ssb_t* ssb)
 {
-	tf_printf("tf_ssb_destroy\n");
+	if (!ssb->quiet)
+	{
+		tf_printf("tf_ssb_destroy\n");
+	}
 	ssb->shutting_down = true;
 
 	if (ssb->broadcast_listener.data && !uv_is_closing((uv_handle_t*)&ssb->broadcast_listener))
@@ -2576,7 +2580,10 @@ void tf_ssb_destroy(tf_ssb_t* ssb)
 		uv_close((uv_handle_t*)&ssb->timers[i]->timer, _tf_ssb_on_timer_close);
 	}
 
-	tf_printf("Waiting for closes.\n");
+	if (!ssb->quiet)
+	{
+		tf_printf("Waiting for closes.\n");
+	}
 
 	while (ssb->broadcast_listener.data || ssb->broadcast_sender.data || ssb->broadcast_timer.data || ssb->broadcast_cleanup_timer.data || ssb->trace_timer.data ||
 		ssb->server.data || ssb->ref_count || ssb->request_activity_timer.data || ssb->timers_count)
@@ -2584,7 +2591,10 @@ void tf_ssb_destroy(tf_ssb_t* ssb)
 		uv_run(ssb->loop, UV_RUN_ONCE);
 	}
 
-	tf_printf("Waiting for rpc.\n");
+	if (!ssb->quiet)
+	{
+		tf_printf("Waiting for rpc.\n");
+	}
 
 	while (ssb->rpc)
 	{
@@ -2643,7 +2653,10 @@ void tf_ssb_destroy(tf_ssb_t* ssb)
 		tf_free(node);
 	}
 
-	tf_printf("Closing connections.\n");
+	if (!ssb->quiet)
+	{
+		tf_printf("Closing connections.\n");
+	}
 	tf_ssb_connection_t* connection = ssb->connections;
 	while (connection)
 	{
@@ -2652,7 +2665,10 @@ void tf_ssb_destroy(tf_ssb_t* ssb)
 		connection = next;
 	}
 	uv_run(ssb->loop, UV_RUN_NOWAIT);
-	tf_printf("Closed.\n");
+	if (!ssb->quiet)
+	{
+		tf_printf("Closed.\n");
+	}
 
 	if (ssb->connections_tracker)
 	{
@@ -2664,17 +2680,26 @@ void tf_ssb_destroy(tf_ssb_t* ssb)
 
 	if (ssb->loop == &ssb->own_loop)
 	{
-		tf_printf("uv_loop_close\n");
+		if (!ssb->quiet)
+		{
+			tf_printf("uv_loop_close\n");
+		}
 		int r = uv_loop_close(ssb->loop);
-		if (r != 0)
+		if (r != 0 && !ssb->quiet)
 		{
 			tf_printf("uv_loop_close: %s\n", uv_strerror(r));
 		}
 	}
-	tf_printf("uv loop closed.\n");
+	if (!ssb->quiet)
+	{
+		tf_printf("uv loop closed.\n");
+	}
 	if (ssb->own_context)
 	{
-		tf_printf("closing ssb context\n");
+		if (!ssb->quiet)
+		{
+			tf_printf("closing ssb context\n");
+		}
 		JS_FreeContext(ssb->context);
 		JS_FreeRuntime(ssb->runtime);
 		ssb->own_context = false;
@@ -4254,6 +4279,11 @@ void tf_ssb_set_verbose(tf_ssb_t* ssb, bool verbose)
 	ssb->verbose = verbose;
 }
 
+void tf_ssb_set_quiet(tf_ssb_t* ssb, bool quiet)
+{
+	ssb->quiet = quiet;
+}
+
 static void _tf_ssb_scheduled_timer(uv_timer_t* handle)
 {
 	tf_ssb_timer_t* timer = handle->data;
diff --git a/src/ssb.h b/src/ssb.h
index d2bc4271..d646dae7 100644
--- a/src/ssb.h
+++ b/src/ssb.h
@@ -189,6 +189,13 @@ void tf_ssb_start_periodic(tf_ssb_t* ssb);
 */
 void tf_ssb_set_verbose(tf_ssb_t* ssb, bool verbose);
 
+/**
+** Reduce logging verbosity.
+** @param ssb The SSB instance.
+** @param quiet Disable unnecessary messages.
+*/
+void tf_ssb_set_quiet(tf_ssb_t* ssb, bool quiet);
+
 /**
 ** Acquire an SQLite database for unrestricted reading.  Release qith tf_ssb_release_db_reader().
 ** @param ssb The SSB instance.