diff --git a/coub-dl.py b/coub-dl.py
index b87bf3a..2494552 100644
--- a/coub-dl.py
+++ b/coub-dl.py
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ class File(Enum):
     LOOP = 2
     OUTPUT = 3
 
+VERBOSE = True
+def print_opt(*args, **kwargs):
+    if VERBOSE:
+        print(*args, **kwargs)
+
 def getCmdStdErr(command):
     process = Popen(command, stderr=PIPE, stdout=PIPE)
     out, err = process.communicate()
@@ -32,17 +37,17 @@ def getDuration(ffprobe_output):
     return duration
 
 def downloadStreams():
-    print('Downloading audio stream... ', end='', flush=True)
+    print_opt('Downloading audio stream... ', end='', flush=True)
     call(('/usr/bin/env', 'youtube-dl', '--extract-audio',
                                         '--output', '{}.%(ext)s'.format(FILES[Stream.AUDIO]),
                                         URL),
          stdout=DEVNULL, stderr=DEVNULL)
-    print('Done!')
-    print('Downloading video stream... ', end='', flush=True)
+    print_opt('Done!')
+    print_opt('Downloading video stream... ', end='', flush=True)
     call(('/usr/bin/env', 'youtube-dl', '--output', '{}.%(ext)s'.format(FILES[Stream.VIDEO]),
                                         URL),
          stdout=DEVNULL, stderr=DEVNULL)
-    print('Done!')
+    print_opt('Done!')
 
 def readExtensions():
     for file in listdir():
@@ -86,7 +91,7 @@ FILES[File.OUTPUT] = check_output(('/usr/bin/env', 'youtube-dl', '--get-title',
 if exists(FILES[File.OUTPUT]):
     answer = yes_no_question('A file named "{}" already exists! Overwrite?'.format(FILES[File.OUTPUT]), default='no')
     if not answer:
-        print('Exiting!')
+        print_opt('Exiting!')
         exit()
     else:
         remove(FILES[File.OUTPUT])
@@ -116,17 +121,17 @@ with open(FILES[File.LIST], 'w') as f:
         print("file '{}'".format(shorterFile), file=f)
 
 # loop & mux
-print('Looping shorter stream... ', end='', flush=True)
+print_opt('Looping shorter stream... ', end='', flush=True)
 call(('/usr/bin/env', 'ffmpeg', '-f', 'concat', '-i', FILES[File.LIST], '-c', 'copy', FILES[File.LOOP]),
      stdout=DEVNULL, stderr=DEVNULL)
-print('Done!')
-print('Muxing streams... ', end='', flush=True)
+print_opt('Done!')
+print_opt('Muxing streams... ', end='', flush=True)
 call(('/usr/bin/env', 'ffmpeg', '-i', FILES[File.LOOP],
                                 '-i', FILES[Stream.AUDIO],
                                 '-map', '0', '-map', '1',
                                 '-c', 'copy', FILES[File.OUTPUT]),
      stdout=DEVNULL, stderr=DEVNULL)
-print('Done!')
+print_opt('Done!')
 
 # cleanup
 for key in FILES: