diff --git a/src/PostgREST/Config.hs b/src/PostgREST/Config.hs
index 5aaccf9a7..5cddcec12 100644
--- a/src/PostgREST/Config.hs
+++ b/src/PostgREST/Config.hs
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ data AppConfig = AppConfig {
   , configJwtSecret :: Secret
   , configPool      :: Int
   , configMaxRows   :: Maybe Integer
+  , configQuiet     :: Bool
   }
 
 argParser :: Parser AppConfig
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ argParser = AppConfig
       strOption    (long "jwt-secret" <> short 'j' <> help "secret used to encrypt and decrypt JWT tokens" <> metavar "SECRET" <> value "secret" <> showDefault))
   <*> option auto  (long "pool"       <> short 'o' <> help "max connections in database pool" <> metavar "COUNT" <> value 10 <> showDefault)
   <*> (readMay <$> strOption  (long "max-rows"   <> short 'm' <> help "max rows in response" <> metavar "COUNT" <> value "infinity" <> showDefault))
+  <*> pure False
 
 defaultCorsPolicy :: CorsResourcePolicy
 defaultCorsPolicy =  CorsResourcePolicy Nothing
diff --git a/src/PostgREST/Main.hs b/src/PostgREST/Main.hs
index c8931da2a..98efe5f19 100644
--- a/src/PostgREST/Main.hs
+++ b/src/PostgREST/Main.hs
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ main = do
 
 postgrest :: AppConfig -> DbStructure -> P.Pool -> Application
 postgrest conf dbStructure pool =
-  let middle = logStdout . defaultMiddle in
+  let middle = (if configQuiet conf then id else logStdout) . defaultMiddle in
 
   middle $ \ req respond -> do
     time <- getPOSIXTime
diff --git a/test/Main.hs b/test/Main.hs
index f3e9f91e1..01416a100 100644
--- a/test/Main.hs
+++ b/test/Main.hs
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@ main :: IO ()
 main = do
   setupDb
 
-  pool <- P.acquire (10, 10, cs dbString)
+  pool <- P.acquire (10, 10, cs testDbConn)
 
   result <- P.use pool $ getDbStructure "test"
   let dbStructure = either (error.show) id result
-      withApp = return $ postgrest cfgDefault dbStructure pool
+      withApp = return $ postgrest testCfg dbStructure pool
 
   hspec . sequence_ . map (before withApp) $ specs
 
diff --git a/test/SpecHelper.hs b/test/SpecHelper.hs
index db386d3f3..be8a9e94f 100644
--- a/test/SpecHelper.hs
+++ b/test/SpecHelper.hs
@@ -14,17 +14,12 @@ import Web.JWT (secret)
 
 import PostgREST.Config (AppConfig(..))
 
-dbString :: String
-dbString = "postgres://postgrest_test_authenticator@localhost:5432/postgrest_test"
+testDbConn :: String
+testDbConn = "postgres://postgrest_test_authenticator@localhost:5432/postgrest_test"
 
-cfg :: String -> Maybe Integer -> AppConfig
-cfg conStr = AppConfig conStr "postgrest_test_anonymous" "test" 3000 (secret "safe") 10
-
-cfgDefault :: AppConfig
-cfgDefault = cfg dbString Nothing
-
-cfgLimitRows :: Integer -> AppConfig
-cfgLimitRows = cfg dbString . Just
+testCfg :: AppConfig
+testCfg =
+  AppConfig testDbConn "postgrest_test_anonymous" "test" 3000 (secret "safe") 10 Nothing True
 
 setupDb :: IO ()
 setupDb = do