diff --git a/deployment/primary-watchdog.sh b/deployment/primary-watchdog.sh
index bfb6ce2..9fb8589 100755
--- a/deployment/primary-watchdog.sh
+++ b/deployment/primary-watchdog.sh
@@ -7,10 +7,12 @@ REMOTE="gandi"
 REMOTE_DIR="/var/powerdns/"
 DIR="$REMOTE_DIR"
 
+VERBOSITY="0"
+
 echo "directory: $DIR"
 
 local_update() {
-	echo "local update of domain $1"
+	[ "$VERBOSITY" = "1" ] && echo "local update of domain $1"
 	pdns_control bind-reload-now $1 | grep "no such domain"
 
 	# In case the update cannot be done, it might be because the zone wasn't loaded at all.
@@ -20,17 +22,17 @@ local_update() {
 }
 
 local_delete() {
-	echo "TODO: local delete of domain $1"
+	[ "$VERBOSITY" = "1" ] && echo "TODO: local delete of domain $1"
 }
 
 remote_update() {
-	echo "remote update on $REMOTE $REMOTE_DIR/$1"
-	scp $DIR/$1 $REMOTE:$REMOTE_DIR
+	[ "$VERBOSITY" = "1" ] && echo "remote update on $REMOTE $REMOTE_DIR/$1"
+	scp -q $DIR/$1 $REMOTE:$REMOTE_DIR
 }
 
 remote_delete() {
-	echo "remote delete on $REMOTE $REMOTE_DIR/$1"
-	ssh $REMOTE rm $REMOTE_DIR/$1
+	[ "$VERBOSITY" = "1" ] && echo "remote delete on $REMOTE $REMOTE_DIR/$1"
+	ssh -q $REMOTE rm $REMOTE_DIR/$1
 }
 
 action() {