diff --git a/construct/console.cc b/construct/console.cc
index ec01a2bd1..6e6436df1 100644
--- a/construct/console.cc
+++ b/construct/console.cc
@@ -84,6 +84,9 @@ construct::console::quit_when_done;
 decltype(construct::console::interactive_when_done)
 construct::console::interactive_when_done;
 
+decltype(construct::console::silent)
+construct::console::silent;
+
 bool
 construct::console::spawn()
 {
@@ -359,7 +362,12 @@ construct::console::handle_line_bymodule()
 				pbase(), pptr()
 			};
 
+			setp(pbase(), epptr());
 			record_append(str);
+
+			if(silent)
+				return 0;
+
 			std::cout << str;
 			wrote += size(str);
 			if(wrote >= size_t(ratelimit_bytes))
@@ -369,7 +377,6 @@ construct::console::handle_line_bymodule()
 				wrote = 0;
 			}
 
-			setp(pbase(), epptr());
 			return 0;
 		}
 
@@ -412,7 +419,7 @@ construct::console::handle_line_bymodule()
 				view(out, outbuf)
 			};
 
-			if(!endswith(str, '\n'))
+			if(!endswith(str, '\n') && !silent)
 				std::cout << std::endl;
 
 			return ret;
diff --git a/construct/console.h b/construct/console.h
index 170752563..127283c73 100644
--- a/construct/console.h
+++ b/construct/console.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ struct construct::console
 	static std::deque<std::string> queue;
 	static bool quit_when_done;
 	static bool interactive_when_done;
+	static bool silent;
 
 	std::string line;
 	std::string record_path;
diff --git a/construct/construct.cc b/construct/construct.cc
index 9b23cffd4..43275d081 100644
--- a/construct/construct.cc
+++ b/construct/construct.cc
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ bool defaults;
 const char *bootstrap;
 const char *diagnostic;
 bool nobanner;
+bool silentmode;
 
 lgetopt opts[]
 {
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@ lgetopt opts[]
 	{ "bootstrap",  &bootstrap,     lgetopt::STRING,  "Bootstrap fresh database from event vector" },
 	{ "diagnostic", &diagnostic,    lgetopt::STRING,  "Specify a diagnostic type in conjunction with other commands" },
 	{ "nobanner",   &nobanner,      lgetopt::BOOL,    "Terminal log enabled only in runlevel RUN" },
+	{ "silent",     &silentmode,    lgetopt::BOOL,    "Like quiet mode without console output either" },
 	{ nullptr,      nullptr,        lgetopt::STRING,  nullptr },
 };
 
@@ -629,8 +631,11 @@ applyargs()
 	if(soft_assert)
 		ircd::soft_assert.set("true");
 
-	if(quietmode || nobanner)
+	if(quietmode || nobanner || silentmode)
 		ircd::log::console_disable();
+
+	if(silentmode)
+		construct::console::silent = true;
 }
 
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////