--- scanbuttond.c
+++ scanbuttond.c
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
 	{"retrydelay", required_argument, NULL, 'r'},
 	{"help", no_argument, NULL, 'h'},
 	{"version", no_argument, NULL, 'v'},
+	{"quiet", no_argument, NULL, 'q'},
 	{NULL, 0, NULL, 0}
 };
 
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@
 static int daemonize;
 static int killed = 0;
 static char* path;
+static int quiet;
 
 
 char* scanbtnd_get_connection_name(int connection)
@@ -141,6 +143,7 @@
 	printf("  -r, --retrydelay=DELAY      The retry delay (ms), default: %ld\n", DEF_RETRY_DELAY);
 	printf("  -h, --help                  Shows this screen\n");
 	printf("  -v, --version               Shows the version\n");
+	printf("  -q, --quiet                 Shut up about not finding any scanners\n");
 }
 
 
@@ -153,8 +156,9 @@
 	poll_delay = -1;
 	retry_delay = -1;
 	daemonize = 1;
+	quiet = 0;
 
-	while ((c = getopt_long (argc, argv, "fb:s:S:p:r:hv", long_opts, NULL)) != -1) {
+	while ((c = getopt_long (argc, argv, "fb:s:S:p:r:hvq", long_opts, NULL)) != -1) {
 		switch (c) {
 			case 'f':
 				daemonize = 0;
@@ -192,6 +196,9 @@
 				show_version();
 				exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
 				break;
+			case 'q':
+				quiet = 1;
+				break;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -307,11 +314,13 @@
 	while (killed == 0) {
 
 		if (scanners == NULL) {
-			syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "rescanning devices...");
+			if (!quiet)
+				syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "rescanning devices...");
 			backend->scanbtnd_rescan();
 			scanners = backend->scanbtnd_get_supported_devices();
 			if (scanners == NULL) {
-				syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "no supported devices found. rescanning in a few seconds...");
+				if (!quiet)
+					syslog(LOG_DEBUG, "no supported devices found. rescanning in a few seconds...");
 				usleep(retry_delay);
 				continue;
 			}