diff --git a/client/clientOnly.cpp b/client/clientOnly.cpp
index 5c3b5dbac56..1105eda1103 100644
--- a/client/clientOnly.cpp
+++ b/client/clientOnly.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 namespace mongo {
 
     const char * curNs = "in client mode";
+
+    bool quiet = false;
+
     //    Database* database = 0;
 
     void dbexit(int returnCode, const char *whyMsg ) {
diff --git a/db/db.cpp b/db/db.cpp
index fa069e70706..f03ca04b575 100644
--- a/db/db.cpp
+++ b/db/db.cpp
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ namespace mongo {
                 m.reset();
 
                 if ( !dbMsgPort.recv(m) ) {
-                    log() << "end connection " << dbMsgPort.farEnd.toString() << endl;
+                    lognoquiet() << "end connection " << dbMsgPort.farEnd.toString() << endl;
                     dbMsgPort.shutdown();
                     break;
                 }
diff --git a/s/server.cpp b/s/server.cpp
index 8b002d76122..4dc758bf370 100644
--- a/s/server.cpp
+++ b/s/server.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ namespace mongo {
     const char *curNs = "";
     Database *database = 0;
     string ourHostname;
-    
+    bool quiet = false;
     OID serverID;
     
     
diff --git a/util/log.h b/util/log.h
index 5f8d7589f87..58d43117eeb 100644
--- a/util/log.h
+++ b/util/log.h
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 
 namespace mongo {
 
+    extern bool quiet;
+
     // Utility interface for stringifying object only when val() called.
     class LazyString {
     public:
@@ -182,8 +184,15 @@ namespace mongo {
         return logstream.prolog();
     }
 
+    inline Nullstream& lognoquiet(){
+        if ( quiet )
+            return nullstream;
+        return log();
+    }
+
     inline ostream& stdcout() {
         return cout;
     }
 
+
 } // namespace mongo
diff --git a/util/message.cpp b/util/message.cpp
index 533617cd6ff..f560508dae3 100644
--- a/util/message.cpp
+++ b/util/message.cpp
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ namespace mongo {
                 continue;
             }
             disableNagle(s);
-            log() << "connection accepted from " << from.toString() << endl;
+            lognoquiet() << "connection accepted from " << from.toString() << endl;
             accepted( new MessagingPort(s, from) );
         }
     }