diff --git a/src/utils/execute.cpp b/src/utils/execute.cpp
index f0fd6e7..1d0d90a 100644
--- a/src/utils/execute.cpp
+++ b/src/utils/execute.cpp
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ namespace dropshell
         int ret = system(full_cmd.c_str());
 
         bool ok = EXITSTATUSCHECK(ret);
-        if (!ok)
+        if (!ok && !silent)
         {
             std::cerr << "Error: Failed to execute command: " << std::endl;
             std::cerr << full_cmd << std::endl;
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ namespace dropshell
         cMode localmode = mode + cMode::RawCommand;
         bool rval = execute_local_command(ssh_command, output, localmode);
 
-        if (!rval)
+        if (!rval && !hasFlag(mode, cMode::Silent))
         {
             std::cerr << std::endl
                       << std::endl;