diff --git a/bridge.go b/bridge.go
index 24bd257..fd54d85 100644
--- a/bridge.go
+++ b/bridge.go
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ type Bridge struct {
 	Interfaces []string
 
 	DebugMode bool
+	QuietMode bool
 
 	ctx       context.Context
 	bridgeAcc *accessory.Bridge
@@ -561,7 +562,7 @@ func (br *Bridge) UpdateAccessoryState(devName string, payload []byte) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	if br.DebugMode || time.Since(dev.LastSeen) > 30*time.Second {
+	if br.DebugMode || (!br.QuietMode && time.Since(dev.LastSeen) > 30*time.Second) {
 		log.Printf("received update for device %q", devName)
 	}
 
diff --git a/cmd/hapz2m/main.go b/cmd/hapz2m/main.go
index a3f3b2b..7b2cacb 100644
--- a/cmd/hapz2m/main.go
+++ b/cmd/hapz2m/main.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ var (
 	configFile = flag.String("config", "/etc/hapz2m.conf", "config file")
 	dbPath     = flag.String("db", "/var/lib/hapz2m", "db path")
 	debugMode  = flag.Bool("debug", false, "enable debug messages")
+	quietMode  = flag.Bool("quiet", false, "reduce verbosity by not showing received upates")
 )
 
 // config struct
@@ -77,6 +78,11 @@ func main() {
 	br.Username = cfg.Username
 	br.Password = cfg.Password
 	br.DebugMode = *debugMode
+	br.QuietMode = *quietMode
+
+	if *debugMode && *quietMode {
+		log.Fatalf("-quiet and -debug options are mutually-exclusive")
+	}
 
 	// validate ListenAddr if specified
 	if cfg.ListenAddr != "" {