diff --git a/src/pusb_check.c b/src/pusb_check.c
index 85c59b7..1a3258b 100644
--- a/src/pusb_check.c
+++ b/src/pusb_check.c
@@ -120,7 +120,11 @@ int			main(int argc, char **argv)
   pusb_conf_init(&opts);
   if (!pusb_conf_parse(conf_file, &opts, user, service))
     return (1);
-  opts.quiet = quiet;
+  if (quiet)
+    {
+      opts.quiet = 1;
+      opts.debug = 0;
+    }
   pusb_log_init(&opts);
   if (mode == 1)
     return (!pusb_check_perform_authentication(&opts, user, service));
diff --git a/tools/pusb_hotplug b/tools/pusb_hotplug
index 3cc9a55..1be97ad 100755
--- a/tools/pusb_hotplug
+++ b/tools/pusb_hotplug
@@ -144,10 +144,11 @@ serial = device.find('serial').text
 
 def authChangeCallback(event):
     print 'User %s is now %s' % (username, event)
-    retValue = os.system("%s -c %s -u %s -s pusb_hotplug -a" % (
-        options['path'], options['configFile'], username))
-    print retValue
-    if retValue == 0:
+    cmdLine = "%s -q -c %s -u %s -s pusb_hotplug -a" % (options['path'],
+                                                        options['configFile'],
+                                                        username)
+    print 'Executing %s' % cmdLine
+    if not os.system(cmdLine):
         run = events['unlock']
     else:
         run = events['lock']