diff --git a/ranger21/ranger21.py b/ranger21/ranger21.py
index 777ac18..7299f1a 100644
--- a/ranger21/ranger21.py
+++ b/ranger21/ranger21.py
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ def __init__(
         warmup_type="linear",
         warmup_pct_default=0.22,
         logging_active=True,
+        verbose=True
     ):
 
         # todo - checks on incoming params
@@ -153,6 +154,7 @@ def __init__(
 
         # core
         self.logging = logging_active
+        self.verbose = verbose
 
         # engine
         self.use_madgrad = use_madgrad
@@ -294,8 +296,8 @@ def __init__(
         engine = "AdamW" if not self.use_madgrad else "MadGrad"
 
         # print out initial settings to make usage easier
-
-        self.show_settings()
+        if self.verbose:
+            self.show_settings()
 
     def __setstate__(self, state):
         super().__setstate__(state)
@@ -360,8 +362,8 @@ def show_settings(self):
     # lookahead functions
     def clear_cache(self):
         """clears the lookahead cached params """
-
-        print(f"clearing lookahead cache...")
+        if self.verbose:
+            print(f"clearing lookahead cache...")
         for group in self.param_groups:
             for p in group["params"]:
                 param_state = self.state[p]
@@ -373,7 +375,8 @@ def clear_cache(self):
 
                 if len(la_params):
                     param_state["lookahead_params"] = torch.zeros_like(p.data)
-        print(f"lookahead cache cleared")
+        if self.verbose:
+            print(f"lookahead cache cleared")
 
     def clear_and_load_backup(self):
         for group in self.param_groups:
@@ -449,7 +452,8 @@ def warmup_dampening(self, lr, step):
                     )
 
                 self.warmup_complete = True
-                print(f"\n** Ranger21 update = Warmup complete - lr set to {lr}\n")
+                if self.verbose:
+                    print(f"\n** Ranger21 update = Warmup complete - lr set to {lr}\n")
             return lr
 
         if style == "linear":
@@ -472,9 +476,10 @@ def get_warm_down(self, lr, iteration):
         if iteration > self.start_warm_down - 1:
             # print when starting
             if not self.warmdown_displayed:
-                print(
+                if self.verbose:
+                    print(
                     f"\n** Ranger21 update: Warmdown starting now.  Current iteration = {iteration}....\n"
-                )
+                    )
                 self.warmdown_displayed = True
 
             warmdown_iteration = (
@@ -697,9 +702,10 @@ def step(self, closure=None):
             # we will run this first epoch only and then memoize
         if not self.param_size:
             self.param_size = param_size
-            print(f"params size saved")
-            print(f"total param groups = {i+1}")
-            print(f"total params in groups = {j+1}")
+            if self.verbose:
+                print(f"params size saved")
+                print(f"total param groups = {i+1}")
+                print(f"total params in groups = {j+1}")
 
         if not self.param_size:
             raise ValueError("failed to set param size")