diff --git a/tests/cli-test-xml/compare/virt-convert-ovf-compare.xml b/tests/cli-test-xml/compare/virt-convert-ovf-compare.xml
index a1d2f7595..0c8d2c1ba 100644
--- a/tests/cli-test-xml/compare/virt-convert-ovf-compare.xml
+++ b/tests/cli-test-xml/compare/virt-convert-ovf-compare.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-Copying test.ovf-disk1.vmdk to /tmp/test.ovf-disk1
-Copying testfile to /tmp/testfile
 <domain type="kvm">
   <name>test.ovf</name>
   <uuid>00000000-1111-2222-3333-444444444444</uuid>
diff --git a/tests/cli-test-xml/compare/virt-convert-vmx-compare.xml b/tests/cli-test-xml/compare/virt-convert-vmx-compare.xml
index ffe7b592f..36d643fd7 100644
--- a/tests/cli-test-xml/compare/virt-convert-vmx-compare.xml
+++ b/tests/cli-test-xml/compare/virt-convert-vmx-compare.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-Running /usr/bin/qemu-img convert -O qcow2 fedora.vmdk /var/lib/libvirt/images/fedora.qcow2
 <domain type="kvm">
   <name>fedora</name>
   <uuid>00000000-1111-2222-3333-444444444444</uuid>
diff --git a/virt-convert b/virt-convert
index c005193b2..a7f9a97c8 100755
--- a/virt-convert
+++ b/virt-convert
@@ -97,9 +97,12 @@ def main(conn=None):
         options.quiet = True
 
     conscb = options.autoconsole and cli.show_console_for_guest or None
+    print_cb = print_stdout
+    if options.quiet:
+        print_cb = None
 
     converter = VirtConverter(conn, options.input,
-        input_name=options.input_format, print_cb=print_stdout)
+        input_name=options.input_format, print_cb=print_cb)
     try:
         converter.convert_disks(options.disk_format or "none",
             destdir=options.destination, dry=options.dry)
diff --git a/virtconv/formats.py b/virtconv/formats.py
index ff997c630..bfd9e8811 100644
--- a/virtconv/formats.py
+++ b/virtconv/formats.py
@@ -174,15 +174,20 @@ class VirtConverter(object):
     """
     Public interface for actually performing the conversion
     """
-    def __init__(self, conn, input_file, print_cb=None, input_name=None):
+    def __init__(self, conn, input_file, print_cb=-1, input_name=None):
         self.conn = conn
         self._err_clean = []
         self._force_clean = []
 
-        if print_cb is None:
+        if print_cb == -1:
             def cb(msg):
                 print msg
             print_cb = cb
+        if print_cb is None:
+            def cb(msg):
+                ignore = msg
+                pass
+            print_cb = cb
         self.print_cb = print_cb
 
         parser = None