diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index dda4ffc..39426df 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -71,6 +71,12 @@ pip install no-more-imports
 
 Do not use this package
 
+### Configuration
+
+env vars:
+
+- `NMI_QUIET=true` - don't print anything to stdout like when installing packages we forgot to ask for
+
 ## How it Works
 
 Well buster, i gotta say that's a little nosy, but if you must know,
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 8813cd3..fd1afa0 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "no-more-imports"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.1"
 description = "python with no imports"
 authors = [
     {name = "sneakers-the-rat", email = "sneakers-the-rat@protonmail.com"},
diff --git a/src/no_more_imports/importer.py b/src/no_more_imports/importer.py
index 74c9083..a86cf10 100644
--- a/src/no_more_imports/importer.py
+++ b/src/no_more_imports/importer.py
@@ -142,10 +142,12 @@ def _do_install(packages: list[str], quiet: bool = False):
         res = subprocess.run(['python', '-m', 'pip', 'install', package], capture_output=True)
         if res.returncode != 0:
             errors.append({'package': package, 'stdout': res.stdout, 'stderr': res.stderr})
-    if len(errors) == 0:
-        print("sweet jesus we did it")
-    else:
-        print(f"some problems here pal:\n{pformat(errors, indent=2, compact=True)}")
+
+    if not quiet:
+        if len(errors) == 0:
+            print("sweet jesus we did it")
+        else:
+            print(f"some problems here pal:\n{pformat(errors, indent=2, compact=True)}")
 
 
 def install():