diff --git a/pymacro/pymacro b/pymacro/pymacro
index eedda9b..e6a4a57 100755
--- a/pymacro/pymacro
+++ b/pymacro/pymacro
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ def get_args():
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
     parser.add_argument("-m", "--macros", default=["macros"], action="append",
                         help="Extra files where macros are stored")
+    parser.add_argument("-q", "--quiet", default=False, action="store_true",
+                        help="Don't output to stdout")
     parser.add_argument("input", help="The file to be processed")
     parser.add_argument("output", help="The location of the output")
     return parser.parse_args()
diff --git a/pymacro/readme.md b/pymacro/readme.md
index 5743ce5..9f61f1a 100644
--- a/pymacro/readme.md
+++ b/pymacro/readme.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ optional arguments:
   -h, --help            show this help message and exit
   -m MACROS, --macros MACROS
                         Extra files where macros are stored
-  -s, --silent          Do not print processed file
+  -q, --quiet           Do not print processed file
 
 ```
 
diff --git a/pymacro/test.sh b/pymacro/test.sh
index bb3375d..90410ed 100755
--- a/pymacro/test.sh
+++ b/pymacro/test.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 #/usr/bin/env sh
-./pymacro -s tests/test_input tests/test_actual_output
+./pymacro -q tests/test_input tests/test_actual_output
 git diff tests/test_actual_output tests/test_expected_output