diff --git a/owlps-aggregator/owlps-aggregatord.c b/owlps-aggregator/owlps-aggregatord.c
index 09f716a..2f4d612 100644
--- a/owlps-aggregator/owlps-aggregatord.c
+++ b/owlps-aggregator/owlps-aggregatord.c
@@ -166,6 +166,11 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
   /* Last cleaning tasks */
  exit:
+  /* If called with -h, cfg won't be initialised, so we must check if
+   * cfg is NULL */
+  if (cfg && VERBOSE_CHATTERBOX)
+    fprintf(stderr, "%s: exiting.\n", program_name) ;
+
   if (sockfd >= 0)
     close(sockfd) ; // Close socket
   free_request_list() ;
@@ -175,7 +180,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
   sem_destroy(&lock_requests) ;
   sem_destroy(&lock_aps) ;
 
-  fprintf(stderr, "%s: end.\n", program_name) ;
   return ret ;
 }
 
diff --git a/owlps-listener/owlps-listenerd.c b/owlps-listener/owlps-listenerd.c
index 33a767d..9bfd908 100644
--- a/owlps-listener/owlps-listenerd.c
+++ b/owlps-listener/owlps-listenerd.c
@@ -275,11 +275,19 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
   /* Last cleaning tasks */
  exit:
+#ifdef OWLPS_LISTENER_USES_CONFIG_FILE
+  /* If called with -h, cfg won't be initialised, so we must check if
+   * cfg is NULL */
+  if (cfg && VERBOSE_CHATTERBOX)
+#else // OWLPS_LISTENER_USES_CONFIG_FILE
+  if (VERBOSE_CHATTERBOX)
+#endif // OWLPS_LISTENER_USES_CONFIG_FILE
+    fprintf(stderr, "%s: exiting.\n", program_name) ;
+
 #ifdef OWLPS_LISTENER_USES_CONFIG_FILE
   cfg_free(cfg) ; // Clean configuration
 #endif // OWLPS_LISTENER_USES_CONFIG_FILE
 
-  printf("%s: end.\n", program_name) ;
   return ret ;
 }
 
diff --git a/owlps-positioner/src/owlps-positionerd.cc b/owlps-positioner/src/owlps-positionerd.cc
index 344ac76..7d8a348 100644
--- a/owlps-positioner/src/owlps-positionerd.cc
+++ b/owlps-positioner/src/owlps-positionerd.cc
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 
 #include "userinterface.hh"
+#include "configuration.hh"
 #include "inputdatareader.hh"
 #include "stock.hh"
 #include "positioning.hh"
@@ -59,6 +60,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
       Stock::clear() ;
     }
 
-  cerr << argv[0] << ": end." << endl ;
+  if (Configuration::is_configured("verbose"))
+    cerr << argv[0] << ": exiting." << endl ;
+
   return 0 ;
 }
diff --git a/owlps-udp-to-http/owlps-udp-to-http.c b/owlps-udp-to-http/owlps-udp-to-http.c
index ce76212..652ca40 100644
--- a/owlps-udp-to-http/owlps-udp-to-http.c
+++ b/owlps-udp-to-http/owlps-udp-to-http.c
@@ -158,7 +158,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
   free_results_list() ;
   sem_destroy(&lock_results) ;
 
-  printf("%s: end.\n", program_name) ;
+  if (verbose)
+    fprintf(stderr, "%s: exiting.\n", program_name) ;
+
   return ret ;
 }