diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b08e26f..76a00ec 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ The following parameters must be set (mandatory) for the container to function:
 | `READSB_RANGE_OUTLINE_HOURS` | Change which past timeframe the range outline is based on | `--range-outline-hours` |  `24` |
 | `READSB_EXTRA_ARGS` | Optional, allows to specify extra parameters for readsb | | Unset |
 | `S6_SERVICES_GRACETIME` | Optional, set to 30000 when saving traces / globe_history | | `3000` |
+| `LOGLEVEL` | `verbose` (all messages), `error` (errors only), `none` (minimal) | | `verbose` |
 
 `READSB_EXTRA_ARGS` just passes arguments to the commandline, you can check this file for more options for wiedehofp's readsb fork: <https://github.com/wiedehopf/readsb/blob/dev/help.h>
 
diff --git a/rootfs/etc/services.d/mlat-client/run b/rootfs/etc/services.d/mlat-client/run
index b7a7a8a..7643d37 100644
--- a/rootfs/etc/services.d/mlat-client/run
+++ b/rootfs/etc/services.d/mlat-client/run
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ do
         MLAT_PARAM+=(--alt "${READSB_ALT}")
     fi
 
-    # [[ -n "${UUID}" ]] && MLAT_PARAM+=(--user "${UUID}") || MLAT_PARAM+=(--user "${MLAT_USER}")
     [[ -n "${MLAT_USER}" ]] && MLAT_PARAM+=(--user "${MLAT_USER}") || MLAT_PARAM+=(--user "${UUID}")
     [[ -n "${params[2]}" ]] && MLAT_PARAM+=("--results beast,listen,${params[2]}") || true
     [[ -n "${params[3]}" ]] && MLAT_PARAM+=("${params[3]}") || true
@@ -93,7 +92,15 @@ do
 
     # run this Mlat_client instance in the background:
     echo  "[$(date)][${APPNAME}] starting: ${MLAT_CMD} ${MLAT_PARAM[*]}"
-    { exec ${execstring} 2>&1 1>/dev/null | stdbuf -o0 awk -v app="${APPNAME}" -v inst="${params[0]}" '{print "[" strftime("%Y/%m/%d %H:%M:%S", systime()) "][" app "][" inst "] " $0}'; } &
+
+    if [[ -z "${LOGLEVEL}" ]] || [[ "${LOGLEVEL,,}" == "verbose" ]]; then
+        { exec ${execstring} 2>&1 | stdbuf -o0 awk -v app="${APPNAME}" -v inst="${params[0]}" '{print "[" strftime("%Y/%m/%d %H:%M:%S", systime()) "][" app "][" inst "] " $0}'; } &
+    elif [[ "${LOGLEVEL,,}" == "error" ]]; then
+        { exec ${execstring} 2>&1 >/dev/null | stdbuf -o0 awk -v app="${APPNAME}" -v inst="${params[0]}" '{print "[" strftime("%Y/%m/%d %H:%M:%S", systime()) "][" app "][" inst "] " $0}'; } &
+    elif [[ "${LOGLEVEL,,}" == "none" ]]; then
+       { exec ${execstring} >/dev/null 2>/dev/null; } &
+    fi
+
     pid_array[$!]="${MLAT_PARAM[*]}"
     sleep 5
 done
@@ -107,10 +114,18 @@ do
         then
             # it exited - let's restart:
             sleep "${RESTARTTIMER}"
-            echo  "[$(date)][${APPNAME}] MLAT_Client $(awk '{print $6}' <<< "${pid_array[$mlat_pid]}") exited. Attempting to restart."
+            [[ "$LOGLEVEL,," != "none" ]] && echo  "[$(date)][${APPNAME}] MLAT_Client $(awk '{print $6}' <<< "${pid_array[$mlat_pid]}") exited. Attempting to restart." || true
             # shellcheck disable=SC2086
             execstring="$(echo ${MLAT_CMD} ${pid_array[$mlat_pid]} | xargs)"
-            { exec ${execstring} 2>&1 1>/dev/null | stdbuf -o0 awk -v app="${APPNAME}" -v inst="$(awk '{split($6,x,":"); print x[1]}' <<< "${pid_array[$mlat_pid]}")" '{print "[" strftime("%Y/%m/%d %H:%M:%S", systime()) "][" app "][" inst "] " $0}'; } &
+
+            if [[ -z "${LOGLEVEL}" ]] || [[ "${LOGLEVEL,,}" == "verbose" ]]; then
+                { exec ${execstring} 2>&1 | stdbuf -o0 awk -v app="${APPNAME}" -v inst="${params[0]}" '{print "[" strftime("%Y/%m/%d %H:%M:%S", systime()) "][" app "][" inst "] " $0}'; } &
+            elif [[ "${LOGLEVEL,,}" == "error" ]]; then
+                { exec ${execstring} 2>&1 >/dev/null | stdbuf -o0 awk -v app="${APPNAME}" -v inst="${params[0]}" '{print "[" strftime("%Y/%m/%d %H:%M:%S", systime()) "][" app "][" inst "] " $0}'; } &
+            elif [[ "${LOGLEVEL,,}" == "none" ]]; then
+                { exec ${execstring} >/dev/null 2>/dev/null; } &
+            fi
+
             pid_array[$!]="${pid_array[${mlat_pid}]}"
             unset "pid_array[${mlat_pid}]"
         fi
diff --git a/rootfs/etc/services.d/mlathub/run b/rootfs/etc/services.d/mlathub/run
index e99c675..5d3f1d1 100644
--- a/rootfs/etc/services.d/mlathub/run
+++ b/rootfs/etc/services.d/mlathub/run
@@ -113,6 +113,13 @@ fi
 echo "[$(date)][mlathub] Starting MLATHUB..."
 
 # shellcheck disable=SC2086
-"${MLATHUB_BIN}" "${MLATHUB_CMD[@]}" $MLATHUB_EXTRA_ARGS 2>&1 | \
+if [[ -z "${LOGLEVEL}" ]] || [[ "${LOGLEVEL,,}" == "verbose" ]]; then
+    "${MLATHUB_BIN}" "${MLATHUB_CMD[@]}" $MLATHUB_EXTRA_ARGS 2>&1 | \
 	mawk -W Interactive '{print "[" strftime("%Y/%m/%d %H:%M:%S", systime()) "][mlathub] " $0}'
+elif [[ "${LOGLEVEL,,}" == "error" ]]; then
+    "${MLATHUB_BIN}" "${MLATHUB_CMD[@]}" $MLATHUB_EXTRA_ARGS 2>&1 >/dev/null | \
+	mawk -W Interactive '{print "[" strftime("%Y/%m/%d %H:%M:%S", systime()) "][mlathub] " $0}'
+elif [[ "${LOGLEVEL,,}" == "none" ]]; then
+    "${MLATHUB_BIN}" "${MLATHUB_CMD[@]}" $MLATHUB_EXTRA_ARGS >/dev/null 2>/dev/null 
+fi
 
diff --git a/rootfs/etc/services.d/readsb/run b/rootfs/etc/services.d/readsb/run
index 65274d3..a30cf06 100644
--- a/rootfs/etc/services.d/readsb/run
+++ b/rootfs/etc/services.d/readsb/run
@@ -315,6 +315,16 @@ if [[ -n "$READSB_BEAST_BAUDRATE" ]]; then
 fi
 
 # shellcheck disable=SC2086
-"${READSB_BIN}" "${READSB_CMD[@]}" $READSB_EXTRA_ARGS 2>&1 | \
-	mawk -W Interactive '{print "[" strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S", systime()) "][readsb] " $0}'
+if [[ -z "${LOGLEVEL}" ]] || [[ "${LOGLEVEL,,}" == "verbose" ]]; then
+    "${READSB_BIN}" "${READSB_CMD[@]}" $READSB_EXTRA_ARGS 2>&1 | \
+	    mawk -W Interactive '{print "[" strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S", systime()) "][readsb] " $0}'
+elif [[ "${LOGLEVEL,,}" == "error" ]]; then
+    "${READSB_BIN}" "${READSB_CMD[@]}" $READSB_EXTRA_ARGS 2>&1 1>/dev/null | \
+	    mawk -W Interactive '{print "[" strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S", systime()) "][readsb] " $0}'
+elif [[ "${LOGLEVEL,,}" == "none" ]]; then
+    "${READSB_BIN}" "${READSB_CMD[@]}" $READSB_EXTRA_ARGS >/dev/null 2>/dev/null 
+fi
+
+
+