diff --git a/crontab.example b/crontab.example
index bc778de..ed99f19 100644
--- a/crontab.example
+++ b/crontab.example
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # backup mail, once every 2 hours
-30 */2 * * * /root/backup/backupscript.sh -k 20 mail
+30 */2 * * * /root/backup/backupscript.sh -q -k 20 mail
 # backup userdirs
-0 5 * * tue /root/backup/backupscript.sh -k 3 nfs
+0 5 * * tue /root/backup/backupscript.sh -q -k 3 nfs
 # backup everything else, every morning at 3AM
-0 3 * * * /root/backup/backupscript.sh -k 7 -x mail -x nfs .
+0 3 * * * /root/backup/backupscript.sh -q -k 7 -x mail -x nfs .
 # clean up once a day at 12:10 (takes several hours)
-10 12 * * * /root/backup/prune.sh
+10 12 * * * /root/backup/prune.sh -q