diff --git a/src/callbacks.js b/src/callbacks.js
index 74c306a..ca0dca6 100644
--- a/src/callbacks.js
+++ b/src/callbacks.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ const querySuccessCb = (ctx, response, queryType) => {
   if (queryType === 'subscription') {
     cli.action.stop('event received');
     ctx.log(out);
-    cli.action.start('Waiting');
+    ctx.action.start('Waiting');
   } else {
     if (ctx.flags.introspect) {
       if (ctx.flags.format === 'graphql') {
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ const querySuccessCb = (ctx, response, queryType) => {
 
 const queryErrorCb = (ctx, queryError, queryType) => {
   cli.action.stop('error');
+
   if (!queryType) {
     handleGraphQLError(queryError);
   } else if (queryType === 'subscription') {
diff --git a/src/command.js b/src/command.js
index 5ef631d..943ba98 100644
--- a/src/command.js
+++ b/src/command.js
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class GraphqurlCommand extends Command {
 
     if (queryString === null) {
       try {
-        queryString = await executeQueryFromTerminalUI({
+        queryString = await executeQueryFromTerminalUI(this, {
           endpoint: endpoint,
           headers,
           variables,
@@ -71,10 +71,23 @@ class GraphqurlCommand extends Command {
       name: flags.name,
     };
 
-    cli.action.start('Executing query');
+    this.start('Executing query');
+
     await query(queryOptions, successCallback, errorCallback);
   }
 
+  start(message) {
+    if (!this.flags.silent) {
+      cli.action.start(message);
+    }
+  }
+
+  stop(message) {
+    if (!this.flags.silent) {
+      cli.action.stop(message);
+    }
+  }
+
   parseHeaders(headersArray) {
     let headerObject = {};
     if (headersArray) {
@@ -290,6 +303,12 @@ GraphqurlCommand.flags = {
     default: 'graphql',
     options: ['json', 'graphql'],
   }),
+
+  silent: flags.boolean({
+    char: 's',
+    default: false,
+    description: 'silent mode',
+  }),
 };
 
 GraphqurlCommand.args = [
diff --git a/src/ui.js b/src/ui.js
index 1c56c2a..f75a458 100644
--- a/src/ui.js
+++ b/src/ui.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 const tk = require('terminal-kit');
 const {getIntrospectionQuery, buildClientSchema} = require('graphql/utilities');
 const {parse} = require('graphql/language');
-const {cli} = require('cli-ux');
 const {validateQuery, getAutocompleteSuggestions} = require('graphql-language-service-interface');
 const {Position} = require('graphql-language-service-utils');
 const makeClient = require('./client');
@@ -149,12 +148,12 @@ const getQueryFromTerminalUI = ()  => {
   });
 };
 
-const executeQueryFromTerminalUI = async (queryOptions, successCb, errorCb)  => {
+const executeQueryFromTerminalUI = async (ctx, queryOptions, successCb, errorCb)  => {
   const {
     endpoint,
     headers,
   } = queryOptions;
-  cli.action.start('Introspecting schema');
+  ctx.start('Introspecting schema');
   let client = makeClient({
     endpoint,
     headers,
@@ -163,10 +162,10 @@ const executeQueryFromTerminalUI = async (queryOptions, successCb, errorCb)  =>
   try {
     schemaResponse = await client.query({query: getIntrospectionQuery()}, null, errorCb);
   } catch (e) {
-    cli.action.stop('error');
+    ctx.stop('error');
     throw new Error('unable to introspect graphql schema at the given endpoint');
   }
-  cli.action.stop('done');
+  ctx.stop('done');
   const r = schemaResponse.data;
   // term.fullscreen(true);
   schema = buildClientSchema(r);
@@ -176,9 +175,9 @@ const executeQueryFromTerminalUI = async (queryOptions, successCb, errorCb)  =>
   while (!exit) {
     /* eslint-disable-next-line no-await-in-loop */
     const queryString = await getQueryFromTerminalUI();
-    cli.action.start('Waiting');
+    ctx.start('Waiting');
     await query({query: queryString, endpoint, headers}, successCb, errorCb);
-    cli.action.stop('done');
+    ctx.stop('done');
   }
 };