diff --git a/msgbus/__init__.py b/msgbus/__init__.py
index f102a9c..3b93d0b 100644
--- a/msgbus/__init__.py
+++ b/msgbus/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "0.0.1"
+__version__ = "0.0.2"
diff --git a/msgbus/server.py b/msgbus/server.py
index acc1343..f236035 100644
--- a/msgbus/server.py
+++ b/msgbus/server.py
@@ -105,10 +105,11 @@ class MsgBusServer(object):
 
     __slots__ = ["alive", "loop", "ctx", "subport", "pubport", "protocol", "sub_sock", "sub_sock_addr", "pub_sock",
                  "pub_sock_addr", "seed_peers", "peers", "name", "port_range", "counter_local_messages",
-                 "counter_remote_messages", "conf", "inprogress_connects", "bind_host"]
+                 "counter_remote_messages", "conf", "inprogress_connects", "bind_host", "verbose"]
 
-    def __init__(self, loop, ctx, bind_host, pubport, subport, port_range, peers, name=None):
+    def __init__(self, loop, ctx, bind_host, pubport, subport, port_range, peers, name=None, verbose=True):
         assert subport != pubport
+        self.verbose = verbose
         self.alive = True  # TODO move this?
 
         self.loop = loop
@@ -144,10 +145,12 @@ class MsgBusServer(object):
                 self.sub_sock.bind(self.sub_sock_addr)
                 self.sub_sock.subscribe(b'')
                 self.pub_sock.bind(self.pub_sock_addr)
-                await asyncio.wait([self.reciever(),
-                                    self.heartbeat(),
-                                    self.peer_monitor(),
-                                    self.stats_monitor()], loop=self.loop)
+                jobs = [self.reciever(),
+                        self.heartbeat(),
+                        self.peer_monitor()]
+                if self.verbose:
+                    jobs.append(self.stats_monitor())
+                await asyncio.wait(jobs, loop=self.loop)
 
     async def stats_monitor(self):
         """
@@ -335,6 +338,7 @@ def main():
     parser.add_argument("-n", "--peers", nargs="+", help="connect to peer's publisher port 1.2.3.4:5678")
     parser.add_argument("--name", help="set node name")
     parser.add_argument("-r", "--port-range", default=[7010, 7400], nargs=2, help="peer port range")
+    parser.add_argument("-v", "--verbose", action="store_true", help="enable verbose logging")
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
     with zmq.asyncio.Context() as ctx:
@@ -343,7 +347,7 @@ def main():
         port_range = (int(args.port_range[0]), int(args.port_range[1]))
         server = MsgBusServer(loop, ctx, args.bind_host, int(args.port), int(args.port) + 1,
                               port_range=port_range, peers=args.peers if args.peers else [],
-                              name=args.name)
+                              name=args.name, verbose=args.verbose)
 
         def signal_handler(signum, stack):
             nonlocal loop