diff --git a/hancho.py b/hancho.py
index 663143e..f4bd161 100755
--- a/hancho.py
+++ b/hancho.py
@@ -491,10 +491,10 @@ async def async_call(self):
         # If this task failed, we print the error and propagate a Cancel
         # exception to downstream tasks.
         except Exception as err:  # pylint: disable=broad-except
-            log(color(255, 128, 128))
-            traceback.print_exception(err)
-            log(color())
-            sys.stdout.flush()
+            if not self.quiet:
+                log(color(255, 128, 128))
+                traceback.print_exception(err)
+                log(color())
             this.tasks_fail += 1
             return Cancel()
 
diff --git a/tests/sync_command.hancho b/tests/sync_command.hancho
index 89d6658..123b0ac 100644
--- a/tests/sync_command.hancho
+++ b/tests/sync_command.hancho
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 
 
 def sync_command(task):
-  print("hello world")
   touch(task.files_out[0])
   return task.files_out