diff --git a/mod/dfrn_poll.php b/mod/dfrn_poll.php
index 1d3bbd4420..bcb3fb3d7c 100644
--- a/mod/dfrn_poll.php
+++ b/mod/dfrn_poll.php
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ function dfrn_poll_init(&$a) {
 	$sec             = ((x($_GET,'sec'))             ? $_GET['sec']                  : '');
 	$dfrn_version    = ((x($_GET,'dfrn_version'))    ? (float) $_GET['dfrn_version'] : 2.0);
 	$perm            = ((x($_GET,'perm'))            ? $_GET['perm']                 : 'r');
+	$quiet			 = ((x($_GET,'quiet'))			 ? true							 : false);
 
 	$direction = (-1);
 
@@ -96,7 +97,8 @@ function dfrn_poll_init(&$a) {
 					$_SESSION['visitor_home'] = $r[0]['url'];
 					$_SESSION['visitor_handle'] = $r[0]['addr'];
 					$_SESSION['visitor_visiting'] = $r[0]['uid'];
-					info( sprintf(t('%1$s welcomes %2$s'), $r[0]['username'] , $r[0]['name']) . EOL);
+					if(!$quiet)
+						info( sprintf(t('%1$s welcomes %2$s'), $r[0]['username'] , $r[0]['name']) . EOL);
 					// Visitors get 1 day session.
 					$session_id = session_id();
 					$expire = time() + 86400;
@@ -385,6 +387,7 @@ function dfrn_poll_content(&$a) {
 	$sec             = ((x($_GET,'sec'))             ? $_GET['sec']                  : '');
 	$dfrn_version    = ((x($_GET,'dfrn_version'))    ? (float) $_GET['dfrn_version'] : 2.0);
 	$perm            = ((x($_GET,'perm'))            ? $_GET['perm']                 : 'r');
+	$quiet			 = ((x($_GET,'quiet'))			 ? true							 : false);
 
 	$direction = (-1);
 	if(strpos($dfrn_id,':') == 1) {
@@ -527,7 +530,8 @@ function dfrn_poll_content(&$a) {
 					$_SESSION['visitor_id'] = $r[0]['id'];
 					$_SESSION['visitor_home'] = $r[0]['url'];
 					$_SESSION['visitor_visiting'] = $r[0]['uid'];
-					info( sprintf(t('%1$s welcomes %2$s'), $r[0]['username'] , $r[0]['name']) . EOL);
+					if(!$quiet)
+						info( sprintf(t('%1$s welcomes %2$s'), $r[0]['username'] , $r[0]['name']) . EOL);
 					// Visitors get 1 day session.
 					$session_id = session_id();
 					$expire = time() + 86400;
diff --git a/mod/redir.php b/mod/redir.php
index 0f7b5cc23f..7687bfbe70 100644
--- a/mod/redir.php
+++ b/mod/redir.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 function redir_init(&$a) {
 
 	$url = ((x($_GET,'url')) ? $_GET['url'] : '');
+	$quiet = ((x($_GET,'quiet')) ? '&quiet=1' : '');
 
 	// traditional DFRN
 
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ function redir_init(&$a) {
 		logger('mod_redir: ' . $r[0]['name'] . ' ' . $sec, LOGGER_DEBUG); 
 		$dest = (($url) ? '&destination_url=' . $url : '');
 		goaway ($r[0]['poll'] . '?dfrn_id=' . $dfrn_id 
-			. '&dfrn_version=' . DFRN_PROTOCOL_VERSION . '&type=profile&sec=' . $sec . $dest );
+			. '&dfrn_version=' . DFRN_PROTOCOL_VERSION . '&type=profile&sec=' . $sec . $dest . $quiet );
 	}
 
 	if(local_user())