diff --git a/src/include/utils/vm_args.hpp b/src/include/utils/vm_args.hpp
index 8396f3a0..db046f9b 100644
--- a/src/include/utils/vm_args.hpp
+++ b/src/include/utils/vm_args.hpp
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ struct ParsedArgs {
     bool version_requested;
     bool port_requested;
     bool quiet_list;
+    bool quiet;
     bool preemption;
     int ctx_length;
     int img_pre_resize;
@@ -37,9 +38,9 @@ struct ParsedArgs {
     bool asr;
     bool embed;
     std::string input_file_name;
-    ParsedArgs() : power_mode("performance"), force_redownload(false), 
+    ParsedArgs() : power_mode("performance"), force_redownload(false),
                    version_requested(false), port_requested(false),
-                   quiet_list(false) {}
+                   quiet_list(false), quiet(false) {}
 };
 
 /// \brief parse the options using Boost Program Options with positional arguments
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ bool parse_options(int argc, char *argv[], ParsedArgs& parsed_args) {
              "Force re-download even if model exists (for pull command)")
             ("filter", po::value<std::string>(&parsed_args.list_filter)->default_value("all"),
              "Show models: all | installed | not-installed")
-            ("quiet", "Hide emojis in the model list (can be used with --filter)")
+            ("quiet", "Suppress output (hides emojis in list, suppresses prompts in serve)")
             ("ctx-len,c", po::value<int>(&parsed_args.ctx_length)->default_value(-1),
              "Set context length")
             ("img-pre-resize,r", po::value<int>(&parsed_args.img_pre_resize)->default_value(3),
@@ -211,6 +212,14 @@ bool parse_options(int argc, char *argv[], ParsedArgs& parsed_args) {
             return false;
         }
 
+        // Handle --quiet flag globally
+        if (vm.count("quiet")) {
+            parsed_args.quiet = true;
+            if (parsed_args.command == "list") {
+                parsed_args.quiet_list = true;
+            }
+        }
+
         if (vm.count("model_tag")) {
             parsed_args.model_tag = vm["model_tag"].as<std::string>();
         }
diff --git a/src/src/main.cpp b/src/src/main.cpp
index 78defb85..3d9a7fa2 100644
--- a/src/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/src/main.cpp
@@ -140,10 +140,13 @@ void ensure_models_directory(const std::string& exe_dir) {
 }
 
 ///@brief handle_user_input is used to handle the user input
-void handle_user_input() {
+///@param quiet if true, suppresses printing prompts
+void handle_user_input(bool quiet = false) {
     std::string input;
     while (!should_exit) {
-        header_print("FLM", "Enter 'exit' to stop the server: ");
+        if (!quiet) {
+            header_print("FLM", "Enter 'exit' to stop the server: ");
+        }
         std::getline(std::cin, input);
         if (input == "exit") {
             should_exit = true;
@@ -383,6 +386,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
     int img_pre_resize = parsed_args.img_pre_resize;
     std::string user_host = parsed_args.host;
     bool quiet_list = parsed_args.quiet_list;
+    bool quiet = parsed_args.quiet;
     std::string list_filter = parsed_args.list_filter;
     bool cors = parsed_args.cors;
     bool asr = parsed_args.asr;
@@ -463,7 +467,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
             server->start();
 
             // Start a thread to handle user input, this thread will be used to handle the user input
-            std::thread input_thread(handle_user_input);
+            std::thread input_thread(handle_user_input, quiet);
 
             // Wait for exit command, this thread will be used to wait for the user to exit the server
             while (!should_exit) {