diff --git a/lcs/ctl/start.py b/lcs/ctl/start.py
index 6a402b1..f557355 100644
--- a/lcs/ctl/start.py
+++ b/lcs/ctl/start.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import socket
 import sys
+import os
 
 import quixote.server.scgi_server
 import quixote.server.simple_server
@@ -30,6 +31,9 @@ def start(args):
         elif args[i] == '--http':
             run_function = quixote.server.simple_server.run
             del run_kwargs['script_name']
+        elif args[i] == '--silent':
+            sys.stdout = file('/dev/null', 'w')
+            sys.stderr = file('/dev/null', 'w')
         i += 1
 
     try: