diff --git a/exec.c b/exec.c
index 5e2815c..01d44cf 100644
--- a/exec.c
+++ b/exec.c
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ static char **argv_dup(const char **argv) {
 	return result;
 }
 
-struct runresult_t exec_command(const char **argv) {
+struct runresult_t exec_command(const char **argv, bool show_output) {
 	struct runresult_t runresult;
 	char **argvcopy = argv_dup(argv);
 
@@ -93,12 +93,7 @@ struct runresult_t exec_command(const char **argv) {
 	}
 	if (pid == 0) {
 		/* Child */
-#ifdef DEBUG
-		const bool silent = true;
-#else
-		const bool silent = false;
-#endif
-		if (silent) {
+		if (!show_output) {
 			/* Shut up the child if user did not request debug output */
 			close(1);
 			close(2);
diff --git a/exec.h b/exec.h
index 27952b4..96cc988 100644
--- a/exec.h
+++ b/exec.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ struct runresult_t {
 
 /*************** AUTO GENERATED SECTION FOLLOWS ***************/
 void argv_dump(const char **argv);
-struct runresult_t exec_command(const char **argv);
+struct runresult_t exec_command(const char **argv, bool show_output);
 /***************  AUTO GENERATED SECTION ENDS   ***************/
 
 #endif
diff --git a/log.c b/log.c
index 4d2ce4b..1ce4984 100644
--- a/log.c
+++ b/log.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ static void log_suffix(void) {
 	fprintf(stderr, "\n");
 }
 
-static bool should_log(enum loglvl_t level) {
+bool should_log(enum loglvl_t level) {
 	return level <= current_loglvl;
 }
 
diff --git a/log.h b/log.h
index f5febba..bf5c57e 100644
--- a/log.h
+++ b/log.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ enum loglvl_t {
 
 /*************** AUTO GENERATED SECTION FOLLOWS ***************/
 void log_setlvl(enum loglvl_t level);
+bool should_log(enum loglvl_t level);
 void log_msg(enum loglvl_t level, const char *msg, ...);
 void log_libc(enum loglvl_t level, const char *msg, ...);
 void log_openssl(enum loglvl_t level, const char *msg, ...);
diff --git a/luks.c b/luks.c
index a1dc82d..0bb82ae 100644
--- a/luks.c
+++ b/luks.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ bool is_luks_device_opened(const char *mapping_name) {
 		mapping_name,
 		NULL,
 	};
-	struct runresult_t runresult = exec_command(command);
+	struct runresult_t runresult = exec_command(command, should_log(LLVL_DEBUG));
 	return runresult.success && (runresult.returncode == 0);
 }
 
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ bool open_luks_device(const uint8_t *encrypted_device_uuid, const char *mapping_
 		NULL,
 
 	};
-	struct runresult_t runresult = exec_command(command);
+	struct runresult_t runresult = exec_command(command, should_log(LLVL_DEBUG));
 	return runresult.success && (runresult.returncode == 0);
 }