diff --git a/.idea/workspace.xml b/.idea/workspace.xml
index cf9d6a1..3225302 100644
--- a/.idea/workspace.xml
+++ b/.idea/workspace.xml
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@
     <option name="autoReloadType" value="SELECTIVE" />
   </component>
   <component name="ChangeListManager">
-    <list default="true" id="cf74c012-cc69-4732-ac79-9ddfcbf803ee" name="Changes" comment="back from taco hell">
-      <change beforePath="$PROJECT_DIR$/.idea/workspace.xml" beforeDir="false" afterPath="$PROJECT_DIR$/.idea/workspace.xml" afterDir="false" />
+    <list default="true" id="cf74c012-cc69-4732-ac79-9ddfcbf803ee" name="Changes" comment="cli args handling WIP">
       <change beforePath="$PROJECT_DIR$/net/screwgravity/vitality4j/standalone.java" beforeDir="false" afterPath="$PROJECT_DIR$/net/screwgravity/vitality4j/standalone.java" afterDir="false" />
     </list>
     <option name="SHOW_DIALOG" value="false" />
@@ -107,7 +106,15 @@
       <option name="project" value="LOCAL" />
       <updated>1723520355301</updated>
     </task>
-    <option name="localTasksCounter" value="6" />
+    <task id="LOCAL-00006" summary="cli args handling WIP">
+      <option name="closed" value="true" />
+      <created>1723521447461</created>
+      <option name="number" value="00006" />
+      <option name="presentableId" value="LOCAL-00006" />
+      <option name="project" value="LOCAL" />
+      <updated>1723521447461</updated>
+    </task>
+    <option name="localTasksCounter" value="7" />
     <servers />
   </component>
   <component name="VcsManagerConfiguration">
@@ -117,6 +124,7 @@
     <MESSAGE value="rebase; move to package, prepare header read io" />
     <MESSAGE value="brb, eating" />
     <MESSAGE value="back from taco hell" />
-    <option name="LAST_COMMIT_MESSAGE" value="back from taco hell" />
+    <MESSAGE value="cli args handling WIP" />
+    <option name="LAST_COMMIT_MESSAGE" value="cli args handling WIP" />
   </component>
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/net/screwgravity/vitality4j/standalone.java b/net/screwgravity/vitality4j/standalone.java
index 47fe0dd..d4ab1ed 100644
--- a/net/screwgravity/vitality4j/standalone.java
+++ b/net/screwgravity/vitality4j/standalone.java
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ public class standalone {
     }
 
     private static void setOperation(String str) {
-        if (!operation.isEmpty()) {System.out.println("WARNING: duplicate operation " + str + " replaces previous argument \"" + operation + "\".");}
+        if (!operation.isEmpty() && verbosity != Verbosities.QUIET) {System.out.println("WARNING: duplicate operation " + str + " replaces previous argument \"" + operation + "\".");}
         operation = str;
     }