diff --git a/bin/compose-core b/bin/compose-core
index cc6da07..5b4f10b 100755
--- a/bin/compose-core
+++ b/bin/compose-core
@@ -2676,9 +2676,11 @@ get_all_relations () {
             ## make recommendation
             echo "$(_display_solves recommended)" | sed -r "s/^/${YELLOW}||${NORMAL} /g" >&2
         fi
-        if [ "${#optional[@]}" != 0 ]; then
-            ## inform about options
-            echo "$(_display_solves optional)"  | sed -r "s/^/${BLUE}||${NORMAL} /g" >&2
+        if [ -z "$QUIET" ]; then
+            if [ "${#optional[@]}" != 0 ]; then
+                ## inform about options
+                echo "$(_display_solves optional)"  | sed -r "s/^/${BLUE}||${NORMAL} /g" >&2
+            fi
         fi
         # if [ "${#required[@]}" != 0 ]; then
         #     err "Required relations not satisfied"