diff --git a/ttyverse.pl b/ttyverse.pl
index 9544330..59f669c 100755
--- a/ttyverse.pl
+++ b/ttyverse.pl
@@ -9091,7 +9091,7 @@ sub killkid {
 			print $stdout "*** your current filter expression:\n";
 			print $stdout "-filter='$filter'\n";
 		}
-		&generate_otabcomp;
+		&generate_otabcomp if ($verbose);
 		sleep 2 if ($dostream);
 		kill 9, $curlpid if ($curlpid);
 		kill 9, $child;