diff --git a/common/log.c b/common/log.c
index c65f428c..06d38eae 100644
--- a/common/log.c
+++ b/common/log.c
@@ -80,6 +80,17 @@ logprint_locked__(const char *fmt, ...)
     va_end(args);
 }
 
+void logprint_silent(const char *fmt, ...)
+{
+    va_list args;
+
+    ThreadLock();
+    va_start(args, fmt);
+    vfprintf(logfile, fmt, args);
+    va_end(args);
+    ThreadUnlock();
+}
+
 void
 logprint(const char *fmt, ...)
 {
diff --git a/include/common/log.h b/include/common/log.h
index bdd65ae0..0f11f633 100644
--- a/include/common/log.h
+++ b/include/common/log.h
@@ -31,8 +31,16 @@
 
 void init_log(const char *filename);
 void close_log();
-void logprint(const char *fmt, ...) __attribute__((format(printf,1,2)));
-void logvprint(const char *fmt, va_list args) __attribute__((format(printf,1,0)));
+
+/* Print to screen and to log file */
+void logprint(const char *fmt, ...)
+    __attribute__((format(printf,1,2)));
+void logvprint(const char *fmt, va_list args)
+    __attribute__((format(printf,1,0)));
+
+/* Print only into log file */
+void logprint_silent(const char *fmt, ...)
+    __attribute__((format(printf,1,2)));
 
 /* Only called from the threads code */
 void logprint_locked__(const char *fmt, ...)