diff --git a/gns3server/main.py b/gns3server/main.py
index ab5dc816..8f4e55c7 100644
--- a/gns3server/main.py
+++ b/gns3server/main.py
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ def main():
         log.critical("the current working directory doesn't exist")
         return
 
-    server = Server(options.host, options.port, options.ipc, options.quiet)
+    server = Server(options.host, options.port, options.ipc)
     server.load_modules()
     server.run()
 
diff --git a/gns3server/server.py b/gns3server/server.py
index f8af00db..e89740ea 100644
--- a/gns3server/server.py
+++ b/gns3server/server.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class Server(object):
                 (r"/upload", FileUploadHandler),
                 (r"/login", LoginHandler)]
 
-    def __init__(self, host, port, ipc, quiet):
+    def __init__(self, host, port, ipc):
 
         self._host = host
         self._port = port
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ class Server(object):
                 log.critical("server cannot listen to {}: {}".format(self._host, e))
                 raise SystemExit
         self._ipc = ipc
-        self._quiet = quiet
         self._modules = []
 
         # get the projects and temp directories from the configuration file (passed to the modules)