diff --git a/include/mimalloc/internal.h b/include/mimalloc/internal.h
index d6c7d91c..7f610e84 100644
--- a/include/mimalloc/internal.h
+++ b/include/mimalloc/internal.h
@@ -89,10 +89,11 @@ bool          _mi_getenv(const char* name, char* result, size_t result_size);
 // "options.c"
 void          _mi_fputs(mi_output_fun* out, void* arg, const char* prefix, const char* message);
 void          _mi_fprintf(mi_output_fun* out, void* arg, const char* fmt, ...);
+void          _mi_raw_message(const char* fmt, ...);  
+void          _mi_message(const char* fmt, ...);
 void          _mi_warning_message(const char* fmt, ...);
 void          _mi_verbose_message(const char* fmt, ...);
 void          _mi_trace_message(const char* fmt, ...);
-void          _mi_output_message(const char* fmt, ...);
 void          _mi_options_init(void);
 long          _mi_option_get_fast(mi_option_t option);
 void          _mi_error_message(int err, const char* fmt, ...);
diff --git a/src/arena.c b/src/arena.c
index 6abed6bc..9086c155 100644
--- a/src/arena.c
+++ b/src/arena.c
@@ -1376,7 +1376,7 @@ static size_t mi_debug_show_page_bfield(mi_bfield_t field, char* buf, size_t* k,
 }
 
 static size_t mi_debug_show_chunks(const char* header1, const char* header2, const char* header3, size_t slice_count, size_t chunk_count, mi_bchunk_t* chunks, _Atomic(uint8_t)* chunk_bins, bool invert, mi_arena_t* arena, bool narrow) {
-  _mi_output_message("\x1B[37m%s%s%s (use/commit: \x1B[31m0 - 25%%\x1B[33m - 50%%\x1B[36m - 75%%\x1B[32m - 100%%\x1B[0m)\n", header1, header2, header3);
+  _mi_raw_message("\x1B[37m%s%s%s (use/commit: \x1B[31m0 - 25%%\x1B[33m - 50%%\x1B[36m - 75%%\x1B[32m - 100%%\x1B[0m)\n", header1, header2, header3);
   const size_t fields_per_line = (narrow ? 2 : 4);
   size_t bit_count = 0;
   size_t bit_set_count = 0;
@@ -1407,7 +1407,7 @@ static size_t mi_debug_show_chunks(const char* header1, const char* header2, con
     for (size_t j = 0; j < MI_BCHUNK_FIELDS; j++) {
       if (j > 0 && (j % fields_per_line) == 0) {
         // buf[k++] = '\n'; _mi_memset(buf+k,' ',7); k += 7;
-        _mi_output_message("  %s\n\x1B[37m", buf);
+        _mi_raw_message("  %s\n\x1B[37m", buf);
         _mi_memzero(buf, sizeof(buf));
         _mi_memset(buf, ' ', 5); k = 5;
       }
@@ -1426,9 +1426,9 @@ static size_t mi_debug_show_chunks(const char* header1, const char* header2, con
       }
       bit_count += MI_BFIELD_BITS;
     }
-    _mi_output_message("  %s\n\x1B[37m", buf);
+    _mi_raw_message("  %s\n\x1B[37m", buf);
   }
-  _mi_output_message("\x1B[0m  total ('x'): %zu\n", bit_set_count);
+  _mi_raw_message("\x1B[0m  total ('x'): %zu\n", bit_set_count);
   return bit_set_count;
 }
 
@@ -1448,7 +1448,7 @@ static void mi_debug_show_arenas_ex(bool show_pages, bool narrow) mi_attr_noexce
     if (arena == NULL) break;
     mi_assert(arena->subproc == subproc);
     // slice_total += arena->slice_count;
-    _mi_output_message("arena %zu at %p: %zu slices (%zu MiB)%s, subproc: %p\n", i, arena, arena->slice_count, mi_size_of_slices(arena->slice_count)/MI_MiB, (arena->memid.is_pinned ? ", pinned" : ""), arena->subproc);
+    _mi_raw_message("arena %zu at %p: %zu slices (%zu MiB)%s, subproc: %p\n", i, arena, arena->slice_count, mi_size_of_slices(arena->slice_count)/MI_MiB, (arena->memid.is_pinned ? ", pinned" : ""), arena->subproc);
     //if (show_inuse) {
     //  free_total += mi_debug_show_bbitmap("in-use slices", arena->slice_count, arena->slices_free, true, NULL);
     //}
@@ -1466,9 +1466,9 @@ static void mi_debug_show_arenas_ex(bool show_pages, bool narrow) mi_attr_noexce
       page_total += mi_debug_show_bitmap_binned(header1, header2, header3, arena->slice_count, arena->pages, arena->slices_free->chunk_bins, false, arena, narrow);
     }
   }
-  // if (show_inuse)     _mi_output_message("total inuse slices    : %zu\n", slice_total - free_total);
-  // if (show_abandoned) _mi_verbose_message("total abandoned slices: %zu\n", abandoned_total);
-  if (show_pages)     _mi_output_message("total pages in arenas: %zu\n", page_total);
+  // if (show_inuse)     _mi_raw_message("total inuse slices    : %zu\n", slice_total - free_total);
+  // if (show_abandoned) _mi_raw_message("total abandoned slices: %zu\n", abandoned_total);
+  if (show_pages) _mi_raw_message("total pages in arenas: %zu\n", page_total);
 }
 
 void mi_debug_show_arenas(void) mi_attr_noexcept {
diff --git a/src/options.c b/src/options.c
index 17178d8a..bf6cf437 100644
--- a/src/options.c
+++ b/src/options.c
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ void _mi_options_init(void) {
     }
   }
   #endif
-  mi_options_print();
+  if (!mi_option_is_enabled(mi_option_verbose)) { mi_options_print(); }
 }
 
 #define mi_stringifyx(str)  #str                // and stringify
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ void mi_options_print(void) mi_attr_noexcept
   const int vermajor = MI_MALLOC_VERSION/100;
   const int verminor = (MI_MALLOC_VERSION%100)/10;
   const int verpatch = (MI_MALLOC_VERSION%10);
-  _mi_verbose_message("v%i.%i.%i%s%s (built on %s, %s)\n", vermajor, verminor, verpatch,
+  _mi_message("v%i.%i.%i%s%s (built on %s, %s)\n", vermajor, verminor, verpatch,
       #if defined(MI_CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE)
       ", " mi_stringify(MI_CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE)
       #else
@@ -233,18 +233,18 @@ void mi_options_print(void) mi_attr_noexcept
     mi_option_t option = (mi_option_t)i;
     long l = mi_option_get(option); MI_UNUSED(l); // possibly initialize
     mi_option_desc_t* desc = &options[option];
-    _mi_verbose_message("option '%s': %ld %s\n", desc->name, desc->value, (mi_option_has_size_in_kib(option) ? "KiB" : ""));
+    _mi_message("option '%s': %ld %s\n", desc->name, desc->value, (mi_option_has_size_in_kib(option) ? "KiB" : ""));
   }
 
   // show build configuration
-  _mi_verbose_message("debug level : %d\n", MI_DEBUG );
-  _mi_verbose_message("secure level: %d\n", MI_SECURE );
-  _mi_verbose_message("mem tracking: %s\n", MI_TRACK_TOOL);
+  _mi_message("debug level : %d\n", MI_DEBUG );
+  _mi_message("secure level: %d\n", MI_SECURE );
+  _mi_message("mem tracking: %s\n", MI_TRACK_TOOL);
   #if MI_GUARDED
-  _mi_verbose_message("guarded build: %s\n", mi_option_get(mi_option_guarded_sample_rate) != 0 ? "enabled" : "disabled");
+  _mi_message("guarded build: %s\n", mi_option_get(mi_option_guarded_sample_rate) != 0 ? "enabled" : "disabled");
   #endif
   #if MI_TSAN
-  _mi_verbose_message("thread santizer enabled\n");
+  _mi_message("thread santizer enabled\n");
   #endif
 }
 
@@ -495,13 +495,20 @@ static void mi_vfprintf_thread(mi_output_fun* out, void* arg, const char* prefix
   }
 }
 
-void _mi_output_message(const char* fmt, ...) {
+void _mi_raw_message(const char* fmt, ...) {
   va_list args;
   va_start(args, fmt);
   mi_vfprintf(NULL, NULL, NULL, fmt, args);
   va_end(args);
 }
 
+void _mi_message(const char* fmt, ...) {
+  va_list args;
+  va_start(args, fmt);
+  mi_vfprintf_thread(NULL, NULL, "mimalloc: ", fmt, args);
+  va_end(args);
+}
+
 void _mi_trace_message(const char* fmt, ...) {
   if (mi_option_get(mi_option_verbose) <= 1) return;  // only with verbose level 2 or higher
   va_list args;