diff --git a/include/mimalloc/internal.h b/include/mimalloc/internal.h
index 8fcaa22e..106da0d1 100644
--- a/include/mimalloc/internal.h
+++ b/include/mimalloc/internal.h
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ 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_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, ...);
diff --git a/src/arena.c b/src/arena.c
index c2689897..9d40a271 100644
--- a/src/arena.c
+++ b/src/arena.c
@@ -901,7 +901,7 @@ int mi_reserve_os_memory(size_t size, bool commit, bool allow_large) mi_attr_noe
 ----------------------------------------------------------- */
 
 static size_t mi_debug_show_bitmap(const char* prefix, const char* header, size_t block_count, mi_bitmap_field_t* fields, size_t field_count ) {
-  _mi_verbose_message("%s%s:\n", prefix, header);
+  _mi_message("%s%s:\n", prefix, header);
   size_t bcount = 0;
   size_t inuse_count = 0;
   for (size_t i = 0; i < field_count; i++) {
@@ -918,9 +918,9 @@ static size_t mi_debug_show_bitmap(const char* prefix, const char* header, size_
       }
     }
     buf[MI_BITMAP_FIELD_BITS] = 0;
-    _mi_verbose_message("%s  %s\n", prefix, buf);
+    _mi_message("%s  %s\n", prefix, buf);
   }
-  _mi_verbose_message("%s  total ('x'): %zu\n", prefix, inuse_count);
+  _mi_message("%s  total ('x'): %zu\n", prefix, inuse_count);
   return inuse_count;
 }
 
@@ -933,7 +933,7 @@ void mi_debug_show_arenas(void) mi_attr_noexcept {
   for (size_t i = 0; i < max_arenas; i++) {
     mi_arena_t* arena = mi_atomic_load_ptr_relaxed(mi_arena_t, &mi_arenas[i]);
     if (arena == NULL) break;
-    _mi_verbose_message("arena %zu: %zu blocks of size %zuMiB (in %zu fields) %s\n", i, arena->block_count, MI_ARENA_BLOCK_SIZE / MI_MiB, arena->field_count, (arena->memid.is_pinned ? ", pinned" : ""));
+    _mi_message("arena %zu: %zu blocks of size %zuMiB (in %zu fields) %s\n", i, arena->block_count, MI_ARENA_BLOCK_SIZE / MI_MiB, arena->field_count, (arena->memid.is_pinned ? ", pinned" : ""));
     if (show_inuse) {
       inuse_total += mi_debug_show_bitmap("  ", "inuse blocks", arena->block_count, arena->blocks_inuse, arena->field_count);
     }
@@ -947,9 +947,9 @@ void mi_debug_show_arenas(void) mi_attr_noexcept {
     //  purge_total += mi_debug_show_bitmap("  ", "purgeable blocks", arena->block_count, arena->blocks_purge, arena->field_count);
     //}
   }
-  if (show_inuse)     _mi_verbose_message("total inuse blocks    : %zu\n", inuse_total);
-  //if (show_abandoned) _mi_verbose_message("total abandoned blocks: %zu\n", abandoned_total);
-  //if (show_purge)     _mi_verbose_message("total purgeable blocks: %zu\n", purge_total);
+  if (show_inuse)     _mi_message("total inuse blocks    : %zu\n", inuse_total);
+  //if (show_abandoned) _mi_message("total abandoned blocks: %zu\n", abandoned_total);
+  //if (show_purge)     _mi_message("total purgeable blocks: %zu\n", purge_total);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/options.c b/src/options.c
index c8eb7d20..d4c72a99 100644
--- a/src/options.c
+++ b/src/options.c
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ 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
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ 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
@@ -219,18 +219,18 @@ 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
 }
 
@@ -481,6 +481,13 @@ static void mi_vfprintf_thread(mi_output_fun* out, void* arg, const char* prefix
   }
 }
 
+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;