diff --git a/src/cli/Merge.cpp b/src/cli/Merge.cpp
index 5bd926eb..b0e4cabc 100644
--- a/src/cli/Merge.cpp
+++ b/src/cli/Merge.cpp
@@ -78,7 +78,10 @@ int Merge::execute(const QStringList& arguments)
 
     QSharedPointer<Database> db2;
     if (!parser.isSet("same-credentials")) {
-        db2 = Utils::unlockDatabase(args.at(1), parser.value(keyFileFromOption), Utils::STDOUT, Utils::STDERR);
+        db2 = Utils::unlockDatabase(args.at(1),
+                                    parser.value(keyFileFromOption),
+                                    parser.isSet(Command::QuietOption) ? Utils::DEVNULL : Utils::STDOUT,
+                                    Utils::STDERR);
         if (!db2) {
             return EXIT_FAILURE;
         }
diff --git a/tests/TestCli.cpp b/tests/TestCli.cpp
index 244ccc18..e2e66c2a 100644
--- a/tests/TestCli.cpp
+++ b/tests/TestCli.cpp
@@ -883,6 +883,14 @@ void TestCli::testMerge()
     mergeCmd.execute({"merge", "-q", "-s", sourceFile.fileName(), sourceFile.fileName()});
     m_stdoutFile->seek(pos);
     QCOMPARE(m_stdoutFile->readAll(), QByteArray(""));
+
+    // Quiet option without the -s option
+    pos = m_stdoutFile->pos();
+    Utils::Test::setNextPassword("a");
+    Utils::Test::setNextPassword("a");
+    mergeCmd.execute({"merge", "-q", sourceFile.fileName(), sourceFile.fileName()});
+    m_stdoutFile->seek(pos);
+    QCOMPARE(m_stdoutFile->readAll(), QByteArray(""));
 }
 
 void TestCli::testRemove()