diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 4c7c9151..baa044c8 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -496,7 +496,6 @@ endif
 	$(TESTENV) ./mktest$(EXEEXT) append 4 500 test/disk3/_b/_a/*
 	$(TESTENV) ./mktest$(EXEEXT) truncate 4 500 test/disk2/_b/_b/*
 	$(TESTENV) ./mktest$(EXEEXT) truncate 4 500 test/disk3/_b/_b/*
-	$(TESTENV) ./snapraid$(EXEEXT) $(CHECKFLAGS) --test-expect-recoverable -c $(RAID5) -a check -l test.log
 	$(TESTENV) ./snapraid$(EXEEXT) $(CHECKFLAGS) --test-expect-recoverable -c $(RAID6) -a check -l test.log
 	$(TESTENV) ./snapraid$(EXEEXT) $(CHECKFLAGS) --test-expect-unrecoverable -c $(RAID5) check -l test.log
 	$(TESTENV) ./snapraid$(EXEEXT) $(CHECKFLAGS) --test-expect-recoverable -c $(RAID6) check -l test.log
diff --git a/check.c b/check.c
index d5a31711..a1e53efb 100644
--- a/check.c
+++ b/check.c
@@ -1002,7 +1002,9 @@ static int state_check_process(struct snapraid_state* state, int check, int fix,
 					}
 
 					fprintf(stdlog, "status:unrecoverable:%s:%s\n", handle[j].disk->name, file->sub);
-					printf("unrecoverable %s\n", path);
+					if (state->opt.verbose) {
+						printf("unrecoverable %s\n", path);
+					}
 
 					/* and do not set the time if damaged */
 					continue;
@@ -1015,7 +1017,9 @@ static int state_check_process(struct snapraid_state* state, int check, int fix,
 				}
 
 				fprintf(stdlog, "status:recovered:%s:%s\n", handle[j].disk->name, file->sub);
-				printf("recovered %s\n", path);
+				if (state->opt.verbose) {
+					printf("recovered %s\n", path);
+				}
 
 				inode = handle[j].st.st_ino;
 
@@ -1055,14 +1059,20 @@ static int state_check_process(struct snapraid_state* state, int check, int fix,
 				if (file_flag_has(file, FILE_IS_DAMAGED)) {
 					if (!check) {
 						fprintf(stdlog, "status:damaged:%s:%s\n", handle[j].disk->name, file->sub);
-						printf("damaged %s\n", path);
+						if (state->opt.verbose) {
+							printf("damaged %s\n", path);
+						}
 					} else {
 						fprintf(stdlog, "status:unrecoverable:%s:%s\n", handle[j].disk->name, file->sub);
-						printf("unrecoverable %s\n", path);
+						if (state->opt.verbose) {
+							printf("unrecoverable %s\n", path);
+						}
 					}
 				} else if (file_flag_has(file, FILE_IS_FIXED)) {
 					fprintf(stdlog, "status:recoverable:%s:%s\n", handle[j].disk->name, file->sub);
-					printf("recoverable %s\n", path);
+					if (state->opt.verbose) {
+						printf("recoverable %s\n", path);
+					}
 				} else {
 					fprintf(stdlog, "status:correct:%s:%s\n", handle[j].disk->name, file->sub);
 					if (state->opt.verbose) {
@@ -1195,7 +1205,9 @@ close_and_continue:
 				++recovered_error;
 
 				fprintf(stdlog, "status:recovered:%s:%s\n", disk->name, file->sub);
-				printf("recovered %s%s\n", disk->dir, file->sub);
+				if (state->opt.verbose) {
+					printf("recovered %s%s\n", disk->dir, file->sub);
+				}
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -1358,7 +1370,9 @@ close_and_continue:
 				}
 
 				fprintf(stdlog, "status:recovered:%s:%s\n", disk->name, link->sub);
-				printf("recovered %s%s\n", disk->dir, link->sub);
+				if (state->opt.verbose) {
+					printf("recovered %s%s\n", disk->dir, link->sub);
+				}
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -1424,7 +1438,9 @@ close_and_continue:
 				++recovered_error;
 
 				fprintf(stdlog, "status:recovered:%s:%s\n", disk->name, dir->sub);
-				printf("recovered %s%s\n", disk->dir, dir->sub);
+				if (state->opt.verbose) {
+					printf("recovered %s%s\n", disk->dir, dir->sub);
+				}
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/snapraid.1 b/snapraid.1
index 1c096131..64bd4d29 100644
--- a/snapraid.1
+++ b/snapraid.1
@@ -506,6 +506,9 @@ if the error is a recoverable one or not.
 If you use the \(hya, \(hy\(hyaudit\(hyonly option, only the file
 data is checked, and the redundandy data is ignored.
 .PP
+If you specify \(hyv, \(hy\(hyverbose it prints the list of recoverable
+files.
+.PP
 Files are identified by path, and checked by content.
 .PP
 Nothing is modified.
@@ -520,6 +523,9 @@ update the new state of the files.
 All the files that cannot be fixed are renamed adding
 the \(a".unrecoverable\(a" extension.
 .PP
+If you specify \(hyv, \(hy\(hyverbose it prints the list of recovered
+files.
+.PP
 The \(a"content\(a" file is NOT modified.
 The \(a"parity\(a" files are modified if necessary.
 The files in the array are modified if necessary.
diff --git a/snapraid.d b/snapraid.d
index f5622c79..ee37d0e5 100644
--- a/snapraid.d
+++ b/snapraid.d
@@ -287,6 +287,9 @@ Commands
 	If you use the -a, --audit-only option, only the file
 	data is checked, and the redundandy data is ignored.
 
+	If you specify -v, --verbose it prints the list of recoverable
+	files.
+
 	Files are identified by path, and checked by content.
 
 	Nothing is modified.
@@ -302,6 +305,9 @@ Commands
 	All the files that cannot be fixed are renamed adding
 	the ".unrecoverable" extension.
 
+	If you specify -v, --verbose it prints the list of recovered
+	files.
+
 	The "content" file is NOT modified.
 	The "parity" files are modified if necessary.
 	The files in the array are modified if necessary.