diff --git a/.all-contributorsrc b/.all-contributorsrc
index 012e447..ed84e56 100644
--- a/.all-contributorsrc
+++ b/.all-contributorsrc
@@ -131,6 +131,15 @@
         "bug",
         "code"
       ]
+    },
+    {
+      "login": "jackfranklin",
+      "name": "Jack Franklin",
+      "avatar_url": "https://avatars0.githubusercontent.com/u/193238?v=3",
+      "profile": "http://www.jackfranklin.co.uk",
+      "contributions": [
+        "code"
+      ]
     }
   ]
 }
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1aa9c85..c3b6f67 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ CLI for [`prettier-eslint`][prettier-eslint]
 [![downloads][downloads-badge]][npm-stat]
 [![MIT License][license-badge]][LICENSE]
 
-[![All Contributors](https://img.shields.io/badge/all_contributors-13-orange.svg?style=flat-square)](#contributors)
+[![All Contributors](https://img.shields.io/badge/all_contributors-14-orange.svg?style=flat-square)](#contributors)
 [![PRs Welcome][prs-badge]][prs]
 [![Donate][donate-badge]][donate]
 [![Code of Conduct][coc-badge]][coc]
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ Thanks goes to these people ([emoji key][emojis]):
 <!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-LIST:START - Do not remove or modify this section -->
 | [<img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1500684?v=3" width="100px;"/><br /><sub>Kent C. Dodds</sub>](https://kentcdodds.com)<br />[💻](https://github.com/prettier/prettier-eslint-cli/commits?author=kentcdodds "Code") [📖](https://github.com/prettier/prettier-eslint-cli/commits?author=kentcdodds "Documentation") [🚇](#infra-kentcdodds "Infrastructure (Hosting, Build-Tools, etc)") [⚠️](https://github.com/prettier/prettier-eslint-cli/commits?author=kentcdodds "Tests") | [<img src="https://avatars3.githubusercontent.com/u/3266363?v=3" width="100px;"/><br /><sub>Adam Harris</sub>](https://github.com/aharris88)<br />[💻](https://github.com/prettier/prettier-eslint-cli/commits?author=aharris88 "Code") [📖](https://github.com/prettier/prettier-eslint-cli/commits?author=aharris88 "Documentation") [👀](#review-aharris88 "Reviewed Pull Requests") | [<img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/622118?v=3" width="100px;"/><br /><sub>Eric McCormick</sub>](https://ericmccormick.io)<br />[👀](#review-edm00se "Reviewed Pull Requests") | [<img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/12389411?v=3" width="100px;"/><br /><sub>Joel Sequeira</sub>](https://github.com/joelseq)<br />[📖](https://github.com/prettier/prettier-eslint-cli/commits?author=joelseq "Documentation") | [<img src="https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/103008?v=3" width="100px;"/><br /><sub>Frank Taillandier</sub>](https://frank.taillandier.me)<br /> | [<img src="https://avatars3.githubusercontent.com/u/292365?v=3" width="100px;"/><br /><sub>Adam Stankiewicz</sub>](http://sheerun.net)<br />[💻](https://github.com/prettier/prettier-eslint-cli/commits?author=sheerun "Code") | [<img src="https://avatars3.githubusercontent.com/u/487068?v=3" width="100px;"/><br /><sub>Stephen John Sorensen</sub>](http://www.stephenjohnsorensen.com/)<br />[💻](https://github.com/prettier/prettier-eslint-cli/commits?author=spudly "Code") |
 | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: |
-| [<img src="https://avatars0.githubusercontent.com/u/11560964?v=3" width="100px;"/><br /><sub>Gandem</sub>](https://github.com/Gandem)<br />[💻](https://github.com/prettier/prettier-eslint-cli/commits?author=Gandem "Code") [⚠️](https://github.com/prettier/prettier-eslint-cli/commits?author=Gandem "Tests") | [<img src="https://avatars0.githubusercontent.com/u/129991?v=3" width="100px;"/><br /><sub>Matteo Ronchi</sub>](https://github.com/cef62)<br />[🐛](https://github.com/prettier/prettier-eslint-cli/issues?q=author%3Acef62 "Bug reports") [💻](https://github.com/prettier/prettier-eslint-cli/commits?author=cef62 "Code") | [<img src="https://avatars2.githubusercontent.com/u/61787?v=3" width="100px;"/><br /><sub>Benoît Zugmeyer</sub>](https://github.com/BenoitZugmeyer)<br />[💻](https://github.com/prettier/prettier-eslint-cli/commits?author=BenoitZugmeyer "Code") [⚠️](https://github.com/prettier/prettier-eslint-cli/commits?author=BenoitZugmeyer "Tests") | [<img src="https://avatars0.githubusercontent.com/u/5038030?v=3" width="100px;"/><br /><sub>Charlike Mike Reagent</sub>](https://i.am.charlike.online)<br />[💻](https://github.com/prettier/prettier-eslint-cli/commits?author=tunnckoCore "Code") [⚠️](https://github.com/prettier/prettier-eslint-cli/commits?author=tunnckoCore "Tests") | [<img src="https://avatars0.githubusercontent.com/u/10954870?v=3" width="100px;"/><br /><sub>Dion Dirza</sub>](https://github.com/diondirza)<br />[🐛](https://github.com/prettier/prettier-eslint-cli/issues?q=author%3Adiondirza "Bug reports") | [<img src="https://avatars0.githubusercontent.com/u/3297808?v=3" width="100px;"/><br /><sub>mrm007</sub>](https://github.com/mrm007)<br />[🐛](https://github.com/prettier/prettier-eslint-cli/issues?q=author%3Amrm007 "Bug reports") [💻](https://github.com/prettier/prettier-eslint-cli/commits?author=mrm007 "Code") |
+| [<img src="https://avatars0.githubusercontent.com/u/11560964?v=3" width="100px;"/><br /><sub>Gandem</sub>](https://github.com/Gandem)<br />[💻](https://github.com/prettier/prettier-eslint-cli/commits?author=Gandem "Code") [⚠️](https://github.com/prettier/prettier-eslint-cli/commits?author=Gandem "Tests") | [<img src="https://avatars0.githubusercontent.com/u/129991?v=3" width="100px;"/><br /><sub>Matteo Ronchi</sub>](https://github.com/cef62)<br />[🐛](https://github.com/prettier/prettier-eslint-cli/issues?q=author%3Acef62 "Bug reports") [💻](https://github.com/prettier/prettier-eslint-cli/commits?author=cef62 "Code") | [<img src="https://avatars2.githubusercontent.com/u/61787?v=3" width="100px;"/><br /><sub>Benoît Zugmeyer</sub>](https://github.com/BenoitZugmeyer)<br />[💻](https://github.com/prettier/prettier-eslint-cli/commits?author=BenoitZugmeyer "Code") [⚠️](https://github.com/prettier/prettier-eslint-cli/commits?author=BenoitZugmeyer "Tests") | [<img src="https://avatars0.githubusercontent.com/u/5038030?v=3" width="100px;"/><br /><sub>Charlike Mike Reagent</sub>](https://i.am.charlike.online)<br />[💻](https://github.com/prettier/prettier-eslint-cli/commits?author=tunnckoCore "Code") [⚠️](https://github.com/prettier/prettier-eslint-cli/commits?author=tunnckoCore "Tests") | [<img src="https://avatars0.githubusercontent.com/u/10954870?v=3" width="100px;"/><br /><sub>Dion Dirza</sub>](https://github.com/diondirza)<br />[🐛](https://github.com/prettier/prettier-eslint-cli/issues?q=author%3Adiondirza "Bug reports") | [<img src="https://avatars0.githubusercontent.com/u/3297808?v=3" width="100px;"/><br /><sub>mrm007</sub>](https://github.com/mrm007)<br />[🐛](https://github.com/prettier/prettier-eslint-cli/issues?q=author%3Amrm007 "Bug reports") [💻](https://github.com/prettier/prettier-eslint-cli/commits?author=mrm007 "Code") | [<img src="https://avatars0.githubusercontent.com/u/193238?v=3" width="100px;"/><br /><sub>Jack Franklin</sub>](http://www.jackfranklin.co.uk)<br />[💻](https://github.com/prettier/prettier-eslint-cli/commits?author=jackfranklin "Code") |
 <!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-LIST:END -->
 
 This project follows the [all-contributors][all-contributors] specification. Contributions of any kind welcome!
diff --git a/src/format-files.js b/src/format-files.js
index 5b9805e..2412913 100644
--- a/src/format-files.js
+++ b/src/format-files.js
@@ -126,7 +126,13 @@ function formatFilesFromGlobs(
     }
 
     function onComplete() {
-      if (successes.length) {
+      const isNotSilent = logger.getLevel() !== logger.levels.SILENT
+
+      /* use console.error directly here because
+       * - we don't want these messages prefixed
+       * - we want them to go to stderr, not stdout
+       */
+      if (successes.length && isNotSilent) {
         console.error(
           messages.success({
             success: chalk.green('success'),
@@ -135,7 +141,7 @@ function formatFilesFromGlobs(
           }),
         )
       }
-      if (failures.length) {
+      if (failures.length && isNotSilent) {
         process.exitCode = 1
         console.error(
           messages.failure({
@@ -145,7 +151,7 @@ function formatFilesFromGlobs(
           }),
         )
       }
-      if (unchanged.length) {
+      if (unchanged.length && isNotSilent) {
         console.error(
           messages.unchanged({
             unchanged: chalk.gray('unchanged'),
diff --git a/src/format-files.test.js b/src/format-files.test.js
index edb1dc6..895960c 100644
--- a/src/format-files.test.js
+++ b/src/format-files.test.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import findUpMock from 'find-up'
 import formatMock from 'prettier-eslint'
 import globMock from 'glob'
 import mockGetStdin from 'get-stdin'
+import getLogger from 'loglevel-colored-level-prefix'
 import formatFiles from './format-files'
 
 jest.mock('fs')
@@ -123,6 +124,18 @@ test('logs errors to the console if something goes wrong', async () => {
   )
 })
 
+test('does not log anything to the console if logLevel is silent', async () => {
+  const log = getLogger()
+  const globs = ['eslint-config-error/*.js', 'src/**/2*.js']
+  await formatFiles({
+    _: globs,
+    write: true,
+    logLevel: log.levels.SILENT,
+  })
+  expect(fsMock.writeFile).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(4)
+  expect(console.error).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+})
+
 test('forwards logLevel onto prettier-eslint', async () => {
   await formatFiles({_: ['src/**/1*.js'], logLevel: 'debug'})
   const options = expect.objectContaining({logLevel: 'debug'})