diff --git a/cmd/config/config.go b/cmd/config/config.go
index 90630a9bc..04a8e785f 100644
--- a/cmd/config/config.go
+++ b/cmd/config/config.go
@@ -303,6 +303,9 @@ func doConfig(name string, in rc.Params, do func(config.UpdateRemoteOpt) (*fs.Co
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	if updateRemoteOpt.NoOutput {
+		return nil
+	}
 	if !(updateRemoteOpt.NonInteractive || updateRemoteOpt.Continue) {
 		config.ShowRemote(name)
 	} else {
@@ -323,6 +326,7 @@ func init() {
 	for _, cmdFlags := range []*pflag.FlagSet{configCreateCommand.Flags(), configUpdateCommand.Flags()} {
 		flags.BoolVarP(cmdFlags, &updateRemoteOpt.Obscure, "obscure", "", false, "Force any passwords to be obscured", "Config")
 		flags.BoolVarP(cmdFlags, &updateRemoteOpt.NoObscure, "no-obscure", "", false, "Force any passwords not to be obscured", "Config")
+		flags.BoolVarP(cmdFlags, &updateRemoteOpt.NoOutput, "no-output", "", false, "Don't provide any output", "Config")
 		flags.BoolVarP(cmdFlags, &updateRemoteOpt.NonInteractive, "non-interactive", "", false, "Don't interact with user and return questions", "Config")
 		flags.BoolVarP(cmdFlags, &updateRemoteOpt.Continue, "continue", "", false, "Continue the configuration process with an answer", "Config")
 		flags.BoolVarP(cmdFlags, &updateRemoteOpt.All, "all", "", false, "Ask the full set of config questions", "Config")
diff --git a/fs/config/config.go b/fs/config/config.go
index ca8d370da..494c179b1 100644
--- a/fs/config/config.go
+++ b/fs/config/config.go
@@ -514,6 +514,8 @@ type UpdateRemoteOpt struct {
 	Obscure bool `json:"obscure"`
 	// Treat all passwords as obscured
 	NoObscure bool `json:"noObscure"`
+	// Don't provide any output
+	NoOutput bool `json:"noOutput"`
 	// Don't interact with the user - return questions
 	NonInteractive bool `json:"nonInteractive"`
 	// If set then supply state and result parameters to continue the process
diff --git a/fs/config/rc.go b/fs/config/rc.go
index 2d7a26809..c0c0a8dc7 100644
--- a/fs/config/rc.go
+++ b/fs/config/rc.go
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ func init() {
 			extraHelp += `- opt - a dictionary of options to control the configuration
     - obscure - declare passwords are plain and need obscuring
     - noObscure - declare passwords are already obscured and don't need obscuring
+    - noOutput - don't print anything to stdout
     - nonInteractive - don't interact with a user, return questions
     - continue - continue the config process with an answer
     - all - ask all the config questions not just the post config ones