diff --git a/pyblast/utils.py b/pyblast/utils.py
index f187687..bb6c515 100644
--- a/pyblast/utils.py
+++ b/pyblast/utils.py
@@ -56,28 +56,33 @@ def write(self, data, mode="w", wodesc=False) :
 
 # decorator to time functions
 def ftiming(f):
+    def wrap(*args, **kwargs):
+        # Receive 'quiet' from kwargs and use it directly
+        quiet = kwargs.get('quiet', False)  # This will not modify kwargs
 
-    def wrap(* args, ** kwargs):      
-        
         funcname = kwargs.pop("funcname", f.__name__)
         funcname = funcname or "Unknown funcname"
 
         time1 = time.time()
-        ret = f(* args, ** kwargs)
+        ret = f(*args, **kwargs)
         time2 = time.time()
-        
-        print('{:s} function took {:.3f} ms'.format(funcname, (time2-time1) * 1000.0))
-        
+
+        # Only print if 'quiet' is False
+        if not quiet:
+            print('{:s} function took {:.3f} ms'.format(funcname, (time2 - time1) * 1000.0))
+
         return ret
 
     return wrap
 
-def run_cmdline(cmdline, funcname=None, quiet=False) :
-    if not quiet : return run_cmdline_loud(cmdline, funcname=funcname)
+def run_cmdline(cmdline, funcname=None, quiet=False):
+    # Pass all original parameters to the function
+    if not quiet:
+        return run_cmdline_loud(cmdline, funcname=funcname, quiet=quiet)
     return check_output(cmdline, universal_newlines=True, shell=True)
 
 @ftiming
-def run_cmdline_loud(cmdline, funcname=None) :
+def run_cmdline_loud(cmdline, funcname=None, quiet=False):
     return check_output(cmdline, universal_newlines=True, shell=True)
 
 """