diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1c8959f..7361a72 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@
 *.pem
 config.json
 pool.json
+dist.sh
 env/
diff --git a/example.json b/example.json
index f7ba8a9..fcc89a3 100644
--- a/example.json
+++ b/example.json
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     "ConnectOnCreate": false,
     "HighlightNotifications": true,
     "DistEnabled": true,
+    "SendDistOutput": false,
     "Password": "s",
     "Default": {
         "password": null,
diff --git a/threshold b/threshold
index 000b039..ad9faa8 100755
--- a/threshold
+++ b/threshold
@@ -471,7 +471,10 @@ class Helper(object):
             elif cmd == "dist":
                 if config["DistEnabled"]:
                     rtrn = run(["./dist.sh"], shell=True, stdout=PIPE)
-                    info("Exit code: %s -- Stdout: %s" % (rtrn.returncode, rtrn.stdout))
+                    if config["SendDistOutput"]:
+                        info("Exit code: %s -- Stdout: %s" % (rtrn.returncode, rtrn.stdout))
+                    else:
+                        info("Exit code: %s" % rtrn.returncode)
                 else:
                     failure("The dist command is not enabled")
                     return