diff --git a/wf-shadow b/wf-shadow
index b256c5b..884296d 100755
--- a/wf-shadow
+++ b/wf-shadow
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ if [ -n "$NO_VIDEO" ]; then
 	NO_VIDEO=" "
 fi
 
+if [ -n "$VERBOSE" ]; then
+	VERBOSE=" "
+fi
+
 trap 'kill $(jobs -p) 2>/dev/null' EXIT
 trap 'exit' INT
 set -m
@@ -107,18 +111,10 @@ record() {
 	else
 		SAVE_FILE="$(eval "$WF_SHADOW_SAVE")"
 	fi
-	if [ -n "$VERBOSE" ]; then
-		if ffmpeg -nostdin -y -sseof -"$2" -i "$1" ${NO_VIDEO:-${VIDEO_CODEC:+-vcodec "$VIDEO_CODEC"}} ${NO_AUDIO:-${AUDIO_CODEC:+-acodec "$AUDIO_CODEC"}} ${NO_VIDEO:+-vn} ${NO_AUDIO:+-an} "$SAVE_FILE"; then
-			notify-send "Clip saved" "$2 second clip saved to $SAVE_FILE"
-		else
-			notify-send "Error saving clip" "Start a new session with --verbose to see ffmpeg output"
-		fi
+	if eval "ffmpeg -nostdin -y -sseof -'$2' -i '$1' ${NO_VIDEO:-${VIDEO_CODEC:+-vcodec "$VIDEO_CODEC"}} ${NO_AUDIO:-${AUDIO_CODEC:+-acodec "$AUDIO_CODEC"}} ${NO_VIDEO:+-vn} ${NO_AUDIO:+-an} '$SAVE_FILE' ${VERBOSE:-&>/dev/null}"; then
+		notify-send "Clip saved" "$2 second clip saved to $SAVE_FILE"
 	else
-		if ffmpeg -nostdin -y -sseof -"$2" -i "$1" ${NO_VIDEO:-${VIDEO_CODEC:+-vcodec "$VIDEO_CODEC"}} ${NO_AUDIO:-${AUDIO_CODEC:+-acodec "$AUDIO_CODEC"}} ${NO_VIDEO:+-vn} ${NO_AUDIO:+-an} "$SAVE_FILE" &>/dev/null; then
-			notify-send "Clip saved" "$2 second clip saved to $SAVE_FILE"
-		else
-			notify-send "Error saving clip" "Start a new session with --verbose to see ffmpeg output"
-		fi
+		notify-send "Error saving clip" "Start a new session with --verbose to see ffmpeg output"
 	fi
 }
 
@@ -136,11 +132,7 @@ start() {
 			fg || exit
 			. "$RUNTIME"/"$MONITOR".env
 
-			case "$(if [ -n "$VERBOSE" ]; then
-					printf "$WOFI_STRING" | wofi --dmenu -i -H 500 -W 250 -x 0 -y 0
-				else
-					printf "$WOFI_STRING" | wofi --dmenu -i -H 500 -W 250 -x 0 -y 0 &> /dev/null
-				fi)" in
+			case "$(eval "printf '$WOFI_STRING' | wofi --dmenu -i -H 500 -W 250 -x 0 -y 0 ${VERBOSE:-2>/dev/null}")" in
 
 				'5 seconds')  record "$i" 5   ;;
 				'10 seconds') record "$i" 10  ;;
@@ -219,7 +211,7 @@ until [ -z "$1" ]; do
 			set -x
 			shift 1 ;;
 		'-v' | '--verbose')
-			VERBOSE="1"
+			VERBOSE=" "
 			shift 1 ;;
 		*) print_help ;;
 	esac