diff --git a/tests/ping/server/ping-server.t.cpp b/tests/ping/server/ping-server.t.cpp
index 497d4d6..84e967f 100644
--- a/tests/ping/server/ping-server.t.cpp
+++ b/tests/ping/server/ping-server.t.cpp
@@ -48,12 +48,12 @@
   makePingInterest(int seq) const
   {
     Name name(pingOptions.prefix);
-    name.append("ping");
-    name.append(std::to_string(seq));
-    Interest interest(name);
-    interest.setMustBeFresh(true);
-    interest.setInterestLifetime(time::milliseconds(2000));
-    return interest;
+    name.append("ping")
+        .append(to_string(seq));
+
+    return Interest(name)
+           .setMustBeFresh(true)
+           .setInterestLifetime(2_s);
   }
 
 private:
@@ -61,11 +61,12 @@
   makeOptions()
   {
     Options opt;
-    opt.prefix = "ndn:/test-prefix";
-    opt.freshnessPeriod = time::milliseconds(5000);
+    opt.prefix = "/test-prefix";
+    opt.freshnessPeriod = 5_s;
     opt.nMaxPings = 2;
-    opt.wantTimestamp = false;
     opt.payloadSize = 0;
+    opt.wantTimestamp = false;
+    opt.wantQuiet = true;
     return opt;
   }
 
diff --git a/tools/ping/server/ndn-ping-server.cpp b/tools/ping/server/ndn-ping-server.cpp
index a51519c..28c6871 100644
--- a/tools/ping/server/ndn-ping-server.cpp
+++ b/tools/ping/server/ndn-ping-server.cpp
@@ -111,7 +111,10 @@
                     "maximum number of pings to be satisfied (0=infinite)")
     ("size,s",      po::value(&payloadSize)->default_value(payloadSize),
                     "size of response payload")
-    ("timestamp,t", po::bool_switch(&options.wantTimestamp), "log timestamp with responses")
+    ("timestamp,t", po::bool_switch(&options.wantTimestamp),
+                    "prepend a timestamp to each log message")
+    ("quiet,q",     po::bool_switch(&options.wantQuiet),
+                    "do not print a log message each time a ping packet is received")
     ("version,V",   "print program version and exit")
     ;
 
diff --git a/tools/ping/server/ping-server.hpp b/tools/ping/server/ping-server.hpp
index 2d81e5f..3a43a6d 100644
--- a/tools/ping/server/ping-server.hpp
+++ b/tools/ping/server/ping-server.hpp
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
   size_t nMaxPings = 0;                     //!< max number of pings to satisfy (0 == no limit)
   size_t payloadSize = 0;                   //!< response payload size (0 == no payload)
   bool wantTimestamp = false;               //!< print timestamp when response sent
+  bool wantQuiet = false;                   //!< suppress printing per-packet log message
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/tools/ping/server/tracer.cpp b/tools/ping/server/tracer.cpp
index 5f5150a..51b191c 100644
--- a/tools/ping/server/tracer.cpp
+++ b/tools/ping/server/tracer.cpp
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@
 Tracer::Tracer(PingServer& pingServer, const Options& options)
   : m_options(options)
 {
-  pingServer.afterReceive.connect([this] (const Name& name) { onReceive(name); });
+  if (!m_options.wantQuiet) {
+    pingServer.afterReceive.connect([this] (const Name& name) { onReceive(name); });
+  }
 }
 
 void