diff --git a/include/villas/hist.h b/include/villas/hist.h
index a410e3649..abb3ea091 100644
--- a/include/villas/hist.h
+++ b/include/villas/hist.h
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ double hist_mean(struct hist *h);
 double hist_stddev(struct hist *h);
 
 /** Print all statistical properties of distribution including a graphilcal plot of the histogram. */
-void hist_print(struct hist *h);
+void hist_print(struct hist *h, int details);
 
 /** Print ASCII style plot of histogram */
 void hist_plot(struct hist *h);
diff --git a/lib/hist.c b/lib/hist.c
index b57eaacb0..21baa6784 100644
--- a/lib/hist.c
+++ b/lib/hist.c
@@ -112,13 +112,13 @@ double hist_stddev(struct hist *h)
 	return sqrt(hist_var(h));
 }
 
-void hist_print(struct hist *h)
+void hist_print(struct hist *h, int details)
 { INDENT
 	stats("Counted values: %ju (%ju between %f and %f)", h->total, h->total-h->higher-h->lower, h->high, h->low);
 	stats("Highest: %f Lowest: %f", h->highest, h->lowest);
 	stats("Mu: %f Sigma2: %f Sigma: %f", hist_mean(h), hist_var(h), hist_stddev(h));
 
-	if (h->total - h->higher - h->lower > 0) {
+	if (details > 0 && h->total - h->higher - h->lower > 0) {
 		char *buf = hist_dump(h);
 		stats("Matlab: %s", buf);
 		free(buf);
diff --git a/src/test.c b/src/test.c
index a05e4b9ea..bb31796d0 100644
--- a/src/test.c
+++ b/src/test.c
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ void test_rtt() {
 	else
 		error("Invalid file descriptor: %u", fd);
 
-	hist_print(&hist);
+	hist_print(&hist, 1);
 
 	hist_destroy(&hist);
 }