diff --git a/funcs/fimg-fits.c b/funcs/fimg-fits.c
index 9569850..109b00d 100644
--- a/funcs/fimg-fits.c
+++ b/funcs/fimg-fits.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ if (fits_create_file(&fptr, outname, &status)) {
 	}
 
 naxes[0] = src->width;		naxes[1] = src->height;
-if (verbosity) fimg_describe(src, "to be saved as FITS");
+if (verbosity > 1) fimg_describe(src, "to be saved as FITS");
 
 if ( fits_create_img(fptr,  bitpix, naxis, naxes, &status) ) {
 	fits_report_error(stderr, status);