diff --git a/brightness-control.sh b/brightness-control.sh
index f6f6011..19565b4 100755
--- a/brightness-control.sh
+++ b/brightness-control.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
 
 SAVE_FILE="${HOME}/.cache/brightness-control-cache"
 
+let really_notify=1
+
 notify-brightness() {
+    ((${really_notify})) || return
     brightness="$(brightnessctl -m | sed 's/,/ /g' | awk '{print $4}' | tr -d '\n' | tr -d '%')"
     notify-send -h string:x-canonical-private-synchronous:brightness-control-sh -t 4000 -u normal -a "Brightness" -h int:value:"$brightness" "$brightness%"
 }
@@ -30,6 +33,11 @@ if [ "$#" -lt 1 ]; then
     print-usage
 fi
 
+if [[ "${1}" == -n ]]; then
+    really_notify=0
+    shift 1
+fi
+
 ammount='5%'
 value='50%'
 if [ "${#}" -gt 1 ]; then
diff --git a/sound-control.sh b/sound-control.sh
index af7545f..593e963 100755
--- a/sound-control.sh
+++ b/sound-control.sh
@@ -19,9 +19,7 @@ function print_help {
 let notify=1
 
 function notify_vol {
-    if ! ((${notify})); then
-        return
-    fi
+    ((${notify})) || return
     let vol="$(pamixer --get-volume)"
     local icon
     if [[ "$(pamixer --get-mute)" == 'true' ]]; then