diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0b6c1fe..f7fbc15 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -82,6 +82,12 @@ Example
         command: |
           chmod 0400 ~/.ssh/config
           chmod 0400 ~/.ssh/config.d/*
+      - id: example3
+        shell: /bin/bash
+        quiet: true
+        command: |
+          set -x
+          date > /tmp/test.txt
 
 For the above examples, example1 is a 'pre' script which runs before
 symlinks and example2 is a 'post' script which runs after symlinks.
diff --git a/script.go b/script.go
index 0ea0c4f..58ac1c9 100644
--- a/script.go
+++ b/script.go
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	DefaultScriptType = "post"
+	DefaultScriptType  = "post"
+	DefaultScriptShell = "/bin/bash"
 )
 
 type Script struct {
@@ -18,6 +19,12 @@ type Script struct {
 	Command  string
 	Disabled bool
 
+	// do not print commands stdout and stderr to logs
+	Quiet bool
+
+	// default shell
+	Shell string
+
 	// post or pre; default is 'post'
 	Type string
 }
@@ -34,6 +41,9 @@ func (me *Script) SetDefaults() {
 		me.Type = DefaultScriptType
 	}
 	me.Type = strings.ToLower(me.Type)
+	if me.Shell == "" {
+		me.Shell = DefaultScriptShell
+	}
 }
 
 func (me *Script) Run() (*ScriptResult, error) {
@@ -43,13 +53,16 @@ func (me *Script) Run() (*ScriptResult, error) {
 	stdin := bytes.NewBufferString(me.Command)
 
 	cmdline := []string{
-		"/bin/bash",
+		me.Shell,
 		"-",
 	}
 	c := exec.CommandContext(ctx, cmdline[0], cmdline[1:]...)
 	c.Stdin = stdin
-	c.Stdout = os.Stdout
-	c.Stderr = os.Stdout
+
+	if me.Quiet == false {
+		c.Stdout = os.Stdout
+		c.Stderr = os.Stdout
+	}
 	c.Env = os.Environ()
 
 	err := c.Run()