diff --git a/stempeg/read.py b/stempeg/read.py
index 0c3a46b..378e0d3 100644
--- a/stempeg/read.py
+++ b/stempeg/read.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ def read_info(
     cmd = [
         'ffprobe',
         filename,
-        '-v', 'quiet',
+        '-v', 'error',
         '-print_format', 'json',
         '-show_format', '-show_streams',
     ]
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ def read_stems(
             '-acodec', 'pcm_s16le',
             '-ar', str(rate),
             '-ac', str(channels),
-            '-loglevel', 'panic',
+            '-loglevel', 'error',
             tmps[tmp_id].name
         ]
         sp.call(cmd)
diff --git a/stempeg/write.py b/stempeg/write.py
index bc49f6b..9034fbc 100644
--- a/stempeg/write.py
+++ b/stempeg/write.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ def check_available_aac_encoders():
 
     cmd = [
         'ffmpeg',
-        '-v', 'quiet',
+        '-v', 'error',
         '-codecs'
     ]
 
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ def write_stems(
             '-acodec', codec,
             '-ar', "%d" % rate,
             '-strict', '-2',
-            '-loglevel', 'panic'
+            '-loglevel', 'error'
         ] +
         (['-ab', str(bitrate)] if (bitrate is not None) else []) +
         (ffmpeg_params if ffmpeg_params else []) +