--- a/cli-auth.c	Tue Mar 15 18:57:21 2022 +0000
+++ b/cli-auth.c	Wed Mar 16 10:43:24 2022 +0800
@@ -85,31 +85,32 @@
 	banner = buf_getstring(ses.payload, &bannerlen);
 	buf_eatstring(ses.payload); /* The language string */
 
-	if (bannerlen > MAX_BANNER_SIZE) {
-		TRACE(("recv_msg_userauth_banner: bannerlen too long: %d", bannerlen))
-		truncated = 1;
-	} else {
-		cleantext(banner);
+	if (cli_opts.quiet == 0) {
+		if (bannerlen > MAX_BANNER_SIZE) {
+			TRACE(("recv_msg_userauth_banner: bannerlen too long: %d", bannerlen))
+			truncated = 1;
+		} else {
+			cleantext(banner);
 
-		/* Limit to 24 lines */
-		linecount = 1;
-		for (i = 0; i < bannerlen; i++) {
-			if (banner[i] == '\n') {
-				if (linecount >= MAX_BANNER_LINES) {
-					banner[i] = '\0';
-					truncated = 1;
-					break;
+			/* Limit to 24 lines */
+			linecount = 1;
+			for (i = 0; i < bannerlen; i++) {
+				if (banner[i] == '\n') {
+					if (linecount >= MAX_BANNER_LINES) {
+						banner[i] = '\0';
+						truncated = 1;
+						break;
+					}
+					linecount++;
 				}
-				linecount++;
 			}
+			fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", banner);
 		}
-		fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", banner);
+
+		if (truncated) {
+			fprintf(stderr, "[Banner from the server is too long]\n");
+		}
 	}
-
-	if (truncated) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "[Banner from the server is too long]\n");
-	}
-
 	m_free(banner);
 	TRACE(("leave recv_msg_userauth_banner"))
 }

--- a/cli-runopts.c	Tue Mar 15 18:57:21 2022 +0000
+++ b/cli-runopts.c	Wed Mar 16 10:43:24 2022 +0800
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
 					"-T    Don't allocate a pty\n"
 					"-N    Don't run a remote command\n"
 					"-f    Run in background after auth\n"
+					"-q    quiet, don't show remote banner\n"
 					"-y    Always accept remote host key if unknown\n"
 					"-y -y Don't perform any remote host key checking (caution)\n"
 					"-s    Request a subsystem (use by external sftp)\n"
@@ -141,6 +142,7 @@
 	cli_opts.username = NULL;
 	cli_opts.cmd = NULL;
 	cli_opts.no_cmd = 0;
+	cli_opts.quiet = 0;
 	cli_opts.backgrounded = 0;
 	cli_opts.wantpty = 9; /* 9 means "it hasn't been touched", gets set later */
 	cli_opts.always_accept_key = 0;
@@ -214,6 +216,9 @@
 					}
 					cli_opts.always_accept_key = 1;
 					break;
+				case 'q': /* quiet */
+					cli_opts.quiet = 1;
+					break;
 				case 'p': /* remoteport */
 					next = (char**)&cli_opts.remoteport;
 					break;
@@ -540,6 +545,12 @@
 	ret = m_malloc(len);
 	total = 0;
 
+	if (cli_opts.quiet)
+	{
+		int written = snprintf(ret+total, len-total, "-q ");
+		total += written;
+	}
+
 	if (cli_opts.no_hostkey_check)
 	{
 		int written = snprintf(ret+total, len-total, "-y -y ");

--- a/runopts.h	Tue Mar 15 18:57:21 2022 +0000
+++ b/runopts.h	Wed Mar 16 10:43:24 2022 +0800
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@
 	/* whether to print the MOTD */
 	int domotd;
 #endif
-
 	int norootlogin;
 
 #ifdef HAVE_GETGROUPLIST
@@ -155,6 +154,7 @@
 	int always_accept_key;
 	int no_hostkey_check;
 	int no_cmd;
+	int quiet;
 	int backgrounded;
 	int is_subsystem;
 #if DROPBEAR_CLI_PUBKEY_AUTH

--- a/test/test_dropbear.py	Tue Mar 15 18:57:21 2022 +0000
+++ b/test/test_dropbear.py	Wed Mar 16 10:43:24 2022 +0800
@@ -72,6 +72,10 @@
 	return f"source {venv}/bin/activate"
 
 class HandleTcp(socketserver.ThreadingMixIn, socketserver.TCPServer):
+
+	# override TCPServer's default, avoids TIME_WAIT
+	allow_reuse_addr = True
+
 	""" Listens for a single incoming request, sends a response if given,
 	and returns the inbound data.
 	Reponse can be a queue object, in which case each item in the queue will