diff --git a/bin/pt-ioprofile b/bin/pt-ioprofile
index 5f4a0c57..91f1de08 100755
--- a/bin/pt-ioprofile
+++ b/bin/pt-ioprofile
@@ -20,23 +20,32 @@ PTFUNCNAME=""
 PTDEBUG="${PTDEBUG:-""}"
 EXIT_STATUS=0
 
-log() {
-   TS=$(date +%F-%T | tr ':-' '_');
+ts() {
+   TS=$(date +%F-%T | tr ':-' '_')
    echo "$TS $*"
 }
 
+info() {
+   [ ${OPT_VERBOSE:-0} -ge 3 ] && ts "$*"
+}
+
+log() {
+   [ ${OPT_VERBOSE:-0} -ge 2 ] && ts "$*"
+}
+
 warn() {
-   log "$*" >&2
+   [ ${OPT_VERBOSE:-0} -ge 1 ] && ts "$*" >&2
    EXIT_STATUS=1
 }
 
 die() {
-   warn "$*"
+   ts "$*" >&2
+   EXIT_STATUS=1
    exit 1
 }
 
 _d () {
-   [ "$PTDEBUG" ] && echo "# $PTFUNCNAME: $(log "$*")" >&2
+   [ "$PTDEBUG" ] && echo "# $PTFUNCNAME: $(ts "$*")" >&2
 }
 
 # ###########################################################################
diff --git a/bin/pt-mysql-summary b/bin/pt-mysql-summary
index f5a40676..0c5352d4 100755
--- a/bin/pt-mysql-summary
+++ b/bin/pt-mysql-summary
@@ -22,23 +22,32 @@ PTFUNCNAME=""
 PTDEBUG="${PTDEBUG:-""}"
 EXIT_STATUS=0
 
-log() {
-   TS=$(date +%F-%T | tr ':-' '_');
+ts() {
+   TS=$(date +%F-%T | tr ':-' '_')
    echo "$TS $*"
 }
 
+info() {
+   [ ${OPT_VERBOSE:-0} -ge 3 ] && ts "$*"
+}
+
+log() {
+   [ ${OPT_VERBOSE:-0} -ge 2 ] && ts "$*"
+}
+
 warn() {
-   log "$*" >&2
+   [ ${OPT_VERBOSE:-0} -ge 1 ] && ts "$*" >&2
    EXIT_STATUS=1
 }
 
 die() {
-   warn "$*"
+   ts "$*" >&2
+   EXIT_STATUS=1
    exit 1
 }
 
 _d () {
-   [ "$PTDEBUG" ] && echo "# $PTFUNCNAME: $(log "$*")" >&2
+   [ "$PTDEBUG" ] && echo "# $PTFUNCNAME: $(ts "$*")" >&2
 }
 
 # ###########################################################################
diff --git a/bin/pt-summary b/bin/pt-summary
index 4c4ac007..1cfcbfc1 100755
--- a/bin/pt-summary
+++ b/bin/pt-summary
@@ -29,23 +29,32 @@ PTFUNCNAME=""
 PTDEBUG="${PTDEBUG:-""}"
 EXIT_STATUS=0
 
-log() {
-   TS=$(date +%F-%T | tr ':-' '_');
+ts() {
+   TS=$(date +%F-%T | tr ':-' '_')
    echo "$TS $*"
 }
 
+info() {
+   [ ${OPT_VERBOSE:-0} -ge 3 ] && ts "$*"
+}
+
+log() {
+   [ ${OPT_VERBOSE:-0} -ge 2 ] && ts "$*"
+}
+
 warn() {
-   log "$*" >&2
+   [ ${OPT_VERBOSE:-0} -ge 1 ] && ts "$*" >&2
    EXIT_STATUS=1
 }
 
 die() {
-   warn "$*"
+   ts "$*" >&2
+   EXIT_STATUS=1
    exit 1
 }
 
 _d () {
-   [ "$PTDEBUG" ] && echo "# $PTFUNCNAME: $(log "$*")" >&2
+   [ "$PTDEBUG" ] && echo "# $PTFUNCNAME: $(ts "$*")" >&2
 }
 
 # ###########################################################################