diff --git a/usr/local/sbin/check-certs b/usr/local/sbin/check-certs
index ea80b2462b7d26fbcec488456496474d48f8bc54..d39dc6634ad228fcb5f1cf99657b3d9c7b64fe3a 100755
--- a/usr/local/sbin/check-certs
+++ b/usr/local/sbin/check-certs
@@ -5,12 +5,13 @@ WarnDays=60
 CritDays=30
 workdir=/usr/local/cert
 searchfile=cert.pem
+header=true
 ec=0
 tmpfile=$( mktemp )
 
 function usage {
         echo >&2
-        echo "$0 [-w <days>] [-c <days>] [-d <dir>] [-f <filename>]" >&2
+        echo "$0 [-w <days>] [-c <days>] [-d <dir>] [-f <filename>] [-n]" >&2
         echo >&2
         echo "checks if enddate of certificates in location are critical." >&2
         echo >&2
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ function usage {
         echo "                  DEFAULT:$workdir" >&2
         echo "  -f <filename>   filename to find" >&2
         echo "                  DEFAULT:$searchfile" >&2
+        echo "  -n              no header output"
         echo >&2
         exit 3
 }
@@ -43,6 +45,9 @@ do
                 f)
                         searchfile=$OPTARG
                         ;;
+		n)
+			header=false
+			;;
                 \?)
                         usage
                         ;;
@@ -50,7 +55,7 @@ do
 done
 
 # TABLE HEADER OUTPUT
-echo -e "enddate\t\tdays\tstatus\tfile"
+[ "$header" = "true" ] && echo -e "enddate\t\tdays\tstatus\tfile"
 
 # WORKING CHECKS
 (