diff --git a/cmd/camput/camput.go b/cmd/camput/camput.go
index 32c43a14e..b121032f9 100644
--- a/cmd/camput/camput.go
+++ b/cmd/camput/camput.go
@@ -64,9 +64,11 @@ func init() {
 		if up := uploader; up != nil {
 			up.Close()
 			stats := up.Stats()
-			log.Printf("Client stats: %s", stats.String())
-			if up.transport != nil {
-				log.Printf("  #HTTP reqs: %d", up.transport.Requests())
+			if *cmdmain.FlagVerbose {
+				log.Printf("Client stats: %s", stats.String())
+				if up.transport != nil {
+					log.Printf("  #HTTP reqs: %d", up.transport.Requests())
+				}
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/cmdmain/cmdmain.go b/pkg/cmdmain/cmdmain.go
index 0fabd9872..870fed6b9 100644
--- a/pkg/cmdmain/cmdmain.go
+++ b/pkg/cmdmain/cmdmain.go
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ var (
 	// ExtraFlagRegistration allows to add more flags from
 	// other packages (with AddFlags) when Main starts.
 	ExtraFlagRegistration = func() {}
-	// PreExit is meant to dump additional stats and other
-	// verbiage before Main terminates.
+	// PreExit runs after the subcommand, but before Main terminates
+	// with either success or the error from the subcommand.
 	PreExit = func() {}
 	// ExitWithFailure determines whether the command exits
 	// with a non-zero exit status.
@@ -278,9 +278,7 @@ func Main() {
 		}
 		Exit(1)
 	}
-	if *FlagVerbose {
-		PreExit()
-	}
+	PreExit()
 	if err != nil {
 		if !ExitWithFailure {
 			// because it was already logged if ExitWithFailure