diff --git a/bin/commands/issue.rs b/bin/commands/issue.rs
index 13df611e..d6b59346 100644
--- a/bin/commands/issue.rs
+++ b/bin/commands/issue.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ use cli::terminal::{Args, Error, Help};
 
 use crate::cob;
 use crate::commands::tui_issue::common::IssueOperation;
-use crate::terminal;
+use crate::terminal::{self, Quiet};
 use crate::ui::TerminalInfo;
 
 lazy_static! {
@@ -234,17 +234,19 @@ pub async fn run(options: Options, ctx: impl Context) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
                     if let Some(operation) = selection.operation.clone() {
                         match operation {
                             IssueOperation::Show { id } => {
-                                let _ = terminal::run_rad(
+                                terminal::run_rad(
                                     Some("issue"),
                                     &["show".into(), id.to_string().into()],
-                                );
+                                    Quiet::No,
+                                )?;
                                 break;
                             }
                             IssueOperation::Edit { id } => {
-                                let _ = terminal::run_rad(
+                                terminal::run_rad(
                                     Some("issue"),
-                                    &["edit".into(), id.to_string().into(), "--quiet".into()],
-                                );
+                                    &["edit".into(), id.to_string().into()],
+                                    Quiet::Yes,
+                                )?;
                             }
                             IssueOperation::Comment {
                                 id,
@@ -272,7 +274,7 @@ pub async fn run(options: Options, ctx: impl Context) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
             }
         }
         Operation::Other { args } => {
-            let _ = crate::terminal::run_rad(Some("issue"), &args);
+            terminal::run_rad(Some("issue"), &args, Quiet::No)?;
         }
         Operation::Unknown { .. } => {
             anyhow::bail!("unknown operation provided");
diff --git a/bin/commands/patch.rs b/bin/commands/patch.rs
index b4ca3241..2a6eaece 100644
--- a/bin/commands/patch.rs
+++ b/bin/commands/patch.rs
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ use radicle_cli::terminal::args::{string, Args, Error, Help};
 
 use crate::cob::patch;
 use crate::commands::tui_patch::common::PatchOperation;
+use crate::terminal::Quiet;
 
 pub const HELP: Help = Help {
     name: "patch",
@@ -266,22 +267,25 @@ pub async fn run(options: Options, ctx: impl terminal::Context) -> anyhow::Resul
                 if let Some(operation) = selection.operation.clone() {
                     match operation {
                         PatchOperation::Show { id } => {
-                            let _ = crate::terminal::run_rad(
+                            crate::terminal::run_rad(
                                 Some("patch"),
-                                &[OsString::from("show"), OsString::from(id.to_string())],
-                            );
+                                &["show".into(), id.to_string().into()],
+                                Quiet::No,
+                            )?;
                         }
                         PatchOperation::Diff { id } => {
-                            let _ = crate::terminal::run_rad(
+                            crate::terminal::run_rad(
                                 Some("patch"),
-                                &[OsString::from("diff"), OsString::from(id.to_string())],
-                            );
+                                &["diff".into(), id.to_string().into()],
+                                Quiet::No,
+                            )?;
                         }
                         PatchOperation::Checkout { id } => {
-                            let _ = crate::terminal::run_rad(
+                            crate::terminal::run_rad(
                                 Some("patch"),
-                                &[OsString::from("checkout"), OsString::from(id.to_string())],
-                            );
+                                &["checkout".into(), id.to_string().into()],
+                                Quiet::No,
+                            )?;
                         }
                         PatchOperation::_Review { id } => {
                             let opts = ReviewOptions::default();
@@ -308,7 +312,7 @@ pub async fn run(options: Options, ctx: impl terminal::Context) -> anyhow::Resul
             interface::review(opts.clone(), profile, rid, patch_id).await?;
         }
         Operation::Other { args } => {
-            let _ = crate::terminal::run_rad(Some("patch"), &args);
+            crate::terminal::run_rad(Some("patch"), &args, Quiet::No)?;
         }
         Operation::Unknown { .. } => {
             anyhow::bail!("unknown operation provided");
diff --git a/bin/main.rs b/bin/main.rs
index dbe53510..3e0287d1 100644
--- a/bin/main.rs
+++ b/bin/main.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ use radicle_cli::terminal as cli_term;
 use commands::*;
 use terminal as term;
 
-use crate::terminal::ForwardError;
+use crate::terminal::{ForwardError, Quiet};
 
 pub const NAME: &str = "rad-tui";
 pub const DESCRIPTION: &str = "Radicle terminal interfaces";
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ fn run_other(command: Option<&str>, args: &[OsString]) -> Result<(), Error> {
                 args.to_vec(),
             );
         }
-        command => term::run_rad(command, args).map_err(|err| err.into()),
+        command => term::run_rad(command, args, Quiet::No).map_err(|err| err.into()),
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/bin/terminal.rs b/bin/terminal.rs
index 25a9a894..97405c36 100644
--- a/bin/terminal.rs
+++ b/bin/terminal.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ use radicle_cli::terminal::io;
 use radicle_cli::terminal::patch::Message;
 use radicle_cli::terminal::{Args, Command, DefaultContext, Error, Help};
 
+pub enum Quiet {
+    Yes,
+    No,
+}
+
 #[derive(Error, Debug)]
 pub enum ForwardError {
     #[error("an internal error occured while executing 'rad'")]
@@ -20,8 +25,15 @@ pub enum ForwardError {
     Io(#[from] std::io::Error),
 }
 
-fn _run_rad(args: &[OsString]) -> Result<(), ForwardError> {
-    let status = process::Command::new("rad").args(args).status();
+fn _run_rad(args: &[OsString], quiet: Quiet) -> Result<(), ForwardError> {
+    let status = match quiet {
+        Quiet::Yes => process::Command::new("rad")
+            .args(args)
+            .stdout(process::Stdio::null())
+            .stderr(process::Stdio::null())
+            .status(),
+        Quiet::No => process::Command::new("rad").args(args).status(),
+    };
 
     match status {
         Ok(status) => {
@@ -34,14 +46,14 @@ fn _run_rad(args: &[OsString]) -> Result<(), ForwardError> {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn run_rad(command: Option<&str>, args: &[OsString]) -> Result<(), ForwardError> {
+pub fn run_rad(command: Option<&str>, args: &[OsString], quiet: Quiet) -> Result<(), ForwardError> {
     let args = if let Some(command) = command {
         [vec![command.into()], args.to_vec()].concat()
     } else {
         args.to_vec()
     };
 
-    _run_rad(&args)
+    _run_rad(&args, quiet)
 }
 
 pub fn run_command_args<A, C>(help: Help, cmd: C, args: Vec<OsString>) -> !