diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0a152e3e..da05ab29 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ Example cases which do not require a commercial license, and thus fall under the
  - Using WPScan to test your own systems.
  - Any non-commercial use of WPScan.
 
-If you need to purchase a commercial license or are unsure whether you need to purchase a commercial license contact us - wpscanteam@gmail.com. 
+If you need to purchase a commercial license or are unsure whether you need to purchase a commercial license contact us - wpscanteam@gmail.com.
 
 We may grant commercial licenses at no monetary cost at our own discretion if the commercial usage is deemed by the WPScan Team to significantly benefit WPScan.
 
@@ -105,21 +105,21 @@ If installed from Github update the code base with ```git pull```. The databases
 
 Before Ubuntu 14.04:
 
-    sudo apt-get install libcurl4-gnutls-dev libopenssl-ruby libxml2 libxml2-dev libxslt1-dev ruby-dev
+    sudo apt-get install libcurl4-openssl-dev libopenssl-ruby libxml2 libxml2-dev libxslt1-dev ruby-dev
     git clone https://github.com/wpscanteam/wpscan.git
     cd wpscan
     sudo gem install bundler && bundle install --without test
 
 From Ubuntu 14.04:
 
-    sudo apt-get install libcurl4-gnutls-dev libxml2 libxml2-dev libxslt1-dev ruby-dev build-essential
+    sudo apt-get install libcurl4-openssl-dev libxml2 libxml2-dev libxslt1-dev ruby-dev build-essential
     git clone https://github.com/wpscanteam/wpscan.git
     cd wpscan
     sudo gem install bundler && bundle install --without test
 
 ####Installing on Debian:
 
-    sudo apt-get install git ruby ruby-dev libcurl4-gnutls-dev make
+    sudo apt-get install git ruby ruby-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev make
     git clone https://github.com/wpscanteam/wpscan.git
     cd wpscan
     sudo gem install bundler
diff --git a/lib/wpscan/wpscan_options.rb b/lib/wpscan/wpscan_options.rb
index 195c7be0..dbe03ebc 100644
--- a/lib/wpscan/wpscan_options.rb
+++ b/lib/wpscan/wpscan_options.rb
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ class WpscanOptions
     :cache_ttl,
     :request_timeout,
     :connect_timeout,
-    :max_threads
+    :max_threads,
+    :no_banner
   ]
 
   attr_accessor *ACCESSOR_OPTIONS
@@ -273,7 +274,8 @@ class WpscanOptions
       ['--batch', GetoptLong::NO_ARGUMENT],
       ['--no-color', GetoptLong::NO_ARGUMENT],
       ['--cookie', GetoptLong::REQUIRED_ARGUMENT],
-      ['--log', GetoptLong::NO_ARGUMENT]
+      ['--log', GetoptLong::NO_ARGUMENT],
+      ['--no-banner', GetoptLong::NO_ARGUMENT]
     )
   end
 
diff --git a/wpscan.rb b/wpscan.rb
index 3975459e..783af1a1 100755
--- a/wpscan.rb
+++ b/wpscan.rb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ def main
 
     $log = wpscan_options.log
 
-    banner() # called after $log set
+    banner() unless wpscan_options.no_banner # called after $log set
 
     unless wpscan_options.has_options?
       # first parameter only url?