diff --git a/lib/raven/base.rb b/lib/raven/base.rb
index b70ded15e..b59b680f7 100644
--- a/lib/raven/base.rb
+++ b/lib/raven/base.rb
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ def client
 
     # Tell the log that the client is good to go
     def report_ready
-      self.logger.info "Raven #{VERSION} ready to catch errors"
+      logger.info "Raven #{VERSION} ready to catch errors"
     end
 
     # Call this method to modify defaults in your initializers.
@@ -59,11 +59,11 @@ def report_ready
     #   Raven.configure do |config|
     #     config.server = 'http://...'
     #   end
-    def configure(silent = false)
+    def configure
       yield(configuration) if block_given?
 
       self.client = Client.new(configuration)
-      report_ready unless silent
+      report_ready unless client.configuration.silence_ready
       self.client
     end
 
diff --git a/lib/raven/configuration.rb b/lib/raven/configuration.rb
index 01fb3d065..7955f9773 100644
--- a/lib/raven/configuration.rb
+++ b/lib/raven/configuration.rb
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ class Configuration
     # Logger to use internally
     attr_accessor :logger
 
+    # Silence ready message
+    attr_accessor :silence_ready
+
     # Number of lines of code context to capture, or nil for none
     attr_accessor :context_lines
 
diff --git a/spec/raven/event_spec.rb b/spec/raven/event_spec.rb
index 4b865f22a..161b3b990 100644
--- a/spec/raven/event_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/raven/event_spec.rb
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@
 
   describe '.initialize' do
     it 'should not touch the env object for an ignored environment' do
-      Raven.configure(true) do |config|
+      Raven.configure do |config|
         config.current_environment = 'test'
       end
       Raven.rack_context({})
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ class SubExc < BaseExc; end
           rails = double('Rails')
           allow(rails).to receive(:root) { '/rails/root' }
           stub_const('Rails', rails)
-          Raven.configure(true) do |config|
+          Raven.configure do |config|
             config.project_root ||= ::Rails.root
           end
         end