diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 52d974a..08bd87e 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
 
 
     //display requested attributes and items
-    std::string output = rss_utils::rss_to_list(feed, opts);
+    std::string output = "";
+    if(!rss_utils::rss_opts_empty(opts))
+        output = rss_utils::rss_to_list(feed, opts);
 
     if(opts->items != nullptr){
         feed.getItems();
diff --git a/src/rss_out.cpp b/src/rss_out.cpp
index 783620e..6278984 100644
--- a/src/rss_out.cpp
+++ b/src/rss_out.cpp
@@ -82,3 +82,33 @@ std::string rss_utils::rss_to_items(const rss& rss_obj, const option_flags* flag
 
     return ret;
 }
+
+bool rss_utils::rss_opts_empty(const option_flags* flags){
+    if(flags->title)
+        return false;
+    if(flags->link)
+        return false;
+    if(flags->description)
+        return false;
+    if(flags->language)
+        return false;
+    if(flags->webmaster)
+        return false;
+    if(flags->copyright)
+        return false;
+    if(flags->pubdate)
+        return false;
+    if(flags->managingeditor)
+        return false;
+    if(flags->generator)
+        return false;
+    if(flags->docs)
+        return false;
+    if(flags->ttl)
+        return false;
+    if(flags->builddate)
+        return false;
+
+    return true;
+
+}
diff --git a/src/rss_out.hpp b/src/rss_out.hpp
index 18e8c77..b473e86 100644
--- a/src/rss_out.hpp
+++ b/src/rss_out.hpp
@@ -14,5 +14,6 @@
 namespace rss_utils {
     std::string rss_to_list(const rss&, const option_flags*);
     std::string rss_to_items(const rss&, const option_flags*);
+    bool rss_opts_empty(const option_flags*);
 
 }