diff --git a/src/modal.c b/src/modal.c
index 8677d23..e9b54fe 100644
--- a/src/modal.c
+++ b/src/modal.c
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ rewrite(void)
 				while(*s == ' ') s++;
 				cap = walk(s), r = find_rule(s, cap);
 				if(r != NULL){
-					if(!quiet && r->a)
+					if(!quiet)
 						printf(">< (%s) (%s)\n", r->a, r->b);
 					r->a = 0;
 				}