diff --git a/lib/twitter_ebooks/bot.rb b/lib/twitter_ebooks/bot.rb
index 3e6072e..1f940ed 100755
--- a/lib/twitter_ebooks/bot.rb
+++ b/lib/twitter_ebooks/bot.rb
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ module Ebooks
     end
 
     def log(*args)
-      STDERR.puts "@#{@username}: " + args.map(&:to_s).join(' ')
-      STDERR.flush
+      STDOUT.puts "@#{@username}: " + args.map(&:to_s).join(' ')
+      STDOUT.flush
     end
 
     def configure
@@ -49,8 +49,10 @@ module Ebooks
         config.oauth_token_secret = @oauth_token_secret
       end
 
+      needs_stream = [@on_follow, @on_message, @on_mention, @on_timeline].any? {|e| !e.nil?}
+
       @twitter = Twitter::Client.new
-      @stream = TweetStream::Client.new
+      @stream = TweetStream::Client.new if needs_stream
     end
 
     # Connects to tweetstream and opens event handlers for this bot
@@ -59,6 +61,12 @@ module Ebooks
 
       @on_startup.call if @on_startup
 
+      if not @stream
+        log "not bothering with stream for #@username"
+        return
+      end
+
+      log "starting stream for #@username"
       @stream.on_error do |msg|
         log "ERROR: #{msg}"
       end