diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index ddf12f110..7c16e8ae8 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -1530,6 +1530,10 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
     res = curl_easy_perform(curl);
 
+    if(config.writeout) {
+      ourWriteOut(curl, config.writeout);
+    }
+
     /* always cleanup */
     curl_easy_cleanup(curl);