diff --git a/bmon.c b/bmon.c
index ef1180b..6487856 100644
--- a/bmon.c
+++ b/bmon.c
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ int main (int argc, char *argv[])
 		dead = 1;
 	}
 
-	FILE * ofile_ptr = NULL;
+	FILE * ofile_ptr = stdout;
 	if (fflag) {
 		if (!(ofile_ptr = fopen(ofile_path, "w"))) {
 			char *tmp = malloc(1024);
@@ -145,19 +145,12 @@ int main (int argc, char *argv[])
 			if (!fgets(buf, 64, fp_list[i]))
 				dead = 1;
 			buf[strcspn(buf, "\r\n")] = 0;
-			if (fflag)
-				fprintf(ofile_ptr, "%s\t", buf);
-			else
-				printf("%s\t", buf);
+			fprintf(ofile_ptr, "%s\t", buf);
 		}
-		if (fflag) {
-			fprintf(ofile_ptr, "%ld\n", uflag ? time(NULL) : elapsed_time);
-			if (fflush(ofile_ptr)) {
-			  perror("error writing to file");
-			  dead = 1;
-			}
-		} else {
-			printf("%ld\n", uflag ? time(NULL) : elapsed_time);
+		fprintf(ofile_ptr, "%ld\n", uflag ? time(NULL) : elapsed_time);
+		if (fflush(ofile_ptr)) {
+			perror("error writing to file");
+			dead = 1;
 		}
 		elapsed_time += wait_time;
 	}