diff --git a/jrnl/jrnl.py b/jrnl/jrnl.py
index 256075ce..5763a90d 100755
--- a/jrnl/jrnl.py
+++ b/jrnl/jrnl.py
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ def cli(manual_args=None):
         journal.limit(args.limit)
 
     # Reading mode
-    if not mode_export:
+    if not mode_compose and not mode_export:
         print(journal.pprint())
 
     # Various export modes