diff --git a/pressure-vessel/wrap.c b/pressure-vessel/wrap.c
index a0e72cfe9419d3ffcce9ac92fb8a4fde7c5c6ff9..3b933333c43bc360e5dff5711a7319707ac43150 100644
--- a/pressure-vessel/wrap.c
+++ b/pressure-vessel/wrap.c
@@ -2306,6 +2306,9 @@ main (int argc,
       g_debug ("Adding pressure-vessel-launcher '%s'...", pressure_vessel_launcher);
       flatpak_bwrap_add_arg (launcher_argv, pressure_vessel_launcher);
 
+      if (opt_verbose)
+        flatpak_bwrap_add_arg (launcher_argv, "--verbose");
+
       g_debug ("Adding locked environment variables...");
       flatpak_bwrap_add_args (launcher_argv,
                               "--lock-env-from-fd", lock_env_fd, NULL);