diff --git a/pacer2influxdb.py b/pacer2influxdb.py
index f2635f8..35b5b5b 100755
--- a/pacer2influxdb.py
+++ b/pacer2influxdb.py
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ def main(host='localhost', port=8086, user='root', password='root', dbname='demo
         ts=0
         lastdate=0
 
-    print("last entry is %s, ts is %s" % (lastdate,ts))
+    if args.verbose:
+        print("last entry is %s, ts is %s\n" % (lastdate,ts))
 
     con = lite.connect(dbfile)
     with con:
@@ -46,7 +47,9 @@ def main(host='localhost', port=8086, user='root', password='root', dbname='demo
                 }
                 ]
 
-            #print(data)
+            if args.verbose:
+                print("writing data for %s" % (mytime)) 
+
             db.write_points(data)
         db.close()
 
@@ -54,6 +57,9 @@ def parse_args():
     """Parse the args from main."""
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
         description='Export Pacer data to InfluxDB')
+    parser.add_argument('--verbose', required=False,
+                        action="store_true",
+                        help='verbose output')
     parser.add_argument('--host', type=str, required=False,
                         default='localhost',
                         help='hostname of InfluxDB http API')