diff --git a/backupBitwarden.ps1 b/backupBitwarden.ps1
index 8d6bb06..f60e4be 100644
--- a/backupBitwarden.ps1
+++ b/backupBitwarden.ps1
@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
 param (
     [switch]$zip,
-    [switch]$encrypt
-)
+    [switch]$encrypt,
+    [switch]$verbose
+    )
+
+# Verbose output
+if ($verbose) {
+    $oldverbose = $VerbosePreference
+    $VerbosePreference = "continue"
+}
 
 # get the date/time for the back filename
 $dateTime = get-date -format ("yyyyMMdd-HHmmss")