diff --git a/aplus.go b/aplus.go
index 96fbd92..dfc73e1 100644
--- a/aplus.go
+++ b/aplus.go
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ import (
 func submit_code(course_code int, attendance_code string) {
 	cur_body := launch_aplus(course_code)
 
-	fmt.Printf("%s", cur_body)
+	if verbose {
+		fmt.Printf("%s", cur_body)
+	}
 
 	current_url := fmt.Sprintf("%s/student/", base_aplus_link)
 	// the links to submit the code for a class is under the dayPanel div
@@ -33,10 +35,12 @@ func submit_code(course_code int, attendance_code string) {
 	link_url := current_url + cur_body[link_start:link_end]
 	link_url = html.UnescapeString(link_url)
 
-	fmt.Println("!!!")
-	fmt.Printf("%i %i %i\n", daypanel_start, link_start, link_end)
-	fmt.Println(link_url)
-	fmt.Println("!!!")
+	if verbose {
+		fmt.Println("!!!")
+		fmt.Printf("%i %i %i\n", daypanel_start, link_start, link_end)
+		fmt.Println(link_url)
+		fmt.Println("!!!")
+	}
 
 	resp, _ := client.Get(link_url)
 	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
diff --git a/canvas.go b/canvas.go
index d781717..2991ebd 100644
--- a/canvas.go
+++ b/canvas.go
@@ -23,8 +23,10 @@ func initialize() {
 
 	client = http.Client{
 		CheckRedirect: func(req *http.Request, via []*http.Request) error {
-			fmt.Println("Redirected to:", req.URL)
-			fmt.Println(req.Cookies())
+			if verbose {
+				fmt.Println("Redirected to:", req.URL)
+				fmt.Println(req.Cookies())
+			}
 			return nil
 		},
 		Jar: jar,
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 0ebd8f7..3390dbd 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ var base_aplus_link string
 var external_tools_code int
 var token string
 var client http.Client
+var verbose bool
 
 func usage() {
 	fmt.Println("Usage: aplus --code attendance_code --course course_code [--list] [--listfav] [--help]")
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ func usage() {
 	fmt.Println("  -C, --course\tcanvas course ID")
 	fmt.Println("  -L, --list\tlists canvas courses with name and ID")
 	fmt.Println("  -F, --listfav\tlists favourited canvas courses with name and ID")
+	fmt.Println("  -v, --verbose\tprints with verbose output")
 	fmt.Println("  -h, --help\tdisplays this help message")
 }
 
@@ -39,6 +41,8 @@ func main() {
 	flag.BoolVar(&listall, "L", false, "list all canvas courses")
 	flag.BoolVar(&listfav, "listfav", false, "list favorited canvas courses")
 	flag.BoolVar(&listfav, "F", false, "list favorited canvas courses")
+	flag.BoolVar(&verbose, "verbose", false, "verbose output")
+	flag.BoolVar(&verbose, "v", false, "verbose output")
 	flag.BoolVar(&help, "help", false, "view usage message")
 	flag.BoolVar(&help, "h", false, "view usage message")