diff --git a/gen.py b/gen.py
index b68a4228..4b035903 100755
--- a/gen.py
+++ b/gen.py
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import getopt
 XEPPATH = "/var/www/vhosts/xmpp.org/extensions"
 BUILDDICT = "/var/xsf/xepbuild.dict"
 
+verbose = 0
 last_build = {}
 
 def filebase( filename ):
@@ -156,6 +157,10 @@ def main(argv):
 		print "Error"
 		sys.exit(2)
 	
+	for opt, arg in options:
+	    if opt in ('-v'):
+	        verbose = 1
+	
 	xep = remainder[0]
 		
 	last_build = loadDict(BUILDDICT)