diff --git a/cli.py b/cli.py
index 952e310..4109dd6 100644
--- a/cli.py
+++ b/cli.py
@@ -68,9 +68,15 @@ def cli():
     parser.add_argument('-i', '--input-file', help="The blocklist to use")
     parser.add_argument('-r', '--remote-blocklist', help="The remote blocklist as json for debugging reasons")
     parser.add_argument('-o', '--output', help="Filename where to export the blocklist")
+    parser.add_argument('-v', '--verbose',
+                        action='store_true')
     args = parser.parse_args()
-    logging.basicConfig(level=logging.WARN)
+    if args.verbose:
+        logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
+    else:
+        logging.basicConfig(level=logging.WARN)
 
+    """if there is a remote blocklist provided load this instead of fetching it from a server (for debugging reasons)"""
     if args.remote_blocklist:
         with open(args.remote_blocklist) as f:
             remote_blocklist = blocklist_json_to_instances(json.load(f))