diff --git a/cmd/cli/root.go b/cmd/cli/root.go
index 35bf575..8d4eb80 100644
--- a/cmd/cli/root.go
+++ b/cmd/cli/root.go
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ Use "ry [command] --help" for more information about a command.`,
 			AccessKeyID:     pc.AccessKeyID,
 			AccessKeySecret: pc.AccessKeySecret,
 			Endpoint:        pc.Endpoint,
+			Debug:           flagDebug,
 		})
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
@@ -80,6 +81,11 @@ Use "ry [command] --help" for more information about a command.`,
 			outputFormat = "raw"
 		}
 		out = output.New(outputFormat, os.Stdout)
+		if flagDebug {
+			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "[debug] provider: %s\n", providerName)
+			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "[debug] config: %s\n", cfgPath)
+			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "[debug] output: %s\n", outputFormat)
+		}
 		return nil
 	},
 }
@@ -89,6 +95,7 @@ func init() {
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&flagProvider, "provider", "p", "", "Cloud provider to use")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&flagOutput, "output", "o", "", "Output format: table, json, yaml, raw")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&flagRaw, "raw", false, "Output raw API response")
+	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&flagDebug, "verbose", "v", false, "Enable verbose/debug output")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&flagDebug, "debug", false, "Enable debug output")
 
 	completionCmd := &cobra.Command{