diff --git a/src/bin/dosh-client.rs b/src/bin/dosh-client.rs
index 3395454..543e1f3 100644
--- a/src/bin/dosh-client.rs
+++ b/src/bin/dosh-client.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use anyhow::{Context, Result, anyhow};
 use base64::Engine;
 use base64::engine::general_purpose::URL_SAFE_NO_PAD;
-use clap::Parser;
+use clap::{ArgAction, Parser};
 use crossterm::terminal::{disable_raw_mode, enable_raw_mode, size};
 use dosh::auth::{
     BootstrapResponse, build_bootstrap, decode_bootstrap, load_or_create_server_secret,
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ struct Args {
     dosh_port: Option<u16>,
     #[arg(long)]
     dosh_host: Option<String>,
+    #[arg(short, long, action = ArgAction::Count)]
+    verbose: u8,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
@@ -116,16 +118,10 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
     if let Some(mut cached) = credential.clone() {
         cached.udp_host = target_udp_host.clone();
         cached.udp_port = dosh_port;
-        eprintln!(
-            "dosh timing credential_lookup_end={}ms",
-            started.elapsed().as_millis()
-        );
+        log_timing(args.verbose, "credential_lookup_end", started.elapsed());
         match try_resume(&socket, &cached, cols, rows).await {
             Ok((frame, cred)) => {
-                eprintln!(
-                    "dosh timing udp_resume_ready={}ms",
-                    started.elapsed().as_millis()
-                );
+                log_timing(args.verbose, "udp_resume_ready", started.elapsed());
                 if !args.no_cache {
                     save_cache(&cache_path, &cred)?;
                 }
@@ -137,14 +133,15 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
                 return run_terminal(socket, cred, Some(frame)).await;
             }
             Err(err) => {
-                eprintln!("dosh resume failed, trying ticket attach before SSH: {err:#}");
+                log_debug(
+                    args.verbose,
+                    2,
+                    &format!("dosh resume failed, trying ticket attach before SSH: {err:#}"),
+                );
                 if config.cache_attach_tickets && !args.no_cache {
                     match try_ticket_attach(&socket, &cached, cols, rows).await {
                         Ok((frame, cred)) => {
-                            eprintln!(
-                                "dosh timing udp_ticket_attach_ready={}ms",
-                                started.elapsed().as_millis()
-                            );
+                            log_timing(args.verbose, "udp_ticket_attach_ready", started.elapsed());
                             save_cache(&cache_path, &cred)?;
                             if args.attach_only {
                                 render_frame(&frame)?;
@@ -154,8 +151,12 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
                             return run_terminal(socket, cred, Some(frame)).await;
                         }
                         Err(err) => {
-                            eprintln!(
-                                "dosh ticket attach failed, falling back to SSH bootstrap: {err:#}"
+                            log_debug(
+                                args.verbose,
+                                2,
+                                &format!(
+                                    "dosh ticket attach failed, falling back to SSH bootstrap: {err:#}"
+                                ),
                             );
                         }
                     }
@@ -184,20 +185,14 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
         bootstrap.udp_port = dosh_port;
         bootstrap
     };
-    eprintln!(
-        "dosh timing ssh_bootstrap={}ms",
-        bootstrap_start.elapsed().as_millis()
-    );
+    log_timing(args.verbose, "ssh_bootstrap", bootstrap_start.elapsed());
 
     let (ok, mut cred) = bootstrap_attach(&socket, &server, &bootstrap, cols, rows).await?;
     cred.last_rendered_seq = ok.initial_seq;
     if !args.no_cache {
         save_cache(&cache_path, &cred)?;
     }
-    eprintln!(
-        "dosh timing terminal_ready={}ms",
-        started.elapsed().as_millis()
-    );
+    log_timing(args.verbose, "terminal_ready", started.elapsed());
     let first = Frame {
         session: ok.session,
         output_seq: ok.initial_seq,
@@ -238,6 +233,18 @@ fn local_bootstrap(
     )
 }
 
+fn log_timing(verbose: u8, name: &str, elapsed: Duration) {
+    if verbose >= 1 {
+        eprintln!("dosh timing {name}={}ms", elapsed.as_millis());
+    }
+}
+
+fn log_debug(verbose: u8, level: u8, message: &str) {
+    if verbose >= level {
+        eprintln!("{message}");
+    }
+}
+
 fn select_session(requested: Option<&str>, force_new: bool, configured_default: &str) -> String {
     if let Some(session) = requested {
         return session.to_string();
diff --git a/tests/integration_smoke.rs b/tests/integration_smoke.rs
index 12afcdf..211b4bb 100644
--- a/tests/integration_smoke.rs
+++ b/tests/integration_smoke.rs
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ fn attach_once(dir: &tempfile::TempDir, port: u16, cache: bool) -> std::process:
     let mut cmd = Command::new(client);
     cmd.arg("--local-auth")
         .arg("--attach-only")
+        .arg("-v")
         .arg("--session")
         .arg("default")
         .arg("--dosh-port")