diff --git a/svf_jtag.cpp b/svf_jtag.cpp
index 921bb82..999abcb 100644
--- a/svf_jtag.cpp
+++ b/svf_jtag.cpp
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ void SVF_jtag::handle_instruction(vector<string> const &vstr)
 	}
 }
 
-SVF_jtag::SVF_jtag(FtdiJtag *jtag):_verbose(false), _freq_hz(0),
+SVF_jtag::SVF_jtag(FtdiJtag *jtag, bool verbose):_verbose(verbose), _freq_hz(0),
 	_enddr(fsm_state["IDLE"]), _endir(fsm_state["IDLE"]),
 	_run_state(fsm_state["IDLE"]), _end_state(fsm_state["IDLE"])
 
diff --git a/svf_jtag.hpp b/svf_jtag.hpp
index 22bef2f..a7ad930 100644
--- a/svf_jtag.hpp
+++ b/svf_jtag.hpp
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ using namespace std;
 
 class SVF_jtag {
  public:
-	SVF_jtag(FtdiJtag *jtag);
+	SVF_jtag(FtdiJtag *jtag, bool verbose);
 	~SVF_jtag();
 	void parse(string filename);
 	void setVerbose(bool verbose) {_verbose = verbose;}