diff --git a/lib/gnat.ex b/lib/gnat.ex
index aeb9263..00c5d8f 100644
--- a/lib/gnat.ex
+++ b/lib/gnat.ex
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ defmodule Gnat do
     optional(:port) => non_neg_integer(),
     optional(:ssl_opts) => list(),
     optional(:tcp_opts) => list(),
+    optional(:verbose) => boolean(),
     optional(:tls) => boolean()
   }
 
@@ -102,6 +103,7 @@ defmodule Gnat do
     connection_timeout: 3_000,
     ssl_opts: [],
     tls: false,
+    verbose: false,
     inbox_prefix: "_INBOX.",
   }
 
@@ -555,6 +557,9 @@ defmodule Gnat do
     send state.pinger, :pong
     state
   end
+  defp process_message(:ok, state) do
+    state
+  end
   defp process_message({:error, message}, state) do
     :error_logger.error_report([
       type: :gnat_error_from_broker,
diff --git a/lib/gnat/handshake.ex b/lib/gnat/handshake.ex
index a6e7b1f..59e0c60 100644
--- a/lib/gnat/handshake.ex
+++ b/lib/gnat/handshake.ex
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ defmodule Gnat.Handshake do
   end
 
   def negotiate_settings(server_settings, user_settings) do
-    %{verbose: false}
+    %{verbose: Map.get(user_settings, :verbose, false)}
     |> negotiate_auth(server_settings, user_settings)
     |> negotiate_headers(server_settings, user_settings)
   end
diff --git a/test/gnat_test.exs b/test/gnat_test.exs
index d45c3f5..97853be 100644
--- a/test/gnat_test.exs
+++ b/test/gnat_test.exs
@@ -13,6 +13,12 @@ defmodule GnatTest do
     :ok = Gnat.stop(pid)
   end
 
+  test "connect to a server using verbose mode" do
+    {:ok, pid} = Gnat.start_link(%{verbose: true})
+    assert Process.alive?(pid)
+    :ok = Gnat.stop(pid)
+  end
+
   # We have to skip this test in CI builds because CircleCI doesn't enable IPv6 in it's docker
   # configuration. See https://circleci.com/docs/faq#can-i-use-ipv6-in-my-tests
   @tag :ci_skip
diff --git a/test/test_helper.exs b/test/test_helper.exs
index 7df5502..72e7c35 100644
--- a/test/test_helper.exs
+++ b/test/test_helper.exs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ case :gen_tcp.connect('localhost', 4222, [:binary]) do
 end
 
 # this is used by some property tests, see test/gnat_property_test.exs
-Gnat.start_link(%{}, [name: :test_connection])
+Gnat.start_link(%{verbose: true}, [name: :test_connection])
 
 defmodule RpcEndpoint do
   def init do