diff --git a/ctl/server.go b/ctl/server.go
index d21b8e889..1c60a7c9c 100644
--- a/ctl/server.go
+++ b/ctl/server.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ func BuildServerFlags(cmd *cobra.Command, srv *server.Command) {
 	flags.StringVarP(&srv.Config.Bind, "bind", "b", srv.Config.Bind, "Default URI on which pilosa should listen.")
 	flags.IntVarP(&srv.Config.MaxWritesPerRequest, "max-writes-per-request", "", srv.Config.MaxWritesPerRequest, "Number of write commands per request.")
 	flags.StringVar(&srv.Config.LogPath, "log-path", srv.Config.LogPath, "Log path")
-	flags.BoolVar(&srv.Config.Verbose, "verbose", srv.Config.Verbose, "Verbose logging")
+	flags.BoolVar(&srv.Config.Verbose, "verbose", srv.Config.Verbose, "Enable verbose logging")
 
 	// TLS
 	SetTLSConfig(flags, &srv.Config.TLS.CertificatePath, &srv.Config.TLS.CertificateKeyPath, &srv.Config.TLS.SkipVerify)
diff --git a/docs/configuration.md b/docs/configuration.md
index 633e83f3c..4d71dee8e 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/configuration.md
@@ -81,6 +81,17 @@ The config file is in the [toml format](https://github.com/toml-lang/toml) and h
     log-path = "/path/to/logfile"
     ```
 
+#### Verbose
+
+* Description: Enable verbose logging.
+* Flag: `--verbose`
+* Env: `PILOSA_VERBOSE`
+* Config:
+
+    ```toml
+    verbose = true
+    ```
+
 #### Max Writes Per Request
 
 * Description: Maximum number of mutating commands allowed per request. This includes SetBit, ClearBit, SetRowAttrs, SetColumnAttrs, and SetFieldValue.