diff --git a/README.MD b/README.MD
index 8a9bfb7..a81b236 100644
--- a/README.MD
+++ b/README.MD
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ nxos:
  `-filename` - (required) the path to the configuration yaml file created previously
  
  `-out` - (optional) the filename for the results report.
+ 
+ `-logging` - (optional) sets the logging level during script execution.  Valid values are `info`, `debug`, or `trace`
 
  ### Entering a password
 
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 9d0047c..721047d 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -1668,12 +1668,22 @@ func main() {
 	//* Read configuration file from supplied filename
 	config_file := flag.String("filename", "config.yaml", "yaml config filename")
 	output_file := flag.String("out", "nexus_cloud_readiness", "output filename")
+	logging_level := flag.String("logging", "info", "logging level")
 	flag.Parse()
 	config, err := readConf(*config_file)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
+	switch *logging_level {
+	case "debug":
+		log.SetLevel(log.DebugLevel)
+		break
+	case "trace":
+		log.SetLevel(log.TraceLevel)
+		break
+	}
+
 	//* Retrieve support matrix
 	log.Println("Loading matrix")
 	matrix, err := configuration.GetConfigurationMatrix()