diff --git a/lib/cmds/blockchain/blockchain.js b/lib/cmds/blockchain/blockchain.js
index 5598e91d..51d6bf20 100644
--- a/lib/cmds/blockchain/blockchain.js
+++ b/lib/cmds/blockchain/blockchain.js
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ var Blockchain = function(options) {
     vmdebug: this.blockchainConfig.vmdebug || false,
     targetGasLimit: this.blockchainConfig.targetGasLimit || false,
     light: this.blockchainConfig.light || false,
-    fast: this.blockchainConfig.fast || false
+    fast: this.blockchainConfig.fast || false,
+    verbosity: this.blockchainConfig.verbosity
   };
 
   if (this.blockchainConfig === {} || JSON.stringify(this.blockchainConfig) === '{"enabled":true}') {
diff --git a/lib/cmds/blockchain/blockchainProcess.js b/lib/cmds/blockchain/blockchainProcess.js
index f299afe7..bc4f50c0 100644
--- a/lib/cmds/blockchain/blockchainProcess.js
+++ b/lib/cmds/blockchain/blockchainProcess.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ class BlockchainProcess extends ProcessWrapper {
 
     i18n.setOrDetectLocale(options.locale);
 
+    this.blockchainConfig.verbosity = 0;
     this.blockchain = BlockchainClient(this.blockchainConfig, this.client, this.env, this.isDev);
     this.blockchain.run();
   }
diff --git a/lib/cmds/blockchain/geth_commands.js b/lib/cmds/blockchain/geth_commands.js
index b05ada7a..e64f47a6 100644
--- a/lib/cmds/blockchain/geth_commands.js
+++ b/lib/cmds/blockchain/geth_commands.js
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ class GethCommands {
       cmd += "--password " + config.account.password + " ";
     }
 
+    if (Number.isInteger(config.verbosity) && config.verbosity >=0 && config.verbosity <= 5) {
+      cmd += "--verbosity " + config.verbosity + " ";
+    }
+
     return cmd;
   }