diff --git a/build/actions/ssh.js b/build/actions/ssh.js
index 4d7da685..30d6c93f 100644
--- a/build/actions/ssh.js
+++ b/build/actions/ssh.js
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ limitations under the License.
   module.exports = {
     signature: 'ssh <uuid>',
     description: '(beta) get a shell into the running app container of a device',
-    help: 'WARNING: If you\'re running Windows, this command only supports `cmd.exe`.\n\nUse this command to get a shell into the running application container of\nyour device.\n\nExamples:\n\n	$ resin ssh 7cf02a6\n	$ resin ssh 7cf02a6 --port 8080',
+    help: 'WARNING: If you\'re running Windows, this command only supports `cmd.exe`.\n\nUse this command to get a shell into the running application container of\nyour device.\n\nExamples:\n\n	$ resin ssh 7cf02a6\n	$ resin ssh 7cf02a6 --port 8080\n	$ resin ssh 7cf02a6 -v',
     permission: 'user',
     primary: true,
     options: [
@@ -46,10 +46,15 @@ limitations under the License.
         parameter: 'port',
         description: 'ssh gateway port',
         alias: 't'
+      }, {
+        signature: 'verbose',
+        boolean: true,
+        description: 'increase verbosity',
+        alias: 'v'
       }
     ],
     action: function(params, options, done) {
-      var Promise, child_process, resin, settings;
+      var Promise, child_process, resin, settings, verbose;
       child_process = require('child_process');
       Promise = require('bluebird');
       resin = require('resin-sdk');
@@ -57,6 +62,7 @@ limitations under the License.
       if (options.port == null) {
         options.port = 22;
       }
+      verbose = options.verbose ? '-vvv' : '';
       console.info("Connecting with: " + params.uuid);
       return Promise.props({
         isOnline: resin.models.device.isOnline(params.uuid),
@@ -74,7 +80,7 @@ limitations under the License.
         }
         return Promise["try"](function() {
           var command, spawn, subShellCommand;
-          command = "ssh -t -o LogLevel=ERROR -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -p " + options.port + " " + username + "@ssh." + (settings.get('proxyUrl')) + " enter " + uuid + " " + containerId;
+          command = "ssh " + verbose + " -t -o LogLevel=ERROR -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -p " + options.port + " " + username + "@ssh." + (settings.get('proxyUrl')) + " enter " + uuid + " " + containerId;
           subShellCommand = getSubShellCommand(command);
           return spawn = child_process.spawn(subShellCommand.program, subShellCommand.args, {
             stdio: 'inherit'
diff --git a/lib/actions/ssh.coffee b/lib/actions/ssh.coffee
index fe47a305..717befea 100644
--- a/lib/actions/ssh.coffee
+++ b/lib/actions/ssh.coffee
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ module.exports =
 
 			$ resin ssh 7cf02a6
 			$ resin ssh 7cf02a6 --port 8080
+			$ resin ssh 7cf02a6 -v
 	'''
 	permission: 'user'
 	primary: true
@@ -56,6 +57,11 @@ module.exports =
 			parameter: 'port'
 			description: 'ssh gateway port'
 			alias: 't'
+	,
+			signature: 'verbose'
+			boolean: true
+			description: 'increase verbosity'
+			alias: 'v'
 	]
 	action: (params, options, done) ->
 		child_process = require('child_process')
@@ -66,6 +72,8 @@ module.exports =
 		if not options.port?
 			options.port = 22
 
+		verbose = if options.verbose then '-vvv' else ''
+
 		console.info("Connecting with: #{params.uuid}")
 
 		Promise.props
@@ -77,7 +85,7 @@ module.exports =
 			throw new Error('Device is not online') if not isOnline
 			throw new Error('Did not find running application container') if not containerId?
 			Promise.try ->
-				command = "ssh -t -o LogLevel=ERROR -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null \
+				command = "ssh #{verbose} -t -o LogLevel=ERROR -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null \
 					-p #{options.port} #{username}@ssh.#{settings.get('proxyUrl')} enter #{uuid} #{containerId}"
 
 				subShellCommand = getSubShellCommand(command)