diff --git a/cmd/restray/cli.go b/cmd/restray/cli.go
index 79173eb..2a54c81 100644
--- a/cmd/restray/cli.go
+++ b/cmd/restray/cli.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ func cliUsage() {
 	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, `Usage: restray [command]
 
 Commands:
-  (no command)                  Launch GUI
+  (no command)                  Launch GUI with built-in scheduler
   schedule [-p name]            Run full schedule with hooks
   op|operation backup [-p name]  Run backup
   op prune [-p name]            Prune old snapshots
diff --git a/cmd/restray/main.go b/cmd/restray/main.go
index cdba136..5caab73 100644
--- a/cmd/restray/main.go
+++ b/cmd/restray/main.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"io"
 	"log"
 	"os"
 
@@ -11,6 +12,11 @@ import (
 const version = "0.10.0"
 
 func main() {
+	verbose := len(os.Args) > 1 && (os.Args[1] == "-v" || os.Args[1] == "--verbose")
+	if verbose {
+		os.Args = append(os.Args[:1], os.Args[2:]...)
+	}
+
 	if len(os.Args) > 1 {
 		os.Exit(runCLI(os.Args[1:]))
 	}
@@ -25,7 +31,11 @@ func main() {
 
 	f, err := os.OpenFile(logPath(), os.O_CREATE|os.O_WRONLY|os.O_TRUNC, 0600)
 	if err == nil {
-		log.SetOutput(f)
+		if verbose {
+			log.SetOutput(io.MultiWriter(f, os.Stderr))
+		} else {
+			log.SetOutput(f)
+		}
 		log.SetFlags(log.Ldate | log.Ltime)
 	}