diff --git a/tests/test_find.py b/tests/test_find.py
index a04df14..86d51b8 100644
--- a/tests/test_find.py
+++ b/tests/test_find.py
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ class TestFind(unittest.TestCase):
         noder = Noder()
 
         # create fake args
-        args = {'<term>': '7544G', '--script': False}
+        args = {'<term>': '7544G', '--script': True,
+                '--verbose': True}
 
         # try to find something
         found = cmd_find(args, noder, top)
diff --git a/tests/test_index.py b/tests/test_index.py
index aab31d3..973d0ef 100644
--- a/tests/test_index.py
+++ b/tests/test_index.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class TestIndexing(unittest.TestCase):
         tmpdirname = 'tmpdir'
         args = {'<path>': dirpath, '<name>': tmpdirname,
                 '--hash': True, '--meta': 'some meta',
-                '--subsize': True}
+                '--subsize': True, '--verbose': True}
 
         # index the directory
         cmd_index(args, noder, catalog, top)
diff --git a/tests/test_ls.py b/tests/test_ls.py
index 1d1f4e7..80412e3 100644
--- a/tests/test_ls.py
+++ b/tests/test_ls.py
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ class TestWalking(unittest.TestCase):
         noder = Noder()
 
         # create fake args
-        args = {'<path>': '', '--recursive': False}
+        args = {'<path>': '', '--recursive': False,
+                '--verbose': True}
 
         # list root
         args['<path>'] = ''
diff --git a/tests/test_rm.py b/tests/test_rm.py
index c62c05f..cfbd674 100644
--- a/tests/test_rm.py
+++ b/tests/test_rm.py
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ class TestRm(unittest.TestCase):
         noder = Noder()
 
         # create fake args dict
-        args = {'<path>': '', '--recursive': False}
+        args = {'<path>': '', '--recursive': False,
+                '--verbose': True}
 
         # list files and make sure there are children
         args['<path>'] = ''