diff --git a/src/bin.ts b/src/bin.ts
index 0cbfc67..9d088fe 100644
--- a/src/bin.ts
+++ b/src/bin.ts
@@ -23,12 +23,13 @@ Give me an Elm file, I'll compile it behind the scenes using Elm 0.19.1, and the
   .usage('[options] <src/Main.elm>')
   .option('--output <output>', 'the javascript file to create.', 'elm.js')
   .option('-O3, --optimize-speed', 'Enable optimizations that likely increases asset size', false)
+  .option('--verbose', 'Show more error details, useful to provide better bug reports', false)
   // .option('--init-benchmark <dir>', 'Generate some files to help run benchmarks')
   // .option('--benchmark <dir>', 'Run the benchmark in the given directory.')
   // .option('--replacements <dir>', 'Replace stuff')
   .parse(process.argv);
 
-const { output, optimizeSpeed } = program.opts();
+const { output, optimizeSpeed, verbose } = program.opts();
 run(
   {
     inputFilePath: program.args[0],
@@ -37,6 +38,10 @@ run(
   },
   console.log.bind(console),
 ).catch((e) => {
-  console.error(e.toString());
+  if (verbose) {
+    console.error(e);
+  } else {
+    console.error(e.toString());
+  }
   process.exit(1);
 });