diff --git a/popup.php b/popup.php
index 83f6479..37afb3c 100644
--- a/popup.php
+++ b/popup.php
@@ -3,9 +3,14 @@
   <title>Import Contacts - Popup</title>
 </head>
 <body>
-<?php 
+<?php
 require_once 'csimport.php';
 
+$verbose = array_key_exists('verbose', $_GET);
+if ($verbose) {
+  echo "Verbose output is enabled!<br/>";
+}
+
 if (array_key_exists('service', $_GET)) {
   // Step 1
   $username = NULL;
@@ -14,9 +19,13 @@
     $username = $_GET['username'];
   if (array_key_exists('password', $_GET))
     $password = $_GET['password'];
-    
+
   // Call to the CloudSponge.com for the import_id and redirect url (if applicable)
   $output = CSImport::begin_import($_GET['service'], $username, $password, NULL, NULL, array('include' => "name,email,mailing_address"));
+  if ($verbose) {
+    print_r($output);
+  }
+  
   if (isset($output['import_id']))
   {
     $import_id = $output['import_id'];
@@ -30,7 +39,7 @@
   } else {
     echo "trouble...";
   }
-} 
+}
 ?>
 <p>Contacts are being imported. Please do not close this popup window. </p>
 <script type="text/javascript">
diff --git a/step_1_start.php b/step_1_start.php
index f5a329f..12c4e25 100644
--- a/step_1_start.php
+++ b/step_1_start.php
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+<?php
+$verbose = array_key_exists('verbose', $_GET);
+if ($verbose) {
+  echo "Verbose output is enabled!<br/>";
+}
+?>
 <html>
 <head>
   <title>Import Contacts - Step 1</title>
@@ -33,6 +39,7 @@ function open_popup(service, focus, username, password, url) {
   if (username != null) {
     url = url + '&username=' + username + '&password=' + password;
   }
+  <?php if ($verbose) { echo "url = url + \"&verbose=1\";"; } ?>
 
   popup_height = '300';
   popup_width = '500';
