diff --git a/source/_posts/2013-12-24-quickly-apply-patches-using-git-and-curl-or-wget.md b/source/_posts/2013-12-24-quickly-apply-patches-using-git-and-curl-or-wget.md
index c9857d8f..c29889ec 100644
--- a/source/_posts/2013-12-24-quickly-apply-patches-using-git-and-curl-or-wget.md
+++ b/source/_posts/2013-12-24-quickly-apply-patches-using-git-and-curl-or-wget.md
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ Testing a patch file is usually a two-step process. First you download the patch
 
 You can save time and typing by running the two commands on one line:
 
-    $ curl http://drupal.org/files/[patch-name].patch | git apply
+    $ curl http://drupal.org/files/[patch-name].patch | git apply -v
 
 Or, if you don't have curl installed, you can use wget:
 
-    $ wget -q -O - http://drupal.org/files/[patch-name].patch | git apply
+    $ wget -q -O - http://drupal.org/files/[patch-name].patch | git apply -v
 
 These commands need to be run within the root of your Git repository (i.e. where the .git directory is).