diff --git a/misc/vm-core.func b/misc/vm-core.func
index 406b9dd..84ca9a8 100644
--- a/misc/vm-core.func
+++ b/misc/vm-core.func
@@ -122,12 +122,10 @@ icons() {
 }
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Sets default verbose mode for script execution.
+# Sets default verbose mode for script and os execution.
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-VERBOSE="${1:-no}"
-VERB=${var_verbose:-$VERBOSE}
 set_std_mode() {
-  if [ "$VERB" = "yes" ]; then
+  if [ "${VERBOSE:-no}" = "yes" ]; then
     STD=""
   else
     STD="silent"
@@ -136,11 +134,7 @@ set_std_mode() {
 
 # Silent execution function
 silent() {
-  if [ "$VERB" = "no" ]; then
-    "$@" >/dev/null 2>&1 || return 1
-  else
-    "$@" || return 1
-  fi
+  "$@" >/dev/null 2>&1
 }
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/vm/umbrel-os-vm.sh b/vm/umbrel-os-vm.sh
index f4d194b..440319a 100644
--- a/vm/umbrel-os-vm.sh
+++ b/vm/umbrel-os-vm.sh
@@ -56,9 +56,13 @@ function default_settings() {
   BRG="vmbr0"
   MAC="$GEN_MAC"
   VLAN=""
+  VERBOSE="${1:-no}"
   MTU=""
   START_VM="yes"
   METHOD="default"
+
+  VERB=${var_verbose:-$VERBOSE}
+
   echo -e "${CONTAINERID}${BOLD}${DGN}Virtual Machine ID: ${BGN}${VMID}${CL}"
   echo -e "${CONTAINERTYPE}${BOLD}${DGN}Machine Type: ${BGN}i440fx${CL}"
   echo -e "${DISKSIZE}${BOLD}${DGN}Disk Size: ${BGN}${DISK_SIZE}${CL}"
@@ -248,6 +252,13 @@ function advanced_settings() {
     START_VM="no"
   fi
 
+  if (whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --defaultno --title "VERBOSE MODE" --yesno "Enable Verbose Mode?" 10 58); then
+    VERBOSE="yes"
+  else
+    VERBOSE="no"
+  fi
+  echo -e "${SEARCH}${BOLD}${DGN}Verbose Mode: ${BGN}$VERBOSE${CL}"
+
   if (whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "ADVANCED SETTINGS COMPLETE" --yesno "Ready to create a Umbrel OS VM?" --no-button Do-Over 10 58); then
     echo -e "${CREATING}${BOLD}${DGN}Creating a Umbrel OS VM using the above advanced settings${CL}"
   else