diff --git a/model/command_config.go b/model/command_config.go
index 7e19ae1..b3d1ebc 100644
--- a/model/command_config.go
+++ b/model/command_config.go
@@ -309,6 +309,14 @@ func (c *CommandConfig) initGoPaths() {
 	*/
 }
 
+// Sets the versions on the command config.
+func (c *CommandConfig) GetVerbose() (verbose bool) {
+	if len(c.Verbose) > 0 {
+		verbose = c.Verbose[0]
+	}
+	return
+}
+
 // Sets the versions on the command config.
 func (c *CommandConfig) SetVersions() (err error) {
 	c.CommandVersion, _ = ParseVersion(cmd.Version)
diff --git a/revel/run.go b/revel/run.go
index 7a7b0c1..3a17eed 100644
--- a/revel/run.go
+++ b/revel/run.go
@@ -133,7 +133,8 @@ func runApp(c *model.CommandConfig) (err error) {
 	// If the app is run in "watched" mode, use the harness to run it.
 	if revelPath.Config.BoolDefault("watch", true) && revelPath.Config.BoolDefault("watch.code", true) {
 		utils.Logger.Info("Running in watched mode.")
-		runMode := fmt.Sprintf(`{"mode":"%s", "specialUseFlag":%v}`, revelPath.RunMode, c.Verbose[0])
+
+		runMode := fmt.Sprintf(`{"mode":"%s", "specialUseFlag":%v}`, revelPath.RunMode, c.GetVerbose())
 		if c.HistoricMode {
 			runMode = revelPath.RunMode
 		}
@@ -152,7 +153,7 @@ func runApp(c *model.CommandConfig) (err error) {
 	if len(app.PackagePathMap) > 0 {
 		paths, _ = json.Marshal(app.PackagePathMap)
 	}
-	runMode := fmt.Sprintf(`{"mode":"%s", "specialUseFlag":%v,"packagePathMap":%s}`, app.Paths.RunMode, c.Verbose[0], string(paths))
+	runMode := fmt.Sprintf(`{"mode":"%s", "specialUseFlag":%v,"packagePathMap":%s}`, app.Paths.RunMode, c.GetVerbose(), string(paths))
 	if c.HistoricMode {
 		runMode = revelPath.RunMode
 	}
diff --git a/revel/test.go b/revel/test.go
index 18f6cb2..42eed0b 100644
--- a/revel/test.go
+++ b/revel/test.go
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ func testApp(c *model.CommandConfig) (err error) {
 	if len(app.PackagePathMap) > 0 {
 		paths, _ = json.Marshal(app.PackagePathMap)
 	}
-	runMode := fmt.Sprintf(`{"mode":"%s", "specialUseFlag":%v,"packagePathMap":%s}`, app.Paths.RunMode, c.Verbose[0], string(paths))
+	runMode := fmt.Sprintf(`{"mode":"%s", "specialUseFlag":%v,"packagePathMap":%s}`, app.Paths.RunMode, c.GetVerbose(), string(paths))
 	if c.HistoricMode {
 		runMode = app.Paths.RunMode
 	}