diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index ac59605f..a0c74e52 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ before_install:
 before_script:
   - mkdir build
   - cd build
-  - cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -DSQLITECPP_USE_ASAN=ON -DSQLITECPP_USE_GCOV=ON -DSQLITECPP_BUILD_EXAMPLES=ON -DSQLITECPP_BUILD_TESTS=ON ..
+  - cmake -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE=ON -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -DSQLITECPP_USE_ASAN=ON -DSQLITECPP_USE_GCOV=ON -DSQLITECPP_BUILD_EXAMPLES=ON -DSQLITECPP_BUILD_TESTS=ON ..
 
 # build examples, and run tests (ie make & make test)
 script: