diff --git a/bootstrap_sdk b/bootstrap_sdk
index 7e633ca16f..8478cf0662 100755
--- a/bootstrap_sdk
+++ b/bootstrap_sdk
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ build_stage1() {
     # take the "portage directory" (portage-stable copy) snapshot
     catalyst \
         "${DEBUG[@]}" \
+        --verbose \
         --config "$TEMPDIR/catalyst-stage1.conf" \
         --snapshot "$FLAGS_version-stage1"
 
diff --git a/build_library/catalyst.sh b/build_library/catalyst.sh
index 789a2744cb..43626bcf43 100644
--- a/build_library/catalyst.sh
+++ b/build_library/catalyst.sh
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ local load=$((NUM_JOBS * 2))
 cat <<EOF
 export TERM='${TERM}'
 export MAKEOPTS='--jobs=${NUM_JOBS} --load-average=${load}'
-export EMERGE_DEFAULT_OPTS="\$MAKEOPTS"
+export EMERGE_DEFAULT_OPTS="--verbose \$MAKEOPTS"
 export PORTAGE_USERNAME=portage
 export PORTAGE_GRPNAME=portage
 export GENTOO_MIRRORS='$(portageq envvar GENTOO_MIRRORS)'
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ catalyst_init() {
 
     DEBUG=()
     if [[ ${FLAGS_debug} -eq ${FLAGS_TRUE} ]]; then
-        DEBUG=( --debug --verbose )
+        DEBUG=("--debug")
     fi
 
     # Create output dir, expand path for easy comparison later
@@ -264,6 +264,7 @@ build_stage() {
     info "Starting $stage"
     catalyst \
         "${DEBUG[@]}" \
+        --verbose \
         --config "$TEMPDIR/catalyst.conf" \
         --file "$TEMPDIR/${stage}.spec" \
         --cli "source_subpath=$srcpath"
@@ -284,6 +285,7 @@ build_snapshot() {
         info "Creating snapshot ${snapshot_path}"
         catalyst \
             "${DEBUG[@]}" \
+            --verbose \
             --config "$TEMPDIR/catalyst.conf" \
             --snapshot "$FLAGS_version"
     fi
diff --git a/build_library/grub_install.sh b/build_library/grub_install.sh
index 78dd849fe3..5ca10288ea 100755
--- a/build_library/grub_install.sh
+++ b/build_library/grub_install.sh
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ esac
 if [[ $BOARD_GRUB -eq 1 ]]; then
     info "Updating GRUB in ${BOARD_ROOT}"
     emerge-${BOARD} \
-           --nodeps --select --quiet --update --getbinpkg --usepkgonly --newuse \
+           --nodeps --select --verbose --update --getbinpkg --usepkgonly --newuse \
            sys-boot/grub
     GRUB_SRC="${BOARD_ROOT}/usr/lib/grub/${FLAGS_target}"
 fi
diff --git a/build_library/prod_image_util.sh b/build_library/prod_image_util.sh
index 723f09a5c8..bc2a39e182 100755
--- a/build_library/prod_image_util.sh
+++ b/build_library/prod_image_util.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ get_binary_pkg() {
 
     # Nothing? Maybe we can fetch it.
     if [[ -z "${version}" && ${FLAGS_getbinpkg} -eq ${FLAGS_TRUE} ]]; then
-        emerge-${BOARD} --getbinpkg --usepkgonly --fetchonly --nodeps "${name}" >&2
+        emerge-${BOARD} --verbose --getbinpkg --usepkgonly --fetchonly --nodeps "${name}" >&2
         version=$(pkg_version binary "${name}")
     fi
 
diff --git a/build_library/test_oem_pkgs b/build_library/test_oem_pkgs
index 3ca99da7b4..b6c1230c09 100755
--- a/build_library/test_oem_pkgs
+++ b/build_library/test_oem_pkgs
@@ -37,6 +37,6 @@ for oem in "${VALID_OEM_PACKAGES[@]/#/oem-}"; do
   for use in "${uses[@]}"; do
     info "Checking ${oem}${use:+[${use}]}"
     USE="${use}" emerge-${BOARD} --usepkg --getbinpkg \
-        --emptytree --pretend --quiet "coreos-base/${oem}"
+        --emptytree --pretend --verbose "coreos-base/${oem}"
   done
 done
diff --git a/build_library/vm_image_util.sh b/build_library/vm_image_util.sh
index 3bf79e44d1..55ba775fe5 100644
--- a/build_library/vm_image_util.sh
+++ b/build_library/vm_image_util.sh
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ install_oem_package() {
     info "Building ${oem_pkg}"
     USE="${oem_use}" emerge-${BOARD} \
         --nodeps --buildpkgonly --usepkg n \
-        --quiet "${oem_pkg}"
+        --verbose "${oem_pkg}"
 
     local getbinpkg
     if [[ ${FLAGS_getbinpkg} -eq ${FLAGS_TRUE} ]]; then
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ install_oem_package() {
     USE="${oem_use}" emerge-${BOARD} \
         --root="${oem_tmp}" --sysroot="${oem_tmp}" \
         --root-deps=rdeps --usepkgonly ${getbinpkg} \
-        --quiet --jobs=2 "${oem_pkg}"
+        --verbose --jobs=2 "${oem_pkg}"
     sudo rsync -a "${oem_tmp}/usr/share/oem/" "${VM_TMP_ROOT}/usr/share/oem/"
     sudo rm -rf "${oem_tmp}"
 }
@@ -734,7 +734,7 @@ _write_qemu_uefi_conf() {
         arm64-usr)
             # Get edk2 files into local build workspace.
             info "Updating edk2 in /build/${BOARD}"
-            emerge-${BOARD} --nodeps --select --quiet --update --getbinpkg --newuse sys-firmware/edk2-aarch64
+            emerge-${BOARD} --nodeps --select --verbose --update --getbinpkg --newuse sys-firmware/edk2-aarch64
             # Create 64MiB flash device image files.
             dd if=/dev/zero bs=1M count=64 of="$(_dst_dir)/${flash_rw}" \
                 status=none
diff --git a/build_packages b/build_packages
index 946da09bae..c225f08e16 100755
--- a/build_packages
+++ b/build_packages
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ fi
 
 # Setup all the emerge command/flags.
 EMERGE_FLAGS=( --update --deep --newuse --verbose --backtrack=30 --select )
-REBUILD_FLAGS=()
+REBUILD_FLAGS=( --verbose )
 EMERGE_CMD=( "emerge-${FLAGS_board}" )
 if [[ "${FLAGS_fetchonly}" -eq "${FLAGS_TRUE}" ]]; then
   EMERGE_CMD+=( --fetchonly )
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ info "Merging board packages now"
 sudo -E "${EMERGE_CMD[@]}" "${EMERGE_FLAGS[@]}" "$@"
 
 info "Removing obsolete packages"
-sudo -E "${EMERGE_CMD[@]}" --quiet --depclean @unavailable
+sudo -E "${EMERGE_CMD[@]}" --verbose --depclean @unavailable
 
 if [[ "${FLAGS_usepkgonly}" -eq "${FLAGS_FALSE}" ]]; then
   if "portageq-${BOARD}" list_preserved_libs "${BOARD_ROOT}" >/dev/null; then
diff --git a/build_torcx_store b/build_torcx_store
index 6bc95b1ba2..7e4018c0d5 100755
--- a/build_torcx_store
+++ b/build_torcx_store
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ function torcx_build() (
             --buildpkgonly \
             --nodeps \
             --oneshot \
-            --quiet \
+            --verbose \
             --root-deps=rdeps \
             "${pkgs[@]}"
 
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ function torcx_build() (
             --jobs="${NUM_JOBS}" \
             --nodeps \
             --oneshot \
-            --quiet \
+            --verbose \
             --root="${tmproot}" \
             --root-deps=rdeps \
             --sysroot="${tmproot}" \
diff --git a/rebuild_packages b/rebuild_packages
index 60aae4ea79..424431676b 100755
--- a/rebuild_packages
+++ b/rebuild_packages
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ if [[ "${#rebuild_atoms[@]}" -eq 0 ]]; then
     info "No ebuild changes detected"
 else
     info "Rebuilding ${#rebuild_atoms[@]} packages..."
-    emerge-$BOARD "--jobs=${NUM_JOBS}" "${rebuild_atoms[@]}"
+    emerge-$BOARD --verbose "--jobs=${NUM_JOBS}" "${rebuild_atoms[@]}"
 
     info "Checking build root"
     test_image_content "${BOARD_ROOT}"
diff --git a/setup_board b/setup_board
index e43b8e4ac0..68473a3973 100755
--- a/setup_board
+++ b/setup_board
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ PORTAGE_BINHOST="${BOARD_BINHOST}"
 
 # Generally there isn't any need to add packages to @world by default.
 # You can use --select to override this.
-EMERGE_DEFAULT_OPTS="--oneshot"
+EMERGE_DEFAULT_OPTS="--oneshot --verbose"
 
 # Enable provenance reporting by default. Produced files are in /usr/share/SLSA
 GENERATE_SLSA_PROVENANCE="true"
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ ${EMAINT_WRAPPER} --fix moveinst
 ${EMAINT_WRAPPER} --fix world
 
 if [[ ${FLAGS_regen_configs} -eq ${FLAGS_FALSE} ]]; then
-  EMERGE_FLAGS=( --select --quiet --root-deps=rdeps )
+  EMERGE_FLAGS=( --select --verbose --root-deps=rdeps )
   EMERGE_FLAGS+=( "--jobs=${NUM_JOBS}" )
   EMERGE_TOOLCHAIN_FLAGS=( "${EMERGE_FLAGS[@]}" )
 
diff --git a/update_chroot b/update_chroot
index f753b4a0ec..f4d303e267 100755
--- a/update_chroot
+++ b/update_chroot
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ MAKEOPTS="--jobs=${NUM_JOBS} --load-average=$((NUM_JOBS * 2))"
 
 # Generally there isn't any need to add packages to @world by default.
 # You can use --select to override this.
-EMERGE_DEFAULT_OPTS="--oneshot"
+EMERGE_DEFAULT_OPTS="--verbose --oneshot"
 
 # Allow the user to override or define additional settings.
 source "/etc/portage/make.conf.user"
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ done
 "${BUILD_LIBRARY_DIR}/set_lsb_release" --root /
 
 EMERGE_FLAGS=( --update --newuse --verbose --with-bdeps=y --select )
-REBUILD_FLAGS=()
+REBUILD_FLAGS=( --verbose )
 if [ "${FLAGS_usepkg}" -eq "${FLAGS_TRUE}" ]; then
   EMERGE_FLAGS+=( --usepkg )
   if [[ "${FLAGS_usepkgonly}" -eq "${FLAGS_TRUE}" ]]; then
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ EMERGE_CMD="emerge"
 # In first pass, update portage and toolchains. Lagged updates of both
 # can cause serious issues later.
 info "Updating basic system packages"
-sudo -E ${EMERGE_CMD} --quiet "${EMERGE_FLAGS[@]}" \
+sudo -E ${EMERGE_CMD} "${EMERGE_FLAGS[@]}" \
     sys-apps/portage \
     sys-devel/crossdev \
     sys-devel/sysroot-wrappers \
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ if [[ "${FLAGS_skip_toolchain_update}" -eq "${FLAGS_FALSE}" && \
 
   for cross_chost in "${CROSS_CHOSTS[@]}"; do
     info "Updating cross ${cross_chost} toolchain"
-    install_cross_toolchain "${cross_chost}" --quiet "${EMERGE_FLAGS[@]}"
+    install_cross_toolchain "${cross_chost}" "${EMERGE_FLAGS[@]}"
   done
 fi
 
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ sudo -E ${EMERGE_CMD} "${EMERGE_FLAGS[@]}" \
     coreos-devel/sdk-depends world
 
 info "Removing obsolete packages"
-sudo -E ${EMERGE_CMD} --quiet --depclean @unavailable
+sudo -E ${EMERGE_CMD} --verbose --depclean @unavailable
 
 if portageq list_preserved_libs / >/dev/null; then
   info "Rebuilding packages linked against old libraries"