diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8e93b98..e889481 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 10.1.0 - Pending
+
+- **Feature**: Added a new `--verbose` flag that prints additional debugging info to `console.info`
+- **Change**: Updated `commander` dependency to `v4`
+
 ## 10.0.1
 
 - **Fix**: Fixed bug introduced by strict equal checking for `undefined` when the value was `null`. This
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5c9a544..5db9714 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ Options:
   --fallback                          Fallback to default env file path, if custom env file path not found
   --no-override                       Do not override existing environment variables
   --use-shell                         Execute the command in a new shell with the given environment
+  --verbose                           Print helpful debugging information
   -h, --help                          output usage information
 ```
 
@@ -186,6 +187,7 @@ A function that executes a given command in a new child process with the given e
   - **`options`** { `object` }
     - **`noOverride`** { `boolean` }: Prevent `.env` file vars from overriding existing `process.env` vars (default: `false`)
     - **`useShell`** { `boolean` }: Runs command inside a new shell instance (default: `false`)
+    - **`verbose`** { `boolean` }: Prints extra debug logs to `console.info` (default: `false`)
   - **Returns** { `Promise<object>` }: key is env var name and value is the env var value
 
 ### `GetEnvVars`
@@ -199,6 +201,7 @@ A function that parses environment variables from a `.env` or a `.rc` file
   - **`rc`** { `object` }
     - **`environments`** { `string[]` }: List of environment to read from the `.rc` file
     - **`filePath`** { `string` }: Custom path to the `.rc` file (defaults to: `./.env-cmdrc(|.js|.json)`)
+  - **`verbose`** { `boolean` }: Prints extra debug logs to `console.info` (default: `false`)
 - **Returns** { `Promise<object>` }: key is env var name and value is the env var value
 
 ## Why
diff --git a/dist/env-cmd.js b/dist/env-cmd.js
index 8f24b2e..ea5162d 100644
--- a/dist/env-cmd.js
+++ b/dist/env-cmd.js
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ exports.CLI = CLI;
  * @returns {Promise<{ [key: string]: any }>} Returns an object containing [environment variable name]: value
  */
 async function EnvCmd({ command, commandArgs, envFile, rc, options = {} }) {
-    let env = await get_env_vars_1.getEnvVars({ envFile, rc });
+    let env = await get_env_vars_1.getEnvVars({ envFile, rc, verbose: options.verbose });
     // Override the merge order if --no-override flag set
     if (options.noOverride === true) {
         env = Object.assign({}, env, process.env);
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ async function EnvCmd({ command, commandArgs, envFile, rc, options = {} }) {
         env
     });
     // Handle any termination signals for parent and child proceses
-    const signals = new signal_termination_1.TermSignals();
+    const signals = new signal_termination_1.TermSignals({ verbose: options.verbose });
     signals.handleUncaughtExceptions();
     signals.handleTermSignals(proc);
     return env;
diff --git a/dist/get-env-vars.d.ts b/dist/get-env-vars.d.ts
index d076d89..dc7ea2c 100644
--- a/dist/get-env-vars.d.ts
+++ b/dist/get-env-vars.d.ts
@@ -2,15 +2,17 @@ import { GetEnvVarOptions } from './types';
 export declare function getEnvVars(options?: GetEnvVarOptions): Promise<{
     [key: string]: any;
 }>;
-export declare function getEnvFile({ filePath, fallback }: {
+export declare function getEnvFile({ filePath, fallback, verbose }: {
     filePath?: string;
     fallback?: boolean;
+    verbose?: boolean;
 }): Promise<{
     [key: string]: any;
 }>;
-export declare function getRCFile({ environments, filePath }: {
+export declare function getRCFile({ environments, filePath, verbose }: {
     environments: string[];
     filePath?: string;
+    verbose?: boolean;
 }): Promise<{
     [key: string]: any;
 }>;
diff --git a/dist/get-env-vars.js b/dist/get-env-vars.js
index 3723f59..9dd5403 100644
--- a/dist/get-env-vars.js
+++ b/dist/get-env-vars.js
@@ -8,54 +8,103 @@ async function getEnvVars(options = {}) {
     options.envFile = options.envFile !== undefined ? options.envFile : {};
     // Check for rc file usage
     if (options.rc !== undefined) {
-        return getRCFile({ environments: options.rc.environments, filePath: options.rc.filePath });
+        return getRCFile({
+            environments: options.rc.environments,
+            filePath: options.rc.filePath,
+            verbose: options.verbose
+        });
     }
-    return getEnvFile({ filePath: options.envFile.filePath, fallback: options.envFile.fallback });
+    return getEnvFile({
+        filePath: options.envFile.filePath,
+        fallback: options.envFile.fallback,
+        verbose: options.verbose
+    });
 }
 exports.getEnvVars = getEnvVars;
-async function getEnvFile({ filePath, fallback }) {
+async function getEnvFile({ filePath, fallback, verbose }) {
     // Use env file
     if (filePath !== undefined) {
         try {
-            return await parse_env_file_1.getEnvFileVars(filePath);
+            const env = await parse_env_file_1.getEnvFileVars(filePath);
+            if (verbose === true) {
+                console.info(`Found .env file at path: ${filePath}`);
+            }
+            return env;
+        }
+        catch (e) {
+            if (verbose === true) {
+                console.info(`Failed to find .env file at path: ${filePath}`);
+            }
         }
-        catch (e) { }
         if (fallback !== true) {
-            throw new Error(`Unable to locate env file at location (${filePath})`);
+            throw new Error(`Failed to find .env file at path: ${filePath}`);
         }
     }
     // Use the default env file locations
     for (const path of ENV_FILE_DEFAULT_LOCATIONS) {
         try {
-            return await parse_env_file_1.getEnvFileVars(path);
+            const env = await parse_env_file_1.getEnvFileVars(path);
+            if (verbose === true) {
+                console.info(`Found .env file at default path: ${path}`);
+            }
+            return env;
         }
         catch (e) { }
     }
-    throw new Error(`Unable to locate env file at default locations (${ENV_FILE_DEFAULT_LOCATIONS})`);
+    const error = `Failed to find .env file at default paths: ${ENV_FILE_DEFAULT_LOCATIONS}`;
+    if (verbose === true) {
+        console.info(error);
+    }
+    throw new Error(error);
 }
 exports.getEnvFile = getEnvFile;
-async function getRCFile({ environments, filePath }) {
+async function getRCFile({ environments, filePath, verbose }) {
     // User provided an .rc file path
     if (filePath !== undefined) {
         try {
-            return await parse_rc_file_1.getRCFileVars({ environments, filePath });
+            const env = await parse_rc_file_1.getRCFileVars({ environments, filePath });
+            if (verbose === true) {
+                console.info(`Found environments: ${environments} for .rc file at path: ${filePath}`);
+            }
+            return env;
         }
         catch (e) {
-            if (e.name !== 'PathError')
-                console.error(e);
-            throw new Error(`Unable to locate .rc file at location (${filePath})`);
+            if (e.name === 'PathError') {
+                if (verbose === true) {
+                    console.info(`Failed to find .rc file at path: ${filePath}`);
+                }
+            }
+            if (e.name === 'EnvironmentError') {
+                if (verbose === true) {
+                    console.info(`Failed to find environments: ${environments} for .rc file at path: ${filePath}`);
+                }
+            }
+            throw e;
         }
     }
     // Use the default .rc file locations
-    for (const filePath of RC_FILE_DEFAULT_LOCATIONS) {
+    for (const path of RC_FILE_DEFAULT_LOCATIONS) {
         try {
-            return await parse_rc_file_1.getRCFileVars({ environments, filePath });
+            const env = await parse_rc_file_1.getRCFileVars({ environments, filePath: path });
+            if (verbose === true) {
+                console.info(`Found environments: ${environments} for default .rc file at path: ${path}`);
+            }
+            return env;
         }
         catch (e) {
-            if (e.name !== 'PathError')
-                console.error(e);
+            if (e.name === 'EnvironmentError') {
+                const errorText = `Failed to find environments: ${environments} for .rc file at path: ${path}`;
+                if (verbose === true) {
+                    console.info(errorText);
+                }
+                throw new Error(errorText);
+            }
         }
     }
-    throw new Error(`Unable to locate .rc file at default locations (${RC_FILE_DEFAULT_LOCATIONS})`);
+    const errorText = `Failed to find .rc file at default paths: ${RC_FILE_DEFAULT_LOCATIONS}`;
+    if (verbose === true) {
+        console.info(errorText);
+    }
+    throw new Error(errorText);
 }
 exports.getRCFile = getRCFile;
diff --git a/dist/parse-args.js b/dist/parse-args.js
index 11d93df..ba3630a 100644
--- a/dist/parse-args.js
+++ b/dist/parse-args.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ function parseArgs(args) {
     program = parseArgsUsingCommander(args.slice(0, args.indexOf(command)));
     const noOverride = !program.override;
     const useShell = !!program.useShell;
+    const verbose = !!program.verbose;
     let rc;
     if (program.environments !== undefined && program.environments.length !== 0) {
         rc = {
@@ -28,16 +29,21 @@ function parseArgs(args) {
             fallback: program.fallback
         };
     }
-    return {
+    const options = {
         command,
         commandArgs,
         envFile,
         rc,
         options: {
             noOverride,
-            useShell
+            useShell,
+            verbose
         }
     };
+    if (verbose === true) {
+        console.info(`Options: ${JSON.stringify(options, null, 0)}`);
+    }
+    return options;
 }
 exports.parseArgs = parseArgs;
 function parseArgsUsingCommander(args) {
@@ -51,6 +57,7 @@ function parseArgsUsingCommander(args) {
         .option('--fallback', 'Fallback to default env file path, if custom env file path not found')
         .option('--no-override', 'Do not override existing environment variables')
         .option('--use-shell', 'Execute the command in a new shell with the given environment')
+        .option('--verbose', 'Print helpful debugging information')
         .parse(['_', '_', ...args]);
 }
 exports.parseArgsUsingCommander = parseArgsUsingCommander;
diff --git a/dist/parse-env-file.js b/dist/parse-env-file.js
index c049c5c..a5b27d7 100644
--- a/dist/parse-env-file.js
+++ b/dist/parse-env-file.js
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ const REQUIRE_HOOK_EXTENSIONS = ['.json', '.js'];
 async function getEnvFileVars(envFilePath) {
     const absolutePath = utils_1.resolveEnvFilePath(envFilePath);
     if (!fs.existsSync(absolutePath)) {
-        throw new Error(`Invalid env file path (${envFilePath}).`);
+        const pathError = new Error(`Invalid env file path (${envFilePath}).`);
+        pathError.name = 'PathError';
+        throw pathError;
     }
     // Get the file extension
     const ext = path.extname(absolutePath).toLowerCase();
diff --git a/dist/parse-rc-file.d.ts b/dist/parse-rc-file.d.ts
index 1be55bd..053adf2 100644
--- a/dist/parse-rc-file.d.ts
+++ b/dist/parse-rc-file.d.ts
@@ -7,9 +7,3 @@ export declare function getRCFileVars({ environments, filePath }: {
 }): Promise<{
     [key: string]: any;
 }>;
-/**
- * Reads and parses the .rc file
- */
-export declare function parseRCFile(fileData: string): {
-    [key: string]: any;
-};
diff --git a/dist/parse-rc-file.js b/dist/parse-rc-file.js
index 7e047ec..b247a01 100644
--- a/dist/parse-rc-file.js
+++ b/dist/parse-rc-file.js
@@ -15,20 +15,27 @@ async function getRCFileVars({ environments, filePath }) {
         await statAsync(absolutePath);
     }
     catch (e) {
-        const pathError = new Error('Invalid .rc file path.');
+        const pathError = new Error(`Failed to find .rc file at path: ${absolutePath}`);
         pathError.name = 'PathError';
         throw pathError;
     }
     // Get the file extension
     const ext = path_1.extname(absolutePath).toLowerCase();
     let parsedData;
-    if (ext === '.json' || ext === '.js') {
-        const possiblePromise = require(absolutePath); /* eslint-disable-line */
-        parsedData = utils_1.isPromise(possiblePromise) ? await possiblePromise : possiblePromise;
+    try {
+        if (ext === '.json' || ext === '.js') {
+            const possiblePromise = require(absolutePath); /* eslint-disable-line */
+            parsedData = utils_1.isPromise(possiblePromise) ? await possiblePromise : possiblePromise;
+        }
+        else {
+            const file = await readFileAsync(absolutePath, { encoding: 'utf8' });
+            parsedData = JSON.parse(file);
+        }
     }
-    else {
-        const file = await readFileAsync(absolutePath, { encoding: 'utf8' });
-        parsedData = parseRCFile(file);
+    catch (e) {
+        const parseError = new Error(`Failed to parse .rc file at path: ${absolutePath}`);
+        parseError.name = 'ParseError';
+        throw parseError;
     }
     // Parse and merge multiple rc environments together
     let result = {};
@@ -41,30 +48,10 @@ async function getRCFileVars({ environments, filePath }) {
         }
     });
     if (!environmentFound) {
-        console.error(`Error:
-  Could not find any environments:
-    ${environments}
-  in .rc file:
-    ${absolutePath}`);
-        throw new Error(`All environments (${environments}) are missing in in .rc file (${absolutePath}).`);
+        const environmentError = new Error(`Failed to find environments ${environments} at .rc file location: ${absolutePath}`);
+        environmentError.name = 'EnvironmentError';
+        throw environmentError;
     }
     return result;
 }
 exports.getRCFileVars = getRCFileVars;
-/**
- * Reads and parses the .rc file
- */
-function parseRCFile(fileData) {
-    let data;
-    try {
-        data = JSON.parse(fileData);
-    }
-    catch (e) {
-        console.error(`Error:
-  Failed to parse the .rc file.
-  Please make sure its a valid JSON format.`);
-        throw new Error('Unable to parse JSON in .rc file.');
-    }
-    return data;
-}
-exports.parseRCFile = parseRCFile;
diff --git a/dist/signal-termination.d.ts b/dist/signal-termination.d.ts
index 18a2b35..6bd3313 100644
--- a/dist/signal-termination.d.ts
+++ b/dist/signal-termination.d.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,11 @@
 import { ChildProcess } from 'child_process';
 export declare class TermSignals {
     private readonly terminateSpawnedProcessFuncHandlers;
+    private readonly verbose;
     _exitCalled: boolean;
+    constructor(options?: {
+        verbose?: boolean;
+    });
     handleTermSignals(proc: ChildProcess): void;
     /**
      * Enables catching of unhandled exceptions
diff --git a/dist/signal-termination.js b/dist/signal-termination.js
index 62e93dc..f31a884 100644
--- a/dist/signal-termination.js
+++ b/dist/signal-termination.js
@@ -4,9 +4,11 @@ const SIGNALS_TO_HANDLE = [
     'SIGINT', 'SIGTERM', 'SIGHUP'
 ];
 class TermSignals {
-    constructor() {
+    constructor(options = {}) {
         this.terminateSpawnedProcessFuncHandlers = {};
+        this.verbose = false;
         this._exitCalled = false;
+        this.verbose = options.verbose === true;
     }
     handleTermSignals(proc) {
         // Terminate child process if parent process receives termination events
@@ -15,6 +17,9 @@ class TermSignals {
                 (signal, code) => {
                     this._removeProcessListeners();
                     if (!this._exitCalled) {
+                        if (this.verbose === true) {
+                            console.info(`Parent process exited with signal: ${signal}. Terminating child process...`);
+                        }
                         this._exitCalled = true;
                         proc.kill(signal);
                         this._terminateProcess(code, signal);
@@ -28,6 +33,10 @@ class TermSignals {
             this._removeProcessListeners();
             const convertedSignal = signal != null ? signal : undefined;
             if (!this._exitCalled) {
+                if (this.verbose === true) {
+                    console.info(`Child process exited with code: ${code} and signal: ${signal}. ` +
+                        'Terminating parent process...');
+                }
                 this._exitCalled = true;
                 this._terminateProcess(code, convertedSignal);
             }
diff --git a/dist/types.d.ts b/dist/types.d.ts
index ca1e952..5bc5646 100644
--- a/dist/types.d.ts
+++ b/dist/types.d.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ export interface GetEnvVarOptions {
         environments: string[];
         filePath?: string;
     };
+    verbose?: boolean;
 }
 export interface EnvCmdOptions extends GetEnvVarOptions {
     command: string;
@@ -14,5 +15,6 @@ export interface EnvCmdOptions extends GetEnvVarOptions {
     options?: {
         noOverride?: boolean;
         useShell?: boolean;
+        verbose?: boolean;
     };
 }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ccf4319..4c90d42 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "env-cmd",
-  "version": "10.0.1",
+  "version": "10.1.0",
   "description": "Executes a command using the environment variables in an env file",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "types": "dist/index.d.ts",
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/toddbluhm/env-cmd#readme",
   "dependencies": {
-    "commander": "^3.0.0",
+    "commander": "^4.0.0",
     "cross-spawn": "^7.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
     "sinon": "^7.0.0",
     "ts-node": "^8.0.0",
     "ts-standard": "^3.0.0",
-    "typescript": "^3.0.0"
+    "typescript": "^3.7.0"
   },
   "nyc": {
     "include": [
diff --git a/src/env-cmd.ts b/src/env-cmd.ts
index bca2a91..4f4b83f 100644
--- a/src/env-cmd.ts
+++ b/src/env-cmd.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export async function CLI (args: string[]): Promise<{ [key: string]: any }> {
 export async function EnvCmd (
   { command, commandArgs, envFile, rc, options = {} }: EnvCmdOptions
 ): Promise<{ [key: string]: any }> {
-  let env = await getEnvVars({ envFile, rc })
+  let env = await getEnvVars({ envFile, rc, verbose: options.verbose })
   // Override the merge order if --no-override flag set
   if (options.noOverride === true) {
     env = Object.assign({}, env, process.env)
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ export async function EnvCmd (
   })
 
   // Handle any termination signals for parent and child proceses
-  const signals = new TermSignals()
+  const signals = new TermSignals({ verbose: options.verbose })
   signals.handleUncaughtExceptions()
   signals.handleTermSignals(proc)
 
diff --git a/src/get-env-vars.ts b/src/get-env-vars.ts
index 92eb446..102b5ff 100644
--- a/src/get-env-vars.ts
+++ b/src/get-env-vars.ts
@@ -9,55 +9,106 @@ export async function getEnvVars (options: GetEnvVarOptions = {}): Promise<{ [ke
   options.envFile = options.envFile !== undefined ? options.envFile : {}
   // Check for rc file usage
   if (options.rc !== undefined) {
-    return getRCFile({ environments: options.rc.environments, filePath: options.rc.filePath })
+    return getRCFile({
+      environments: options.rc.environments,
+      filePath: options.rc.filePath,
+      verbose: options.verbose
+    })
   }
-  return getEnvFile({ filePath: options.envFile.filePath, fallback: options.envFile.fallback })
+  return getEnvFile({
+    filePath: options.envFile.filePath,
+    fallback: options.envFile.fallback,
+    verbose: options.verbose
+  })
 }
 
 export async function getEnvFile (
-  { filePath, fallback }: { filePath?: string, fallback?: boolean }
+  { filePath, fallback, verbose }: { filePath?: string, fallback?: boolean, verbose?: boolean }
 ): Promise<{ [key: string]: any }> {
   // Use env file
   if (filePath !== undefined) {
     try {
-      return await getEnvFileVars(filePath)
-    } catch (e) { }
+      const env = await getEnvFileVars(filePath)
+      if (verbose === true) {
+        console.info(`Found .env file at path: ${filePath}`)
+      }
+      return env
+    } catch (e) {
+      if (verbose === true) {
+        console.info(`Failed to find .env file at path: ${filePath}`)
+      }
+    }
     if (fallback !== true) {
-      throw new Error(`Unable to locate env file at location (${filePath})`)
+      throw new Error(`Failed to find .env file at path: ${filePath}`)
     }
   }
 
   // Use the default env file locations
   for (const path of ENV_FILE_DEFAULT_LOCATIONS) {
     try {
-      return await getEnvFileVars(path)
+      const env = await getEnvFileVars(path)
+      if (verbose === true) {
+        console.info(`Found .env file at default path: ${path}`)
+      }
+      return env
     } catch (e) { }
   }
 
-  throw new Error(`Unable to locate env file at default locations (${ENV_FILE_DEFAULT_LOCATIONS})`)
+  const error = `Failed to find .env file at default paths: ${ENV_FILE_DEFAULT_LOCATIONS}`
+  if (verbose === true) {
+    console.info(error)
+  }
+  throw new Error(error)
 }
 
 export async function getRCFile (
-  { environments, filePath }: { environments: string[], filePath?: string }
+  { environments, filePath, verbose }: { environments: string[], filePath?: string, verbose?: boolean }
 ): Promise<{ [key: string]: any }> {
   // User provided an .rc file path
   if (filePath !== undefined) {
     try {
-      return await getRCFileVars({ environments, filePath })
+      const env = await getRCFileVars({ environments, filePath })
+      if (verbose === true) {
+        console.info(`Found environments: ${environments} for .rc file at path: ${filePath}`)
+      }
+      return env
     } catch (e) {
-      if (e.name !== 'PathError') console.error(e)
-      throw new Error(`Unable to locate .rc file at location (${filePath})`)
+      if (e.name === 'PathError') {
+        if (verbose === true) {
+          console.info(`Failed to find .rc file at path: ${filePath}`)
+        }
+      }
+      if (e.name === 'EnvironmentError') {
+        if (verbose === true) {
+          console.info(`Failed to find environments: ${environments} for .rc file at path: ${filePath}`)
+        }
+      }
+      throw e
     }
   }
 
   // Use the default .rc file locations
-  for (const filePath of RC_FILE_DEFAULT_LOCATIONS) {
+  for (const path of RC_FILE_DEFAULT_LOCATIONS) {
     try {
-      return await getRCFileVars({ environments, filePath })
+      const env = await getRCFileVars({ environments, filePath: path })
+      if (verbose === true) {
+        console.info(`Found environments: ${environments} for default .rc file at path: ${path}`)
+      }
+      return env
     } catch (e) {
-      if (e.name !== 'PathError') console.error(e)
+      if (e.name === 'EnvironmentError') {
+        const errorText = `Failed to find environments: ${environments} for .rc file at path: ${path}`
+        if (verbose === true) {
+          console.info(errorText)
+        }
+        throw new Error(errorText)
+      }
     }
   }
 
-  throw new Error(`Unable to locate .rc file at default locations (${RC_FILE_DEFAULT_LOCATIONS})`)
+  const errorText = `Failed to find .rc file at default paths: ${RC_FILE_DEFAULT_LOCATIONS}`
+  if (verbose === true) {
+    console.info(errorText)
+  }
+  throw new Error(errorText)
 }
diff --git a/src/parse-args.ts b/src/parse-args.ts
index 7d09b1a..166dfbf 100644
--- a/src/parse-args.ts
+++ b/src/parse-args.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export function parseArgs (args: string[]): EnvCmdOptions {
   program = parseArgsUsingCommander(args.slice(0, args.indexOf(command)))
   const noOverride = !(program.override as boolean)
   const useShell = !!(program.useShell as boolean)
+  const verbose = !!(program.verbose as boolean)
 
   let rc: any
   if (program.environments !== undefined && program.environments.length !== 0) {
@@ -32,16 +33,21 @@ export function parseArgs (args: string[]): EnvCmdOptions {
     }
   }
 
-  return {
+  const options = {
     command,
     commandArgs,
     envFile,
     rc,
     options: {
       noOverride,
-      useShell
+      useShell,
+      verbose
     }
   }
+  if (verbose === true) {
+    console.info(`Options: ${JSON.stringify(options, null, 0)}`)
+  }
+  return options
 }
 
 export function parseArgsUsingCommander (args: string[]): Command {
@@ -55,5 +61,6 @@ export function parseArgsUsingCommander (args: string[]): Command {
     .option('--fallback', 'Fallback to default env file path, if custom env file path not found')
     .option('--no-override', 'Do not override existing environment variables')
     .option('--use-shell', 'Execute the command in a new shell with the given environment')
+    .option('--verbose', 'Print helpful debugging information')
     .parse(['_', '_', ...args])
 }
diff --git a/src/parse-env-file.ts b/src/parse-env-file.ts
index d505309..c3326b0 100644
--- a/src/parse-env-file.ts
+++ b/src/parse-env-file.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ const REQUIRE_HOOK_EXTENSIONS = ['.json', '.js']
 export async function getEnvFileVars (envFilePath: string): Promise<{ [key: string]: any }> {
   const absolutePath = resolveEnvFilePath(envFilePath)
   if (!fs.existsSync(absolutePath)) {
-    throw new Error(`Invalid env file path (${envFilePath}).`)
+    const pathError = new Error(`Invalid env file path (${envFilePath}).`)
+    pathError.name = 'PathError'
+    throw pathError
   }
 
   // Get the file extension
diff --git a/src/parse-rc-file.ts b/src/parse-rc-file.ts
index 77833f0..3370062 100644
--- a/src/parse-rc-file.ts
+++ b/src/parse-rc-file.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export async function getRCFileVars (
   try {
     await statAsync(absolutePath)
   } catch (e) {
-    const pathError = new Error('Invalid .rc file path.')
+    const pathError = new Error(`Failed to find .rc file at path: ${absolutePath}`)
     pathError.name = 'PathError'
     throw pathError
   }
@@ -25,12 +25,18 @@ export async function getRCFileVars (
   // Get the file extension
   const ext = extname(absolutePath).toLowerCase()
   let parsedData: { [key: string]: any }
-  if (ext === '.json' || ext === '.js') {
-    const possiblePromise = require(absolutePath) /* eslint-disable-line */
-    parsedData = isPromise(possiblePromise) ? await possiblePromise : possiblePromise
-  } else {
-    const file = await readFileAsync(absolutePath, { encoding: 'utf8' })
-    parsedData = parseRCFile(file)
+  try {
+    if (ext === '.json' || ext === '.js') {
+      const possiblePromise = require(absolutePath) /* eslint-disable-line */
+      parsedData = isPromise(possiblePromise) ? await possiblePromise : possiblePromise
+    } else {
+      const file = await readFileAsync(absolutePath, { encoding: 'utf8' })
+      parsedData = JSON.parse(file)
+    }
+  } catch (e) {
+    const parseError = new Error(`Failed to parse .rc file at path: ${absolutePath}`)
+    parseError.name = 'ParseError'
+    throw parseError
   }
 
   // Parse and merge multiple rc environments together
@@ -48,29 +54,12 @@ export async function getRCFileVars (
   })
 
   if (!environmentFound) {
-    console.error(`Error:
-  Could not find any environments:
-    ${environments}
-  in .rc file:
-    ${absolutePath}`)
-    throw new Error(`All environments (${environments}) are missing in in .rc file (${absolutePath}).`)
+    const environmentError = new Error(
+      `Failed to find environments ${environments} at .rc file location: ${absolutePath}`
+    )
+    environmentError.name = 'EnvironmentError'
+    throw environmentError
   }
 
   return result
 }
-
-/**
- * Reads and parses the .rc file
- */
-export function parseRCFile (fileData: string): { [key: string]: any } {
-  let data
-  try {
-    data = JSON.parse(fileData)
-  } catch (e) {
-    console.error(`Error:
-  Failed to parse the .rc file.
-  Please make sure its a valid JSON format.`)
-    throw new Error('Unable to parse JSON in .rc file.')
-  }
-  return data
-}
diff --git a/src/signal-termination.ts b/src/signal-termination.ts
index a42f6d9..7401678 100644
--- a/src/signal-termination.ts
+++ b/src/signal-termination.ts
@@ -6,8 +6,13 @@ const SIGNALS_TO_HANDLE: NodeJS.Signals[] = [
 
 export class TermSignals {
   private readonly terminateSpawnedProcessFuncHandlers: { [key: string]: any } = {}
+  private readonly verbose: boolean = false;
   public _exitCalled = false
 
+  constructor (options: { verbose?: boolean } = {}) {
+    this.verbose = options.verbose === true
+  }
+
   public handleTermSignals (proc: ChildProcess): void {
     // Terminate child process if parent process receives termination events
     SIGNALS_TO_HANDLE.forEach((signal): void => {
@@ -15,6 +20,9 @@ export class TermSignals {
         (signal: any, code: any): void => {
           this._removeProcessListeners()
           if (!this._exitCalled) {
+            if (this.verbose === true) {
+              console.info(`Parent process exited with signal: ${signal}. Terminating child process...`)
+            }
             this._exitCalled = true
             proc.kill(signal)
             this._terminateProcess(code, signal)
@@ -29,6 +37,12 @@ export class TermSignals {
       this._removeProcessListeners()
       const convertedSignal = signal != null ? signal : undefined
       if (!this._exitCalled) {
+        if (this.verbose === true) {
+          console.info(
+            `Child process exited with code: ${code} and signal: ${signal}. ` +
+            'Terminating parent process...'
+          )
+        }
         this._exitCalled = true
         this._terminateProcess(code, convertedSignal)
       }
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index a7fc9a4..f223490 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ export interface GetEnvVarOptions {
     environments: string[]
     filePath?: string
   }
+  verbose?: boolean
 }
 
 export interface EnvCmdOptions extends GetEnvVarOptions {
@@ -15,5 +16,6 @@ export interface EnvCmdOptions extends GetEnvVarOptions {
   options?: {
     noOverride?: boolean
     useShell?: boolean
+    verbose?: boolean
   }
 }
diff --git a/test/get-env-vars.spec.ts b/test/get-env-vars.spec.ts
index b42c8eb..942b9d9 100644
--- a/test/get-env-vars.spec.ts
+++ b/test/get-env-vars.spec.ts
@@ -7,15 +7,11 @@ import * as envFile from '../src/parse-env-file'
 describe('getEnvVars', (): void => {
   let getRCFileVarsStub: sinon.SinonStub<any, any>
   let getEnvFileVarsStub: sinon.SinonStub<any, any>
-  let logStub: sinon.SinonStub<any, any>
-
-  const pathError = new Error()
-  pathError.name = 'PathError'
+  let logInfoStub: sinon.SinonStub<any, any>
 
   before((): void => {
     getRCFileVarsStub = sinon.stub(rcFile, 'getRCFileVars')
     getEnvFileVarsStub = sinon.stub(envFile, 'getEnvFileVars')
-    logStub = sinon.stub(console, 'error')
   })
 
   after((): void => {
@@ -25,9 +21,12 @@ describe('getEnvVars', (): void => {
   afterEach((): void => {
     sinon.resetHistory()
     sinon.resetBehavior()
+    if (logInfoStub !== undefined) {
+      logInfoStub.restore()
+    }
   })
 
-  it('should parse the json .rc file from the default location with the given environment',
+  it('should parse the json .rc file from the default path with the given environment',
     async (): Promise<void> => {
       getRCFileVarsStub.returns({ THANKS: 'FORALLTHEFISH' })
       const envs = await getEnvVars({ rc: { environments: ['production'] } })
@@ -41,7 +40,18 @@ describe('getEnvVars', (): void => {
     }
   )
 
-  it('should search all default .rc file locations', async (): Promise<void> => {
+  it('should print path of custom .rc file and environments to info for verbose',
+    async (): Promise<void> => {
+      logInfoStub = sinon.stub(console, 'info')
+      getRCFileVarsStub.returns({ THANKS: 'FORALLTHEFISH' })
+      await getEnvVars({ rc: { environments: ['production'] }, verbose: true })
+      assert.equal(logInfoStub.callCount, 1)
+    }
+  )
+
+  it('should search all default .rc file paths', async (): Promise<void> => {
+    const pathError = new Error()
+    pathError.name = 'PathError'
     getRCFileVarsStub.rejects(pathError)
     getRCFileVarsStub.onThirdCall().returns({ THANKS: 'FORALLTHEFISH' })
     const envs = await getEnvVars({ rc: { environments: ['production'] } })
@@ -54,28 +64,60 @@ describe('getEnvVars', (): void => {
     assert.equal(getRCFileVarsStub.args[2][0].filePath, './.env-cmdrc.json')
   })
 
-  it('should fail to find .rc file at default location', async (): Promise<void> => {
+  it('should fail to find .rc file at default path', async (): Promise<void> => {
+    const pathError = new Error()
+    pathError.name = 'PathError'
     getRCFileVarsStub.rejects(pathError)
     try {
       await getEnvVars({ rc: { environments: ['production'] } })
       assert.fail('should not get here.')
     } catch (e) {
-      assert.match(e.message, /locate \.rc/gi)
+      assert.match(e.message, /failed to find/gi)
+      assert.match(e.message, /\.rc file/gi)
+      assert.match(e.message, /default paths/gi)
     }
   })
 
-  it('should log to error console on non-path errors', async (): Promise<void> => {
-    getRCFileVarsStub.rejects(new Error('Non-path Error'))
+  it('should print failure to find .rc file to info for verbose', async (): Promise<void> => {
+    logInfoStub = sinon.stub(console, 'info')
+    const pathError = new Error()
+    pathError.name = 'PathError'
+    getRCFileVarsStub.rejects(pathError)
     try {
-      await getEnvVars({ rc: { environments: ['production'] } })
+      await getEnvVars({ rc: { environments: ['production'] }, verbose: true })
       assert.fail('should not get here.')
     } catch (e) {
-      assert.match(logStub.getCall(0).args[0].message, /non-path error/gi)
-      assert.match(e.message, /locate \.rc/gi)
+      assert.equal(logInfoStub.callCount, 1)
     }
   })
 
-  it('should find .rc file at custom path location', async (): Promise<void> => {
+  it('should fail to find environments at .rc file at default path', async (): Promise<void> => {
+    const environmentError = new Error('Failed to find environments: for .rc file at path:')
+    environmentError.name = 'EnvironmentError'
+    getRCFileVarsStub.rejects(environmentError)
+    try {
+      await getEnvVars({ rc: { environments: ['bad'] } })
+      assert.fail('should not get here.')
+    } catch (e) {
+      assert.match(e.message, /failed to find environments/gi)
+      assert.match(e.message, /\.rc file at path/gi)
+    }
+  })
+
+  it('should print failure to find environments in .rc file to info for verbose', async (): Promise<void> => {
+    logInfoStub = sinon.stub(console, 'info')
+    const environmentError = new Error('Failed to find environments: for .rc file at path:')
+    environmentError.name = 'EnvironmentError'
+    getRCFileVarsStub.rejects(environmentError)
+    try {
+      await getEnvVars({ rc: { environments: ['bad'] }, verbose: true })
+      assert.fail('should not get here.')
+    } catch (e) {
+      assert.equal(logInfoStub.callCount, 1)
+    }
+  })
+
+  it('should find .rc file at custom path path', async (): Promise<void> => {
     getRCFileVarsStub.returns({ THANKS: 'FORALLTHEFISH' })
     const envs = await getEnvVars({
       rc: { environments: ['production'], filePath: '../.custom-rc' }
@@ -89,7 +131,19 @@ describe('getEnvVars', (): void => {
     assert.equal(getRCFileVarsStub.args[0][0].filePath, '../.custom-rc')
   })
 
-  it('should fail to find .rc file at custom path location', async (): Promise<void> => {
+  it('should print custom .rc file path to info for verbose', async (): Promise<void> => {
+    logInfoStub = sinon.stub(console, 'info')
+    getRCFileVarsStub.returns({ THANKS: 'FORALLTHEFISH' })
+    await getEnvVars({
+      rc: { environments: ['production'], filePath: '../.custom-rc' },
+      verbose: true
+    })
+    assert.equal(logInfoStub.callCount, 1)
+  })
+
+  it('should fail to find .rc file at custom path path', async (): Promise<void> => {
+    const pathError = new Error('Failed to find .rc file at path:')
+    pathError.name = 'PathError'
     getRCFileVarsStub.rejects(pathError)
     try {
       await getEnvVars({
@@ -97,24 +151,61 @@ describe('getEnvVars', (): void => {
       })
       assert.fail('should not get here.')
     } catch (e) {
-      assert.match(e.message, /locate \.rc/gi)
+      assert.match(e.message, /failed to find/gi)
+      assert.match(e.message, /\.rc file at path/gi)
     }
   })
 
-  it('should log to error console on non-path errors', async (): Promise<void> => {
-    getRCFileVarsStub.rejects(new Error('Non-path Error'))
+  it('should print failure to find custom .rc file path to info for verbose', async (): Promise<void> => {
+    logInfoStub = sinon.stub(console, 'info')
+    const pathError = new Error('Failed to find .rc file at path:')
+    pathError.name = 'PathError'
+    getRCFileVarsStub.rejects(pathError)
     try {
       await getEnvVars({
-        rc: { environments: ['production'], filePath: '../.custom-rc' }
+        rc: { environments: ['production'], filePath: '../.custom-rc' },
+        verbose: true
       })
       assert.fail('should not get here.')
     } catch (e) {
-      assert.match(logStub.getCall(0).args[0].message, /non-path error/gi)
-      assert.match(e.message, /locate \.rc/gi)
+      assert.equal(logInfoStub.callCount, 1)
     }
   })
 
-  it('should parse the env file from a custom location', async (): Promise<void> => {
+  it('should fail to find environments for .rc file at custom path', async (): Promise<void> => {
+    const environmentError = new Error('Failed to find environments: for .rc file at path: ')
+    environmentError.name = 'EnvironmentError'
+    getRCFileVarsStub.rejects(environmentError)
+    try {
+      await getEnvVars({
+        rc: { environments: ['bad'], filePath: '../.custom-rc' }
+      })
+      assert.fail('should not get here.')
+    } catch (e) {
+      assert.match(e.message, /failed to find environments/gi)
+      assert.match(e.message, /\.rc file at path/gi)
+    }
+  })
+
+  it('should print failure to find environments for custom .rc file path to info for verbose',
+    async (): Promise<void> => {
+      logInfoStub = sinon.stub(console, 'info')
+      const environmentError = new Error('Failed to find environments: for .rc file at path: ')
+      environmentError.name = 'EnvironmentError'
+      getRCFileVarsStub.rejects(environmentError)
+      try {
+        await getEnvVars({
+          rc: { environments: ['bad'], filePath: '../.custom-rc' },
+          verbose: true
+        })
+        assert.fail('should not get here.')
+      } catch (e) {
+        assert.equal(logInfoStub.callCount, 1)
+      }
+    }
+  )
+
+  it('should parse the env file from a custom path', async (): Promise<void> => {
     getEnvFileVarsStub.returns({ THANKS: 'FORALLTHEFISH' })
     const envs = await getEnvVars({ envFile: { filePath: '../.env-file' } })
     assert.isOk(envs)
@@ -124,31 +215,63 @@ describe('getEnvVars', (): void => {
     assert.equal(getEnvFileVarsStub.args[0][0], '../.env-file')
   })
 
-  it('should fail to find env file at custom location', async (): Promise<void> => {
+  it('should print path of .env file to info for verbose', async (): Promise<void> => {
+    logInfoStub = sinon.stub(console, 'info')
+    getEnvFileVarsStub.returns({ THANKS: 'FORALLTHEFISH' })
+    await getEnvVars({ envFile: { filePath: '../.env-file' }, verbose: true })
+    assert.equal(logInfoStub.callCount, 1)
+  })
+
+  it('should fail to find env file at custom path', async (): Promise<void> => {
     getEnvFileVarsStub.rejects('Not found.')
     try {
       await getEnvVars({ envFile: { filePath: '../.env-file' } })
       assert.fail('should not get here.')
     } catch (e) {
-      assert.match(e.message, /locate env/gi)
+      assert.match(e.message, /failed to find/gi)
+      assert.match(e.message, /\.env file at path/gi)
     }
   })
 
-  it('should parse the env file from the default location if custom ' +
-    'location not found and fallback option provided',
-  async (): Promise<void> => {
-    getEnvFileVarsStub.onFirstCall().rejects('File not found.')
-    getEnvFileVarsStub.returns({ THANKS: 'FORALLTHEFISH' })
-    const envs = await getEnvVars({ envFile: { filePath: '../.env-file', fallback: true } })
-    assert.isOk(envs)
-    assert.lengthOf(Object.keys(envs), 1)
-    assert.equal(envs.THANKS, 'FORALLTHEFISH')
-    assert.equal(getEnvFileVarsStub.callCount, 2)
-    assert.equal(getEnvFileVarsStub.args[1][0], './.env')
-  }
+  it('should print failure to find .env file path to info for verbose', async (): Promise<void> => {
+    logInfoStub = sinon.stub(console, 'info')
+    getEnvFileVarsStub.rejects('Not found.')
+    try {
+      await getEnvVars({ envFile: { filePath: '../.env-file' }, verbose: true })
+      assert.fail('should not get here.')
+    } catch (e) {
+      assert.equal(logInfoStub.callCount, 1)
+    }
+  })
+
+  it(
+    'should parse the env file from the default path if custom ' +
+    'path not found and fallback option provided',
+    async (): Promise<void> => {
+      getEnvFileVarsStub.onFirstCall().rejects('File not found.')
+      getEnvFileVarsStub.returns({ THANKS: 'FORALLTHEFISH' })
+      const envs = await getEnvVars({ envFile: { filePath: '../.env-file', fallback: true } })
+      assert.isOk(envs)
+      assert.lengthOf(Object.keys(envs), 1)
+      assert.equal(envs.THANKS, 'FORALLTHEFISH')
+      assert.equal(getEnvFileVarsStub.callCount, 2)
+      assert.equal(getEnvFileVarsStub.args[1][0], './.env')
+    }
   )
 
-  it('should parse the env file from the default location', async (): Promise<void> => {
+  it(
+    'should print multiple times for failure to find .env file and ' +
+    'failure to find fallback file to infor for verbose',
+    async (): Promise<void> => {
+      logInfoStub = sinon.stub(console, 'info')
+      getEnvFileVarsStub.onFirstCall().rejects('File not found.')
+      getEnvFileVarsStub.returns({ THANKS: 'FORALLTHEFISH' })
+      await getEnvVars({ envFile: { filePath: '../.env-file', fallback: true }, verbose: true })
+      assert.equal(logInfoStub.callCount, 2)
+    }
+  )
+
+  it('should parse the env file from the default path', async (): Promise<void> => {
     getEnvFileVarsStub.returns({ THANKS: 'FORALLTHEFISH' })
     const envs = await getEnvVars()
     assert.isOk(envs)
@@ -158,7 +281,14 @@ describe('getEnvVars', (): void => {
     assert.equal(getEnvFileVarsStub.args[0][0], './.env')
   })
 
-  it('should search all default env file locations', async (): Promise<void> => {
+  it('should print path of .env file to info for verbose', async (): Promise<void> => {
+    logInfoStub = sinon.stub(console, 'info')
+    getEnvFileVarsStub.returns({ THANKS: 'FORALLTHEFISH' })
+    await getEnvVars({ verbose: true })
+    assert.equal(logInfoStub.callCount, 1)
+  })
+
+  it('should search all default env file paths', async (): Promise<void> => {
     getEnvFileVarsStub.throws('Not found.')
     getEnvFileVarsStub.onThirdCall().returns({ THANKS: 'FORALLTHEFISH' })
     const envs = await getEnvVars()
@@ -167,16 +297,31 @@ describe('getEnvVars', (): void => {
     assert.equal(envs.THANKS, 'FORALLTHEFISH')
     assert.equal(getEnvFileVarsStub.callCount, 3)
     assert.isTrue(getEnvFileVarsStub.calledWithExactly('./.env.json'))
-    assert.isTrue(getEnvFileVarsStub.calledWithExactly('./.env.json'))
   })
 
-  it('should fail to find env file at default location', async (): Promise<void> => {
+  it('should fail to find env file at default path', async (): Promise<void> => {
     getEnvFileVarsStub.rejects('Not found.')
     try {
       await getEnvVars()
       assert.fail('should not get here.')
     } catch (e) {
-      assert.match(e.message, /locate env/gi)
+      assert.match(e.message, /failed to find/gi)
+      assert.match(e.message, /\.env file/gi)
+      assert.match(e.message, /default paths/gi)
     }
   })
+
+  it(
+    'should print failure to find .env file at default paths to info for verbose',
+    async (): Promise<void> => {
+      logInfoStub = sinon.stub(console, 'info')
+      getEnvFileVarsStub.rejects('Not found.')
+      try {
+        await getEnvVars({ verbose: true })
+        assert.fail('should not get here.')
+      } catch (e) {
+        assert.equal(logInfoStub.callCount, 1)
+      }
+    }
+  )
 })
diff --git a/test/parse-args.spec.ts b/test/parse-args.spec.ts
index a67c267..04889e9 100644
--- a/test/parse-args.spec.ts
+++ b/test/parse-args.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 /* eslint @typescript-eslint/no-non-null-assertion: 0 */
+import * as sinon from 'sinon'
 import { assert } from 'chai'
 import { parseArgs } from '../src/parse-args'
 
@@ -8,6 +9,21 @@ describe('parseArgs', (): void => {
   const environments = ['development', 'production']
   const rcFilePath = './.env-cmdrc'
   const envFilePath = './.env'
+  let logInfoStub: sinon.SinonStub<any, any>
+
+  before((): void => {
+    logInfoStub = sinon.stub(console, 'info')
+  })
+
+  after((): void => {
+    sinon.restore()
+  })
+
+  afterEach((): void => {
+    sinon.resetHistory()
+    sinon.resetBehavior()
+  })
+
   it('should parse environment value', (): void => {
     const res = parseArgs(['-e', environments[0], command])
     assert.exists(res.rc)
@@ -69,4 +85,10 @@ describe('parseArgs', (): void => {
     assert.exists(res.envFile)
     assert.isTrue(res.envFile!.fallback)
   })
+
+  it('should print to console.info if --verbose flag is passed', (): void => {
+    const res = parseArgs(['-f', envFilePath, '--verbose', command, ...commandArgs])
+    assert.exists(res.options!.verbose)
+    assert.equal(logInfoStub.callCount, 1)
+  })
 })
diff --git a/test/parse-rc-file.spec.ts b/test/parse-rc-file.spec.ts
index eb793e5..2b74213 100644
--- a/test/parse-rc-file.spec.ts
+++ b/test/parse-rc-file.spec.ts
@@ -1,30 +1,9 @@
 import { assert } from 'chai'
-import { readFileSync } from 'fs'
-import { getRCFileVars, parseRCFile } from '../src/parse-rc-file'
+import { getRCFileVars } from '../src/parse-rc-file'
 
 const rcFilePath = './test/test-files/.rc-test'
 const rcJSONFilePath = './test/test-files/.rc-test.json'
 
-describe('parseRCFile', (): void => {
-  it('should parse an .rc file', (): void => {
-    const file = readFileSync(rcFilePath, { encoding: 'utf8' })
-    const res = parseRCFile(file)
-    assert.exists(res)
-    assert.hasAllKeys(res, ['development', 'test', 'production'])
-    assert.equal(res.development.ANSWER, 0)
-    assert.equal(res.production.THANKS, 'FOR WHAT?!')
-  })
-
-  it('should fail to parse an .rc file', (): void => {
-    try {
-      parseRCFile('fdsjk dsjfksdjkla')
-      assert.fail('Should not get here!')
-    } catch (e) {
-      assert.match(e.message, /parse/gi)
-    }
-  })
-})
-
 describe('getRCFileVars', (): void => {
   it('should parse an .rc file with the given environment', async (): Promise<void> => {
     const res = await getRCFileVars({ environments: ['production'], filePath: rcFilePath })
@@ -45,6 +24,15 @@ describe('getRCFileVars', (): void => {
     })
   })
 
+  it('should fail to find .rc file', async (): Promise<void> => {
+    try {
+      await getRCFileVars({ environments: ['bad'], filePath: 'bad-path' })
+      assert.fail('Should not get here!')
+    } catch (e) {
+      assert.match(e.message, /\.rc file at path/gi)
+    }
+  })
+
   it('should fail to parse a .rc file if environment does not exist', async (): Promise<void> => {
     try {
       await getRCFileVars({ environments: ['bad'], filePath: rcFilePath })
@@ -56,10 +44,10 @@ describe('getRCFileVars', (): void => {
 
   it('should fail to parse an .rc file', async (): Promise<void> => {
     try {
-      await getRCFileVars({ environments: ['bad'], filePath: './non-existent-file' })
+      await getRCFileVars({ environments: ['bad'], filePath: './test/test-files/.rc-test-bad-format' })
       assert.fail('Should not get here!')
     } catch (e) {
-      assert.match(e.message, /path/gi)
+      assert.match(e.message, /parse/gi)
     }
   })
 
diff --git a/test/signal-termination.spec.ts b/test/signal-termination.spec.ts
index b26dc98..1d8e222 100644
--- a/test/signal-termination.spec.ts
+++ b/test/signal-termination.spec.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ describe('signal-termination', (): void => {
       const term = new TermSignals()
       let logStub: sinon.SinonStub<any, any>
       let processStub: sinon.SinonStub<any, any>
+
       beforeEach((): void => {
         logStub = sinon.stub(console, 'error')
         processStub = sinon.stub(process, 'exit')
@@ -118,9 +119,11 @@ describe('signal-termination', (): void => {
       let processOnceStub: sinon.SinonStub<any, any>
       let _removeProcessListenersStub: sinon.SinonStub<any, any>
       let _terminateProcessStub: sinon.SinonStub<any, any>
+      let logInfoStub: sinon.SinonStub<any, any>
       let proc: any
-      beforeEach((): void => {
-        term = new TermSignals()
+
+      function setup (verbose: boolean = false): void {
+        term = new TermSignals({ verbose })
         procKillStub = sinon.stub()
         procOnStub = sinon.stub()
         processOnceStub = sinon.stub(process, 'once')
@@ -130,6 +133,10 @@ describe('signal-termination', (): void => {
           kill: procKillStub,
           on: procOnStub
         }
+      }
+
+      beforeEach((): void => {
+        setup()
       })
 
       afterEach((): void => {
@@ -153,6 +160,16 @@ describe('signal-termination', (): void => {
         assert.isOk(term._exitCalled)
       })
 
+      it('should print child process terminated to info for verbose', (): void => {
+        sinon.restore()
+        setup(true)
+        logInfoStub = sinon.stub(console, 'info')
+        assert.notOk(term._exitCalled)
+        term.handleTermSignals(proc)
+        processOnceStub.args[0][1]('SIGTERM', 1)
+        assert.equal(logInfoStub.callCount, 1)
+      })
+
       it('should not terminate child process if child process termination ' +
         'has already been called by parent', (): void => {
         assert.notOk(term._exitCalled)
@@ -176,6 +193,16 @@ describe('signal-termination', (): void => {
         assert.isOk(term._exitCalled)
       })
 
+      it('should print parent process terminated to info for verbose', (): void => {
+        sinon.restore()
+        setup(true)
+        logInfoStub = sinon.stub(console, 'info')
+        assert.notOk(term._exitCalled)
+        term.handleTermSignals(proc)
+        procOnStub.args[0][1](1, 'SIGTERM')
+        assert.equal(logInfoStub.callCount, 1)
+      })
+
       it('should not terminate parent process if parent process already terminating', (): void => {
         assert.notOk(term._exitCalled)
         term.handleTermSignals(proc)
diff --git a/test/test-files/.rc-test-bad-format b/test/test-files/.rc-test-bad-format
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b26c2d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test-files/.rc-test-bad-format
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "development": 
+}
\ No newline at end of file