diff --git a/src/Rules.cpp b/src/Rules.cpp
index a7141c0b..664a7fdd 100644
--- a/src/Rules.cpp
+++ b/src/Rules.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ static std::map <std::string, std::string> defaultSettings =
   {"confirmation", "yes"},
   {"version",      VERSION},
   {"debug",        "off"},
-  {"quiet",        "off"},
+  {"verbose",      "on"},
 };
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/src/commands/CmdStart.cpp b/src/commands/CmdStart.cpp
index 1b444b9a..49ae86ab 100644
--- a/src/commands/CmdStart.cpp
+++ b/src/commands/CmdStart.cpp
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ int CmdStart (
     log.write ("debug", std::string ("Stopped tracking: ") + latest.serialize ());
 
     // User feedback.
-    if (! rules.getBoolean ("quiet"))
+    if (rules.getBoolean ("verbose"))
       std::cout << intervalSummarize (rules, latest);
   }
 
@@ -70,7 +70,8 @@ int CmdStart (
   log.write ("debug", std::string ("Started tracking: ") + now.serialize ());
 
   // User feedback.
-  if (! rules.getBoolean ("quiet"))
+  std::cout << "# rules verbose " << rules.get ("verbose") << "\n";
+  if (rules.getBoolean ("verbose"))
     std::cout << intervalSummarize (rules, now);
 
   return 0;
diff --git a/src/commands/CmdStop.cpp b/src/commands/CmdStop.cpp
index a37ba899..96b80295 100644
--- a/src/commands/CmdStop.cpp
+++ b/src/commands/CmdStop.cpp
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ int CmdStop (
     log.write ("debug", std::string ("Stopped tracking: ") + latest.serialize ());
 
     // User feedback.
-    if (! rules.getBoolean ("quiet"))
+    if (rules.getBoolean ("verbose"))
       std::cout << intervalSummarize (rules, latest);
 
     // If tags were specified, and after removing those tags, there are still
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ int CmdStop (
       log.write ("debug", std::string ("Started tracking: ") + latest.serialize ());
 
       // User feedback.
-      if (! rules.getBoolean ("quiet"))
+      if (rules.getBoolean ("verbose"))
         std::cout << "\n" << intervalSummarize (rules, latest);
     }
   }
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ int CmdStop (
   {
     std::string message = "There is no active time tracking.";
     log.write ("warning", message);
-    if (! rules.getBoolean ("quiet"))
+    if (rules.getBoolean ("verbose"))
       std::cout << message << "\n";
   }
 
diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index 47a4781d..6fbf6860 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -90,14 +90,14 @@ void initializeDataAndRules (
   Log& log)
 {
   // Make common hints available via rules:
-  //   :debug
-  //   :quiet
+  //   :debug --> debug
+  //   :quiet --> verbose
   for (auto& arg : cli._args)
   {
     if (arg.hasTag ("HINT"))
     {
       if (arg.attribute ("canonical") == ":debug") rules.set ("debug", "on");
-      if (arg.attribute ("canonical") == ":quiet") rules.set ("quiet", "on");
+      if (arg.attribute ("canonical") == ":quiet") rules.set ("verbose", "off");
     }
   }