diff --git a/backup.log b/backup.log
index 7d29f3d..17c912f 100644
--- a/backup.log
+++ b/backup.log
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 [2018-09-19 16:00:05]-- Start backup.sh execution ---
 [2018-09-19 16:08:48] -- [ERROR] Script exited with code 2  --
 This script MUST be run as ROOT.
+[2018-09-19 16:21:08] -- [ERROR] Script exited with code 2  --
+This script MUST be run as ROOT.
diff --git a/backup.sh b/backup.sh
index def7898..e72fa2d 100755
--- a/backup.sh
+++ b/backup.sh
@@ -52,6 +52,11 @@ logFile="$scriptPath/${scriptName%.*}.log"
 
 # set script parameters to null and initialize array variables
 unset PARAMS
+unset logLevel
+unset logFileNormal
+unset logFileVerbose
+unset borgCreateParams
+unset borgPruneParams
 errorExplain=()
 
 
@@ -68,12 +73,20 @@ if [ -z $1 ]; then
 fi
 
 # use GetOpts to process parameters
-while getopts ':l:' PARAMS; do
+while getopts ':l:nv' PARAMS; do
     case "$PARAMS" in
         l)
             # use provided location for logFile
             logFile="${OPTARG}"
             ;;
+        n)
+            # standard logging (script errors, Borg summary)
+            logLevel="normal"
+            ;;
+        v)
+            # verbose logging (script errors, Borg details)
+            logLevel="verbose"
+            ;;
         ?)
             # unrecognized parameters trigger scriptHelp
             scriptHelp
@@ -88,6 +101,20 @@ if [ $(id -u) -ne 0 ]; then
 fi
 
 
+### Set logging verbosity based on invocation parameters
+if [ "$logLevel" = "normal" ]; then
+    borgCreateParams='--stats'
+    borgPruneParams="--list"
+    unset logFileVerbose
+    logFileNormal="$logFile"
+elif [ "$logLevel" = "verbose" ]; then
+    borgCreateParams='--list --stats'
+    borgPruneParams='--list'
+    logFileVerbose="$logFile"
+    unset logFileNormal
+fi
+
+
 ### Log start of script operations
 echo -e "${bold}${stamp}-- Start $scriptName execution ---" >> "$logFile"