diff --git a/scripts/rt-bulk-prep-pay.plx b/scripts/rt-bulk-prep-pay.plx
index 6602a5c..b759b46 100755
--- a/scripts/rt-bulk-prep-pay.plx
+++ b/scripts/rt-bulk-prep-pay.plx
@@ -96,7 +96,9 @@ sub GetStatusOfTicket ($) {
 GetOptions("verbose=i" => \$VERBOSE, "interactive" => \$INTERACTIVE, 'showAmounts' => \$SHOW_AMOUNTS,
            'subTotals' => \$SUB_TOTALS,
            "rtCommand=s" => \$RT_CMD, "svnCommand=s" => \$SVN_CMD, 'queryString=s' => \$QUERY_STRING);
+
 $SHOW_AMOUNTS = 1 if $SUB_TOTALS;
+$VERBOSE = 0 unless $VERBOSE;
 
 $RT_CMD = '/usr/bin/rt' unless defined $RT_CMD;
 $SVN_CMD = '/usr/bin/svn' unless defined $SVN_CMD;