diff --git a/src/bin/gen-job-list.rs b/src/bin/gen-job-list.rs
index 81212bf..72b81d2 100644
--- a/src/bin/gen-job-list.rs
+++ b/src/bin/gen-job-list.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ use file_lock::{FileLock, FileOptions};
 use memoize::memoize;
 use anyhow;
 use chrono::Utc;
+use clap::Parser;
 
 #[memoize]
 fn get_subtests(test_path: PathBuf) -> Vec<String> {
@@ -259,7 +260,7 @@ fn fetch_remotes(rc: &CiConfig, repo: &git2::Repository) -> anyhow::Result<bool>
     Ok(true)
 }
 
-fn update_jobs(rc: &CiConfig, repo: &git2::Repository) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+fn update_jobs(rc: &CiConfig, repo: &git2::Repository, verbose: bool) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     if !fetch_remotes(rc, repo)? {
         return Ok(());
     }
@@ -267,7 +268,7 @@ fn update_jobs(rc: &CiConfig, repo: &git2::Repository) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     let lockfile = rc.ktest.output_dir.join("jobs.lock");
     let filelock = FileLock::lock(lockfile, true, FileOptions::new().create(true).write(true))?;
 
-    let jobs_in = rc_test_jobs(rc, repo, false);
+    let jobs_in = rc_test_jobs(rc, repo, verbose);
     write_test_jobs(rc, jobs_in)?;
 
     drop(filelock);
@@ -275,7 +276,16 @@ fn update_jobs(rc: &CiConfig, repo: &git2::Repository) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
+#[derive(Parser)]
+#[command(author, version, about, long_about = None)]
+struct Args {
+    #[arg(short, long)]
+    verbose:    bool,
+}
+
 fn main() {
+    let args = Args::parse();
+
     let rc = ciconfig_read();
     if let Err(e) = rc {
         eprintln!("could not read config; {}", e);
@@ -291,5 +301,7 @@ fn main() {
     }
     let repo = repo.unwrap();
 
-    update_jobs(&rc, &repo).ok();
+    if let Err(e) = update_jobs(&rc, &repo, args.verbose) {
+        eprintln!("update_jobs() error: {}", e);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/bin/get-test-job.rs b/src/bin/get-test-job.rs
index 11d1817..66ec48d 100644
--- a/src/bin/get-test-job.rs
+++ b/src/bin/get-test-job.rs
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ use std::process;
 use ci_cgi::{Ktestrc, ciconfig_read, lockfile_exists};
 use ci_cgi::{Worker, workers_update};
 use file_lock::{FileLock, FileOptions};
-use clap::Parser;
 use chrono::Utc;
+use clap::Parser;
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 struct TestJob {
@@ -131,10 +131,6 @@ fn get_and_lock_job(rc: &Ktestrc) -> Option<TestJob> {
 }
 
 fn main() {
-    std::process::Command::new("gen-job-list")
-        .output()
-        .expect("failed to execute gen-job-list");
-
     let args = Args::parse();
 
     let rc = ciconfig_read();