diff --git a/src/reporter.js b/src/reporter.js
index 5f5b884..88c1854 100644
--- a/src/reporter.js
+++ b/src/reporter.js
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ function CoverageIstanbulReporter(baseReporterDecorator, logger, config) {
       {};
 
     const reportConfig = istanbul.config.loadObject({
+      verbose: coverageConfig.verbose === true,
       reporting: Object.assign(
         {},
         coverageConfig,