diff --git a/bilby/bilby_mcmc/sampler.py b/bilby/bilby_mcmc/sampler.py
index 9f7925bf340eafcb07d8e9903e3c612b1a03ee4f..66e6e4392a9456161c123ff84a1d5d73c4ed216f 100644
--- a/bilby/bilby_mcmc/sampler.py
+++ b/bilby/bilby_mcmc/sampler.py
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ class Bilby_MCMC(MCMCSampler):
         diagnostic=False,
         resume=True,
         exit_code=130,
-        verbose=False,
+        verbose=True,
         **kwargs,
     ):