diff --git a/scripts/hec_test b/scripts/hec_test
index 9780867..bbd9018 100755
--- a/scripts/hec_test
+++ b/scripts/hec_test
@@ -11,15 +11,19 @@ def build_json(field,path):
 def build_raw(path):
     return f"{datetime.now().strftime('%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.%fZ')} nowhere This is a sample raw event sent to {path} hecTest=yes"
 
-def test_hec(baseurl,path,data):
+def test_hec(dtype,verbose,baseurl,path,data):
     url   = baseurl+path
     cmd   = ['curl','-k',url,'-H',f"Authorization: {args.token}",'-d',data]
 
-    print(f"Running command:")
-    print(f">\t{cmd[0]} {cmd[1]} {cmd[2]} \\")
-    print(f"\t{cmd[3]} {cmd[4]} \\")
-    print(f"\t{cmd[5]} '{cmd[6]}'")
-    print()
+    if verbose:
+        print(f"Running command:")
+        print(f">\t{cmd[0]} {cmd[1]} {cmd[2]} \\")
+        print(f"\t{cmd[3]} {cmd[4]} \\")
+        print(f"\t{cmd[5]} '{cmd[6]}'")
+        print()
+    else:
+        print(f"Testing '{dtype}': '{path}'")
+
     result = subprocess.run(cmd,capture_output=True,text=True)
     #print("stderr")
     #print(result.stderr)
@@ -28,21 +32,26 @@ def test_hec(baseurl,path,data):
 
 parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
         prog='hectest',
-        description='Send a test HEC message to a receiver')
+        description='Send a set of test HEC message to a receiver, using a variety of endpoints')
 
-parser.add_argument('-t', '--token', required=True, help='token to use')
-parser.add_argument('url', help="base url to send to, example: https://host.com:10080/services/collector/event")
+parser.add_argument('-t', '--token', required=True,
+                    help='token to use (required)')
+parser.add_argument('-v', '--verbose', action='store_true',
+                    help='print the curl commands for further debugging')
+parser.add_argument('url',
+                    help="base url to send to, example: 'https://host.com:10080'")
 
 args = parser.parse_args()
 
 # Run an array of hec tests
-test_hec(args.url,             '/cribl/_bulk', build_json( '_raw',             '/cribl/_bulk'))
-test_hec(args.url,      '/services/collector', build_json('event',      '/services/collector'))
-test_hec(args.url,  '/services/collector/raw', build_json('event',  '/services/collector/raw'))
-test_hec(args.url,'/services/collector/event', build_json('event','/services/collector/event'))
+test_hec('json', args.verbose, args.url,             '/cribl/_bulk', build_json( '_raw',             '/cribl/_bulk'))
+test_hec('json', args.verbose, args.url,      '/services/collector', build_json('event',      '/services/collector'))
+test_hec('json', args.verbose, args.url,  '/services/collector/raw', build_json('event',  '/services/collector/raw'))
+test_hec('json', args.verbose, args.url,'/services/collector/event', build_json('event','/services/collector/event'))
 
 # Run an array of raw tests
-test_hec(args.url,  '/services/collector/raw', build_raw(           '/services/collector/raw'))
+test_hec( 'raw', args.verbose, args.url,             '/cribl/_bulk', build_raw(                     '/cribl/_bulk'))
+test_hec( 'raw', args.verbose, args.url,  '/services/collector/raw', build_raw(           '/services/collector/raw'))
 
 # Can't send raw to /services/collector
 # test_hec(args.url,      '/services/collector', build_raw(               '/services/collector'))