diff --git a/source/modules/misc/arguments.py b/source/modules/misc/arguments.py
index e45644b1..0ad42a7f 100644
--- a/source/modules/misc/arguments.py
+++ b/source/modules/misc/arguments.py
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ def create_parser() -> ArgumentParser:
         parser.add_argument("--runner-stdout", nargs=1, default=[None], metavar='STDOUT_PLUGIN',
                             help=
                             'Provide name of runner stdout callback plugin you would like to use.')
+        parser.add_argument("--runner-verbosity", nargs=1, default=[1], metavar='N',
+                            help='Set runner verbosity to N*v.')
         parser.add_argument("--self-setup", nargs=1, default=[None], metavar="LOCAL_SETUP_PATH",
                             help='Setup repo outside of workdir in requested path. This option'
                                  ' applies only to infrastructures with allow_user_checkout enabled'
@@ -138,6 +140,8 @@ def validate_rest_arguments(self, arguments: Namespace, print_end: str, print_fa
         options["runner_raw_file"] = arguments.runner_raw_file
         options["runner_stdout"] = self.validate_ansible_stdout_callback(arguments.runner_stdout,
                                                                          print_fail, print_end)
+        options["runner_verb"] = self.validate_integer(arguments.runner_verbosity[0], print_fail,
+                                                       print_end)
         options["self_setup"] = os.path.abspath(arguments.self_setup[0]) if arguments.self_setup[0]\
             else None
         options["stage"] = arguments.stage[0]
@@ -180,3 +184,12 @@ def validate_ansible_callback(stdout_plugin: str, print_fail: str, print_end: st
                 sys.exit(57)
         else:
             return []
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def validate_integer(number: str, print_fail: str, print_end: str) -> Optional[int]:
+        """Validate if number is an integer"""
+        try:
+            return int(number)
+        except ValueError:
+            print(f"{print_fail}[CRITICAL]: Not an integer!{print_end}")
+            sys.exit(57)
diff --git a/source/modules/runners/run.py b/source/modules/runners/run.py
index 52ae9340..76614f3e 100644
--- a/source/modules/runners/run.py
+++ b/source/modules/runners/run.py
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ def construct_command(self, playitem: str, inventory: str, config: dict, options
             command.append("--junit-xml=junit_"+options['task']+'.xml')
             command.append("./"+playitem["file"])
         else:
-            command = ["ansible-playbook", "-v", "-i", inventory, playitem["file"]]
+            command = ["ansible-playbook", "-i", inventory, playitem["file"]]
             if options["limit"]:
                 command.append("-l")
                 command.append(options["limit"])
@@ -226,6 +226,9 @@ def construct_command(self, playitem: str, inventory: str, config: dict, options
             if options["check_mode"]:
                 command.append("-C")
 
+        if options["runner_verb"]:
+            command.append(f'-{"v"*options["runner_verb"]}')
+
         return command
 
     def construct_env(self, options: dict, callback_settings: dict) -> dict:
diff --git a/tests/02a-checkrun.sh b/tests/02a-checkrun.sh
index 797345c3..8f5d2181 100755
--- a/tests/02a-checkrun.sh
+++ b/tests/02a-checkrun.sh
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ check_run_ok "ansible-deployer run --task task_with_limit --stage testing --infr
 check_run_ok "ansible-deployer run --task task_without_limit --stage testing --infrastructure testInfra --limit testHost1 --check-mode"
 
 # Check if deployer exits on 1st play item fail
-check_message_in_output "ansible-deployer run --task task_with_ansible_fail --stage testing --infrastructure testInfra" "\[ERROR\]: \"ansible-playbook -v -i ./test_infra1_inv.yaml runll.yaml\" failed due to"
-check_message_not_in_output "ansible-deployer run --task task_with_ansible_fail --stage testing --infrastructure testInfra" "\[INFO\]: \"ansible-playbook -v -i ./test_infra1_inv.yaml runBinTrue.yaml\" ran succesfully"
+check_message_in_output "ansible-deployer run --task task_with_ansible_fail --stage testing --infrastructure testInfra" "\[ERROR\]: \"ansible-playbook -i ./test_infra1_inv.yaml runll.yaml -v\" failed due to"
+check_message_not_in_output "ansible-deployer run --task task_with_ansible_fail --stage testing --infrastructure testInfra" "\[INFO\]: \"ansible-playbook -i ./test_infra1_inv.yaml runBinTrue.yaml -v\" ran succesfully"
 
 # Check --keep-locked option
 check_message_in_output "ansible-deployer run --task task_exec_bin_true --stage testing --infrastructure testInfra --keep-locked --debug" "\[DEBUG\]: Keep locked infra testInfra:testing ."
diff --git a/tests/02a-checkrun_short.sh b/tests/02a-checkrun_short.sh
index e3fa99bd..aabf33f3 100755
--- a/tests/02a-checkrun_short.sh
+++ b/tests/02a-checkrun_short.sh
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ check_run_ok "ansible-deployer run -t task_with_limit -s testing -i testInfra2 -
 check_run_ok "ansible-deployer run -t task_without_limit -s testing -i testInfra -l testHost1 -C"
 
 # Check if deployer exits on 1st play item fail
-check_message_in_output "ansible-deployer run -t task_with_ansible_fail -s testing -i testInfra" "\[ERROR\]: \"ansible-playbook -v -i ./test_infra1_inv.yaml runll.yaml\" failed due to"
-check_message_not_in_output "ansible-deployer run -t task_with_ansible_fail -s testing -i testInfra" "\[INFO\]: \"ansible-playbook -v -i ./test_infra1_inv.yaml runBinTrue.yaml\" ran succesfully"
+check_message_in_output "ansible-deployer run -t task_with_ansible_fail -s testing -i testInfra" "\[ERROR\]: \"ansible-playbook -i ./test_infra1_inv.yaml runll.yaml -v\" failed due to"
+check_message_not_in_output "ansible-deployer run -t task_with_ansible_fail -s testing -i testInfra" "\[INFO\]: \"ansible-playbook -i ./test_infra1_inv.yaml runBinTrue.yaml -v\" ran succesfully"
 
 # Check --keep-locked option
 check_message_in_output "ansible-deployer run -t task_exec_bin_true -s testing -i testInfra -k -d" "\[DEBUG\]: Keep locked infra testInfra:testing ."
diff --git a/tests/02b-checkrun_with_conf_dir.sh b/tests/02b-checkrun_with_conf_dir.sh
index 059f11d2..e152232d 100755
--- a/tests/02b-checkrun_with_conf_dir.sh
+++ b/tests/02b-checkrun_with_conf_dir.sh
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ check_run_ok "ansible-deployer run --task task_with_limit --stage testing --infr
 check_run_ok "ansible-deployer run --task task_without_limit --stage testing --infrastructure testInfra --limit testHost1 --check-mode --conf-dir=/etc/alternate-deployer-dir"
 
 # Check if deployer exits on 1st play item fail
-check_message_in_output "ansible-deployer run --task task_with_ansible_fail --stage testing --infrastructure testInfra --conf-dir=/etc/alternate-deployer-dir" "\[ERROR\]: \"ansible-playbook -v -i ./test_infra1_inv.yaml runll.yaml\" failed due to"
-check_message_not_in_output "ansible-deployer run --task task_with_ansible_fail --stage testing --infrastructure testInfra --conf-dir=/etc/alternate-deployer-dir" "\[INFO\]: \"ansible-playbook -v -i ./test_infra1_inv.yaml runBinTrue.yaml\" ran succesfully"
+check_message_in_output "ansible-deployer run --task task_with_ansible_fail --stage testing --infrastructure testInfra --conf-dir=/etc/alternate-deployer-dir" "\[ERROR\]: \"ansible-playbook -i ./test_infra1_inv.yaml runll.yaml -v\" failed due to"
+check_message_not_in_output "ansible-deployer run --task task_with_ansible_fail --stage testing --infrastructure testInfra --conf-dir=/etc/alternate-deployer-dir" "\[INFO\]: \"ansible-playbook -i ./test_infra1_inv.yaml runBinTrue.yaml -v\" ran succesfully"
 
 echo -e "   ___ ____  _                    _               _                                _ _   _                        __       _ _\n  / _ \___ \| |__             ___| |__   ___  ___| | ___ __ _   _ _ __   __      _(_) |_| |__     ___ ___  _ __  / _|   __| (_)_ __\n | | | |__) | '_ \   _____   / __| '_ \ / _ \/ __| |/ / '__| | | | '_ \  \ \ /\ / / | __| '_ \   / __/ _ \| '_ \| |_   / _\` | | '__|\n | |_| / __/| |_) | |_____| | (__| | | |  __/ (__|   <| |  | |_| | | | |  \ V  V /| | |_| | | | | (_| (_) | | | |  _| | (_| | | |\n  \___/_____|_.__/           \___|_| |_|\___|\___|_|\_\_|   \__,_|_| |_|   \_/\_/ |_|\__|_| |_|  \___\___/|_| |_|_|    \__,_|_|_|\n \n                            _         _\n  _ __   ___ _ __ _ __ ___ (_)___ ___(_) ___  _ __  ___\n | '_ \ / _ \ '__| '_ \` _ \| / __/ __| |/ _ \| '_ \/ __|\n | |_) |  __/ |  | | | | | | \__ \__ \ | (_) | | | \__ \ \n | .__/ \___|_|  |_| |_| |_|_|___/___/_|\___/|_| |_|___/\n |_|\n"
 # Try execution of task without permissions
diff --git a/tests/02b-checkrun_with_conf_dir_short.sh b/tests/02b-checkrun_with_conf_dir_short.sh
index 21f6cf5d..2909e9f9 100755
--- a/tests/02b-checkrun_with_conf_dir_short.sh
+++ b/tests/02b-checkrun_with_conf_dir_short.sh
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ check_run_ok "ansible-deployer run -t task_with_limit -s testing -i testInfra2 -
 check_run_ok "ansible-deployer run -t task_without_limit -s testing -i testInfra -l testHost1 -C --conf-dir=/etc/alternate-deployer-dir"
 
 # Check if deployer exits on 1st play item fail
-check_message_in_output "ansible-deployer run -t task_with_ansible_fail -s testing -i testInfra --conf-dir=/etc/alternate-deployer-dir" "\[ERROR\]: \"ansible-playbook -v -i ./test_infra1_inv.yaml runll.yaml\" failed due to"
-check_message_not_in_output "ansible-deployer run -t task_with_ansible_fail -s testing -i testInfra --conf-dir=/etc/alternate-deployer-dir" "\[INFO\]: \"ansible-playbook -v -i ./test_infra1_inv.yaml runBinTrue.yaml\" ran succesfully"
+check_message_in_output "ansible-deployer run -t task_with_ansible_fail -s testing -i testInfra --conf-dir=/etc/alternate-deployer-dir" "\[ERROR\]: \"ansible-playbook -i ./test_infra1_inv.yaml runll.yaml -v\" failed due to"
+check_message_not_in_output "ansible-deployer run -t task_with_ansible_fail -s testing -i testInfra --conf-dir=/etc/alternate-deployer-dir" "\[INFO\]: \"ansible-playbook -i ./test_infra1_inv.yaml runBinTrue.yaml -v\" ran succesfully"
 
 echo -e "   ___ ____  _                    _               _                                _ _   _                        __       _ _            _                _\n  / _ \___ \| |__             ___| |__   ___  ___| | ___ __ _   _ _ __   __      _(_) |_| |__     ___ ___  _ __  / _|   __| (_)_ __   ___| |__   ___  _ __| |_\n | | | |__) | '_ \   _____   / __| '_ \ / _ \/ __| |/ / '__| | | | '_ \  \ \ /\ / / | __| '_ \   / __/ _ \| '_ \| |_   / _\` | | '__| / __| '_ \ / _ \| '__| __|\n | |_| / __/| |_) | |_____| | (__| | | |  __/ (__|   <| |  | |_| | | | |  \ V  V /| | |_| | | | | (_| (_) | | | |  _| | (_| | | |    \__ \ | | | (_) | |  | |_\n  \___/_____|_.__/           \___|_| |_|\___|\___|_|\_\_|   \__,_|_| |_|   \_/\_/ |_|\__|_| |_|  \___\___/|_| |_|_|    \__,_|_|_|    |___/_| |_|\___/|_|   \__|\n \n                            _         _\n  _ __   ___ _ __ _ __ ___ (_)___ ___(_) ___  _ __  ___\n | '_ \ / _ \ '__| '_ \` _ \| / __/ __| |/ _ \| '_ \/ __|\n | |_) |  __/ |  | | | | | | \__ \__ \ | (_) | | | \__ \ \n | .__/ \___|_|  |_| |_| |_|_|___/___/_|\___/|_| |_|___/\n |_|\n"
 # Try execution of task without permissions