diff --git a/bin/start.sh b/bin/start.sh
index 52edc5843055c907fbeb47735f524522e75b3487..c82e603ca261cf01ff823868a63c23cf140d5fae 100755
--- a/bin/start.sh
+++ b/bin/start.sh
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ test -n "${BFAACCOUNT}"     ||
 
 function startbootnode
 {
+    local   ERRTEXT="bootnode section failed"
     local   keyfile=${BFANETWORKDIR}/bootnode/key
     local   pidfile=${BFANETWORKDIR}/bootnode/bootnode.pid
     which bootnode >/dev/null 2>&1  || return 0
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ function startbootnode
 
 function startmonitor
 {
+    local   ERRTEXT="monitor section failed"
     local   pidfile=${BFANETWORKDIR}/monitor.pid
     (
         flock --nonblock --exclusive 9 || (
@@ -104,6 +106,7 @@ function startmonitor
 function startgeth
 {
     # Start the node.
+    local   ERRTEXT="geth section failed"
     which geth >/dev/null 2>&1        || return 0
     (
         flock --nonblock --exclusive 9  || (
@@ -119,6 +122,7 @@ function startgeth
         fi
         while :
         do
+            ERRTEXT="geth"
             echo
             echo '***'
             echo
@@ -126,17 +130,17 @@ function startgeth
 	    flexargs="$( accountlist) $( getminer ) $( getsyncmode ) --extradata $( extradata )"
             set -x
             geth			            \
-	        --datadir ${BFANODEDIR}	    \
-	        --networkid ${BFANETWORKID}     \
-	        --bootnodes "${bootnodes}"      \
-	        --rpc			    \
+	        --datadir ${BFANODEDIR}	            \
+	        --networkid ${BFANETWORKID}         \
+	        --bootnodes "${bootnodes}"          \
+	        --rpc			            \
 	        --rpcport $rpcport	            \
 	        --rpcapi "eth,net,web3,admin,clique,miner,personal"	\
-	        --port $netport		    \
-	        --nousb			    \
-                --gcmode archive                \
+	        --port $netport		            \
+	        --nousb			            \
+                --gcmode archive                    \
 	        --cache 512		            \
-	        --verbosity 3		    \
+	        --verbosity ${BFAVERBOSITY:-3}	    \
 	        ${flexargs}			    &
             set +x
             echo $! > ${BFANODEDIR}/geth.pid