diff --git a/dnsupdate.py b/dnsupdate.py
index 40f7342..dd9ab80 100644
--- a/dnsupdate.py
+++ b/dnsupdate.py
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@ def getparams(msg):
   parser.add_option("-t", "--ttl", 
                     type="int",
                     help="TTL in seconds")
+  parser.add_option("-v", "--verbose", 
+                    action="store_true",
+                    help="Print progress information")
                     
   (options, args) = parser.parse_args()
   
@@ -78,7 +81,6 @@ def getparams(msg):
     msg['cfgfile'] = options.config
 
   msg = readcfg(msg)
-  
 
   # Populate the basic params
   base_params = ['delete',
@@ -103,6 +105,9 @@ def getparams(msg):
     if ip:
       msg['ipaddress'] = ip
 
+  if options.verbose and msg.has_key('quiet'):
+    del msg['quiet']
+
   return msg
 
 
@@ -123,7 +128,7 @@ def readcfg(msg):
 
   for line in cfgfile.readlines():
     line = line.strip()
-    if line.find("#", 0, 1) == 0:
+    if line.find("#", 0, 1) == 0 or not line:
       continue
     (key, value) = line.split('\t', 1)
     if not value.strip().lower() == "false":