diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f8202d4c4b50b24e5c94687bd7e49aeeb405666f..4219cc1d8c11fa32f9d2c484fc762b98fe1a2935 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ They use the following configuration.
 | --------------------- | -------------------------------------- | ----------------- |
 | `image` / `GITLEAKS_IMAGE` | The Docker image used to run Gitleaks  | `registry.hub.docker.com/zricethezav/gitleaks:latest` |
 | `rules` / `GITLEAKS_RULES` | Gitleaks [configuration rules](https://github.com/zricethezav/gitleaks#configuration) to use (you may also provide your own `.gitleaks.toml` configuration file in your project). | _none_ (uses default rules) |
-| `args` / `GITLEAKS_ARGS` | [Options](https://github.com/zricethezav/gitleaks/wiki/Options) for a full Gitleaks analysis (on master or develop branches) | _none_ |
+| `args` / `GITLEAKS_ARGS` | [Options](https://github.com/zricethezav/gitleaks/wiki/Options) for a full Gitleaks analysis (on master or develop branches) | `--verbose` |
 
 ### Configuring Gitleaks rules
 
diff --git a/kicker.json b/kicker.json
index 09b902760d14ad4c746256b31d48b38fe5911c9f..0d5bc83cb866f607b7ba16777ee695d9834e09dd 100644
--- a/kicker.json
+++ b/kicker.json
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
     {
       "name": "GITLEAKS_ARGS",
       "description": "[Options](https://github.com/zricethezav/gitleaks/wiki/Options) for a full Gitleaks analysis (on master or develop branches)",
+      "default": "--verbose",
       "advanced": true
     }
   ]
diff --git a/templates/gitlab-ci-gitleaks.yml b/templates/gitlab-ci-gitleaks.yml
index 8f23dfdf59bb58cf82c3df067936af7af1ca659d..aec064a043f1ded793187683bdc325e1b8bda1d5 100644
--- a/templates/gitlab-ci-gitleaks.yml
+++ b/templates/gitlab-ci-gitleaks.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ spec:
       default: ''
     args:
       description: '[Options](https://github.com/zricethezav/gitleaks/wiki/Options) for a full Gitleaks analysis (on master or develop branches)'
-      default: ''
+      default: '--verbose'
 ---
 workflow:
   rules:
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ gitleaks:
     - install_gitleaks_rules
     - git config --global --add safe.directory "${CI_PROJECT_DIR}"
   script:
-    - gitleaks detect ${TRACE+--verbose} --source . $gitleaks_rule_opts --report-path reports/gitleaks.native.json $GITLEAKS_ARGS
+    - gitleaks detect ${TRACE+--log-level debug} --source . $gitleaks_rule_opts --report-path reports/gitleaks.native.json $GITLEAKS_ARGS
   artifacts:
     name: "$CI_JOB_NAME artifacts from $CI_PROJECT_NAME on $CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG"
     when: always