diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index 86b593f52a72083ac9b735b0e03da4b3e45e88c6..bc40459f49d270fd79ec5df16df447f22b56b4ed 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ else
   fi
   mv $HOME/openfpm_vars $HOME/openfpm_vars_$branch
   source $HOME/openfpm_vars_$branch
-  make -j 8
+  make VERBOSE=1  -j 8
  else
   echo "Installing with: ./install -i $HOME/openfpm_dependencies/openfpm_pdata/$branch -m -s -c \"$installation_dir --no-recursion\""
   ./install -i $HOME/openfpm_dependencies/openfpm_pdata/$branch -m -s -c "$installation_dir --no-recursion"
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ else
   ls $HOME
   mv $HOME/openfpm_vars $HOME/openfpm_vars_$branch
   source $HOME/openfpm_vars_$branch
-  make -j 8
+  make VERBOSE=1  -j 8
  fi
 
  if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then