diff --git a/ssh-wrapper.py b/ssh-wrapper.py
index ae83d83..dd9c688 100755
--- a/ssh-wrapper.py
+++ b/ssh-wrapper.py
@@ -1,10 +1,27 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
+import argparse
 import os
 import re
 import shlex
 import subprocess
 import sys
+import syslog
+
+parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+parser.add_argument('--verbose', '-v', action='count', default=0)
+parser.add_argument('--silent', action='store_true', default=False)
+args = parser.parse_args()
+
+if args.silent:
+	args.verbose = -1
+
+if args.verbose >= 0:
+	syslog.openlog(
+			ident=sys.argv[0],
+			logoption=syslog.LOG_PID,
+			facility=syslog.LOG_LOCAL3 | syslog.LOG_ERR
+		)
 
 allowed = [
 		##### System informations
@@ -34,21 +51,36 @@ allowed = [
 cmdline = os.getenv('SSH_ORIGINAL_COMMAND')
 if not cmdline:
 	print('This is just a wrapper, no command specified!')
+	if args.verbose >= 0:
+		syslog.syslog('Called without SSH_ORIGINAL_COMMAND')
 	sys.exit(3)
 
 for maybe in allowed:
 	if re.match(maybe, cmdline):
-		cmdline = shlex.split(cmdline)
+		if args.verbose >= 2:
+			syslog.syslog(syslog.LOG_INFO, 'Found command line >%s< with regexp >%s<' % ( cmdline, maybe ) )
+		cmdlinelist = shlex.split(cmdline)
 
 		try:
-			cmd = subprocess.Popen(cmdline, stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
+			cmd = subprocess.Popen(cmdlinelist, stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
 		except Exception as exc:
-			print('Could not execute plugin ("%s"): %s' % (' '.join(cmdline), exc))
+			print('Could not execute plugin ("%s"): %s' % cmdline)
+			if args.verbose >= 0:
+				syslog.syslog('Could not execute plugin >%s<' % cmdline)
 			sys.exit(3)
 		else:
-			print(cmd.communicate()[0].rstrip().decode('utf-8'))
+			(out, outerr) = cmd.communicate()
+			out = out.rstrip().decode('utf-8')
+			outerr = (outerr or b'').rstrip().decode('utf-8')
+			print(out)
+			if args.verbose >= 1:
+				syslog.syslog('Executed command line >%s<' % cmdline)
+			if args.verbose >= 3:
+				syslog.syslog('Output >%s<, Error >%s<' % (out, outerr))
 			sys.exit(cmd.returncode)
 
 print('%s: No allowed command found!' % sys.argv[0])
+if args.verbose >= 0:
+	syslog.syslog('No allowed command found for >%s<' % cmdline)
 sys.exit(3)