diff --git a/internal/pkg/pkg.go b/internal/pkg/pkg.go
index e1d354e0..d2565c37 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/pkg.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/pkg.go
@@ -1923,6 +1923,9 @@ func (c *Cache) cure(a Artifact, curesExempt bool) (
 		}
 		c.exitCure(a, curesExempt)
 		if err != nil {
+			if c.msg.IsVerbose() {
+				c.msg.Verbosef("cure file %s: %v", reportName(f, id), err)
+			}
 			return
 		}
 
@@ -1966,6 +1969,9 @@ func (c *Cache) cure(a Artifact, curesExempt bool) (
 		err = ca.Cure(&t)
 		c.exitCure(a, curesExempt)
 		if err != nil {
+			if c.msg.IsVerbose() {
+				c.msg.Verbosef("cure trivial %s: %v", reportName(ca, id), err)
+			}
 			return
 		}
 		break
@@ -2053,6 +2059,9 @@ func (c *Cache) cure(a Artifact, curesExempt bool) (
 		}
 		c.exitCure(a, curesExempt)
 		if err != nil {
+			if c.msg.IsVerbose() {
+				c.msg.Verbosef("cure %s: %v", reportName(ca, id), err)
+			}
 			return
 		}
 		break
@@ -2101,6 +2110,9 @@ func (c *Cache) cure(a Artifact, curesExempt bool) (
 			Got:  gotChecksum,
 			Want: checksum.Value(),
 		}
+		if c.msg.IsVerbose() {
+			c.msg.Verbosef("validate %s: %v", reportName(a, id), err)
+		}
 		return
 	}