diff --git a/nerval/evaluate.py b/nerval/evaluate.py
index 60c9a9906197545dcdf16a2c5eccb19500830ca8..6601a7291d117815db09d5919493db6e80e2caca 100644
--- a/nerval/evaluate.py
+++ b/nerval/evaluate.py
@@ -587,8 +587,9 @@ def main():
     parser.add_argument(
         "-v",
         "--verbose",
-        help="Print only the recap if False",
+        help="Print only the recap if False and detailed results if True (default)",
         action="store_false",
+        default="True",
     )
 
     args = parser.parse_args()