diff --git a/hostchecker.go b/hostchecker.go
index 3ca8b24..e1b06b4 100644
--- a/hostchecker.go
+++ b/hostchecker.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import "errors"
 import "net"
 import "os/exec"
 import "flag"
+import "log/syslog"
 
 type Check struct {
 	Type     string `yaml:"type"`
@@ -47,12 +48,23 @@ type Group struct {
 	Check  Check    `yaml:"check"`
 }
 
+var verbose int
 func main() {
+        if verbose > 0 {
 	log.Println("Starting")
-
+  }
 	confFileName := flag.String("f", "/usr/local/etc/hostchecker.yaml", "YAML configuration file")
+	flag.IntVar(&verbose, "verbose", 0, "Set logs verbosity")
+	useSyslog := flag.Bool("syslog", false, "Send logs to syslog")
 	flag.Parse()
 
+  if *useSyslog == true {
+    syslogWriter, err := syslog.New(syslog.LOG_ERR, "hostchecker")
+    if err != nil {
+      log.Fatal("Error opening syslog #", err)
+    }
+    log.SetOutput(syslogWriter)
+  }
 	var waitGroup sync.WaitGroup
 
 	var conf map[string]Group
@@ -71,7 +83,9 @@ func main() {
 	}
 	stopChannel := make(chan bool)
 	for name, group := range conf {
-		log.Println("Checking group", name, group)
+    if verbose > 0 {
+  		log.Println("Checking group", name, group)
+    }
 		waitGroup.Add(1)
 		go checkGroup(name, group, &waitGroup, stopChannel)
 	}
@@ -81,8 +95,12 @@ func main() {
 	signal.Notify(exit, os.Interrupt)
 
 	s := <-exit
+  if verbose > 1 {
 	log.Println("Received signal", s)
+  }
+  if verbose > 0 {
 	log.Println("main closing stopChannel")
+  }
 	close(stopChannel)
 	waitGroup.Wait()
 }
@@ -99,7 +117,9 @@ func checkGroup(name string, group Group, waitGroup *sync.WaitGroup, stopChannel
 	for {
 		select {
 		case <-stopChannel:
+      if verbose > 0 {
 			log.Println("checkGroup", name, "stopChannel")
+      }
 			waitGroup.Done()
 			return
 			break
@@ -107,10 +127,14 @@ func checkGroup(name string, group Group, waitGroup *sync.WaitGroup, stopChannel
 			for host, channel := range channels {
 				select {
 				case stop := <-stopChannel:
+        if verbose > 0 {
 					log.Println("checkGroup", name, "stopChannel", stop)
+        }
 					break
 				case status := <-channel:
+        if verbose > 1 {
 					log.Println("Status for ", host, "is", status, "in group", name)
+        }
 					updateTables(host, status, group.Tables)
 				default:
 					time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
@@ -141,7 +165,9 @@ func checkHost(status chan<- int, group string, host string, check Check, waitGr
 	for {
 		select {
 		case <-stopChannel:
+        if verbose > 0 {
 			log.Println("checkHost", host, "group", group, "stopChannel")
+      }
 			waitGroup.Done()
 			return
 		default:
@@ -159,7 +185,9 @@ func checkHost(status chan<- int, group string, host string, check Check, waitGr
 				}
 				if err != nil {
 					status <- 1
+        if verbose > 1 {
 					log.Println("checkHost", host, "group", group, "error", err)
+        }
 				} else {
 					status <- 0
 				}
@@ -206,11 +234,15 @@ func CheckSMTP(host string, check Check) error {
 
 func validateConfiguration(conf map[string]Group) error {
 	for name, group := range conf {
+        if verbose > 1 {
 		log.Println("Validating configuration", name)
+    }
 		if len(group.Tables) == 0 {
 			return errors.New(fmt.Sprintf("No tables in group %s", name))
 		}
+    if verbose > 1 {
 		log.Println("Hosts", group.Hosts)
+    }
 		if len(group.Hosts) == 0 {
 			return errors.New(fmt.Sprintf("No hosts in group %s", name))
 		}