diff --git a/guardrails/cli/hub/install.py b/guardrails/cli/hub/install.py
index d6a3890d8..ff5e045a3 100644
--- a/guardrails/cli/hub/install.py
+++ b/guardrails/cli/hub/install.py
@@ -194,11 +194,11 @@ def install(
         "--install-local-models/--no-install-local-models",
         help="Install local models",
     ),
-    quiet: bool = typer.Option(
+    verbose: bool = typer.Option(
         False,
-        "-q",
-        "--quiet",
-        help="Run the command in quiet mode to reduce output verbosity.",
+        "-v",
+        "--verbose",
+        help="Run the command in verbose mode to increase output verbosity.",
     ),
 ):
     try:
@@ -211,10 +211,11 @@ def confirm():
                 " local models for local inference?",
             )
 
+        is_quiet = not verbose
         install(
             package_uri,
             install_local_models=local_models,
-            quiet=quiet,
+            quiet=is_quiet,
             install_local_models_confirm=confirm,
         )
     except Exception as e:
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/cli/hub/test_install.py b/tests/unit_tests/cli/hub/test_install.py
index a4387be3f..57837bd6d 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/cli/hub/test_install.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/cli/hub/test_install.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ def test_install_local_models__false(self, mocker):
         mock_install.assert_called_once_with(
             "hub://guardrails/test-validator",
             install_local_models=False,
-            quiet=False,
+            quiet=True,
             install_local_models_confirm=ANY,
         )
 
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ def test_install_local_models__true(self, mocker):
         mock_install.assert_called_once_with(
             "hub://guardrails/test-validator",
             install_local_models=True,
-            quiet=False,
+            quiet=True,
             install_local_models_confirm=ANY,
         )
 
@@ -62,23 +62,23 @@ def test_install_local_models__none(self, mocker):
         mock_install.assert_called_once_with(
             "hub://guardrails/test-validator",
             install_local_models=None,
-            quiet=False,
+            quiet=True,
             install_local_models_confirm=ANY,
         )
 
         assert result.exit_code == 0
 
-    def test_install_quiet(self, mocker):
+    def test_install_verbose(self, mocker):
         mock_install = mocker.patch("guardrails.hub.install.install")
         runner = CliRunner()
         result = runner.invoke(
-            hub_command, ["install", "hub://guardrails/test-validator", "--quiet"]
+            hub_command, ["install", "hub://guardrails/test-validator", "--verbose"]
         )
 
         mock_install.assert_called_once_with(
             "hub://guardrails/test-validator",
             install_local_models=None,
-            quiet=True,
+            quiet=False,
             install_local_models_confirm=ANY,
         )