diff --git a/cmd/scan.go b/cmd/scan.go
index ca2fdd0..50534a2 100644
--- a/cmd/scan.go
+++ b/cmd/scan.go
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ var scanCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		if threads <= 0 {
 			threads = mathutil.Clamp(len(hostsToScan), 1, 255)
 		}
-		probeStates := magellan.ScanForAssets(hostsToScan, portsToScan, threads, timeout, disableProbing)
+		probeStates := magellan.ScanForAssets(hostsToScan, portsToScan, threads, timeout, disableProbing, verbose)
 		if verbose {
 			for _, r := range probeStates {
 				fmt.Printf("%s:%d (%s)\n", r.Host, r.Port, r.Protocol)
diff --git a/internal/collect.go b/internal/collect.go
index d97b6e6..9eff14f 100644
--- a/internal/collect.go
+++ b/internal/collect.go
@@ -125,7 +125,10 @@ func CollectAll(probeStates *[]ScannedResult, l *log.Logger, q *QueryParams) err
 						l.Log.Errorf("failed to query chassis: %v", err)
 						continue
 					}
-					json.Unmarshal(chassis, &rm)
+					err = json.Unmarshal(chassis, &rm)
+					if err != nil {
+						l.Log.Errorf("failed to unmarshal chassis JSON: %v", err)
+					}
 					data["Chassis"] = rm["Chassis"]
 
 					// systems
@@ -133,7 +136,10 @@ func CollectAll(probeStates *[]ScannedResult, l *log.Logger, q *QueryParams) err
 					if err != nil {
 						l.Log.Errorf("failed to query systems: %v", err)
 					}
-					json.Unmarshal(systems, &rm)
+					err = json.Unmarshal(systems, &rm)
+					if err != nil {
+						l.Log.Errorf("failed to unmarshal system JSON: %v", err)
+					}
 					data["Systems"] = rm["Systems"]
 
 					// add other fields from systems
diff --git a/internal/scan.go b/internal/scan.go
index 2b8c14e..4ff6fc4 100644
--- a/internal/scan.go
+++ b/internal/scan.go
@@ -95,11 +95,12 @@ func generateHosts(ip *net.IP, mask *net.IPMask) []string {
 	return hosts
 }
 
-func ScanForAssets(hosts []string, ports []int, threads int, timeout int, disableProbing bool) []ScannedResult {
-	results := make([]ScannedResult, 0, len(hosts))
-	done := make(chan struct{}, threads+1)
-	chanHost := make(chan string, threads+1)
-	// chanPort := make(chan int, threads+1)
+func ScanForAssets(hosts []string, ports []int, threads int, timeout int, disableProbing bool, verbose bool) []ScannedResult {
+	var (
+		results  = make([]ScannedResult, 0, len(hosts))
+		done     = make(chan struct{}, threads+1)
+		chanHost = make(chan string, threads+1)
+	)
 
 	var wg sync.WaitGroup
 	wg.Add(threads)
@@ -118,8 +119,14 @@ func ScanForAssets(hosts []string, ports []int, threads int, timeout int, disabl
 						url := fmt.Sprintf("https://%s:%d/redfish/v1/", result.Host, result.Port)
 						res, _, err := util.MakeRequest(nil, url, "GET", nil, nil)
 						if err != nil || res == nil {
+							if verbose {
+								fmt.Printf("failed to make request: %v\n", err)
+							}
 							continue
 						} else if res.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+							if verbose {
+								fmt.Printf("request returned code: %v\n", res.StatusCode)
+							}
 							continue
 						} else {
 							probeResults = append(probeResults, result)