diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index d836f7c..e0b0137 100755
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 from collections import namedtuple
 from dataclasses import dataclass
+from functools import partial, partialmethod
 from pathlib import Path
 import argparse
 import json
@@ -12,10 +13,17 @@ import sys
 import typing as t
 
 
+logging.TRACE = 5
+logging.addLevelName(logging.TRACE, "TRACE")
+logging.Logger.trace = partialmethod(logging.Logger.log, logging.TRACE)
+logging.trace = partial(logging.log, logging.TRACE)
+
+
 class LogFormatter(logging.Formatter):
 
     format = "%(name)s [%(levelname)s] %(message)s"
     FORMATS = {
+        logging.TRACE: f"\x1b[30;20m{format}\x1b[0m",
         logging.DEBUG: f"\x1b[38;20m{format}\x1b[0m",
         logging.INFO: f"\x1b[34;20m{format}\x1b[0m",
         logging.WARNING: f"\x1b[33;20m{format}\x1b[0m",
@@ -108,6 +116,8 @@ def parse_log(game: str, log: str, into: sqlite3.Connection):
         if not chunks:
             continue
 
+        LOG.trace(line)
+
         match chunks:
             case ["player", id, username, *rest]:
                 players[id] = username
@@ -247,14 +257,15 @@ def main():
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
         prog=APP, description="extracts stats from a Showdown replay"
     )
-    parser.add_argument(
-        "-v", "--verbose", action="store_true", help="add debugging info"
-    )
+    parser.add_argument("-v", "--verbose", action="count", help="add debugging info")
     parser.add_argument("-c", "--cache", action="store_true", help="cache replays")
     parser.add_argument("replay", nargs="+", help="replay ID or URL")
 
     args = parser.parse_args(sys.argv[1:])
-    LOG.setLevel(logging.DEBUG if args.verbose else logging.INFO)
+    if args.verbose > 1:
+        LOG.setLevel(logging.TRACE)
+    elif args.verbose > 0:
+        LOG.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
 
     try:
         db = sqlite3.connect("data.db")