diff --git a/csim.c b/csim.c
index 12308f3..92367a4 100644
--- a/csim.c
+++ b/csim.c
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include "cachelab.h"
 
+int VERBOSE = 0;
+
 void print_usage()
 {
 	printf("Usage: ./csim [-hv] -s <number> -E <number> -b <number> -t <file>\n"
@@ -29,7 +31,7 @@ int parse_int_arg(char* arg)
 
 int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 {
-	int set_bits = 0, lines = 0, block_bits = 0, verbose = 0;
+	int set_bits = 0, lines = 0, block_bits = 0;
 	char* filename;
 	int ii;
 	for (ii = 0; ii < argc; ii++)
@@ -40,7 +42,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 			//print_usage();
 			break;
 		case 'v':
-			verbose = 1;
+			VERBOSE = 1;
 			break;
 		case 's':
 			set_bits = parse_int_arg(argv[ii+1]);
@@ -57,7 +59,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 		}
 	}
 
-	printf("Arguments: %d, %d, %d, %d, %s\n", set_bits, lines, block_bits, verbose, filename);
+	printf("Arguments: %d, %d, %d, %d, %s\n", set_bits, lines, block_bits, VERBOSE, filename);
 	if(!set_bits|| !lines || !block_bits || !filename)
 		print_usage();