diff --git a/bin/latte-lint b/bin/latte-lint
index c82223d9e..eecb1c3c7 100755
--- a/bin/latte-lint
+++ b/bin/latte-lint
@@ -22,8 +22,13 @@ if ($argc < 2) {
 	exit(1);
 }
 
-$debug = in_array('--debug', $argv, true);
-$strict = in_array('--strict', $argv, true);
+if ($debug = in_array('--debug', $argv, true)) {
+	echo "Debug mode\n";
+}
+if ($strict = in_array('--strict', $argv, true)) {
+	echo "Strict mode\n";
+}
+
 $path = $argv[1];
 $linter = new Latte\Tools\Linter(debug: $debug, strict: $strict);
 $ok = $linter->scanDirectory($path);