diff --git a/red.js b/red.js
index e80de12a6..8969f2e4c 100755
--- a/red.js
+++ b/red.js
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ var shortHands = {
     "?":["--help"],
     "p":["--port"],
     "s":["--settings"],
+    // As we want to reserve -t for now, adding a shorthand to help so it
+    // doesn't get treated as --title
     "t":["--help"],
     "u":["--userDir"],
     "v":["--verbose"]
@@ -121,7 +123,7 @@ try {
     process.exit();
 }
 
-if (parsedArgs.v) {
+if (parsedArgs.verbose) {
     settings.verbose = true;
 }