diff --git a/lib/ansible/callbacks.py b/lib/ansible/callbacks.py
index 36e989e9405..af09f02e307 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/callbacks.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/callbacks.py
@@ -28,8 +28,14 @@ if os.path.exists("/usr/bin/cowsay"):
 elif os.path.exists("/usr/games/cowsay"):
     cowsay = "/usr/games/cowsay"
 
+def vv(msg, host=None):
+    return verbose(msg, host=host, caplevel=1)
+
 def vvv(msg, host=None):
-    if utils.VERBOSITY > 2:
+    return verbose(msg, host=host, caplevel=2)
+
+def verbose(msg, host=None, caplevel=2):
+    if utils.VERBOSITY > caplevel:
         if host is None:
             print stringc(msg, 'blue')
         else:
diff --git a/lib/ansible/runner/__init__.py b/lib/ansible/runner/__init__.py
index 919d8915bba..e907bea4c5c 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/runner/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/runner/__init__.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ from ansible import errors
 from ansible import module_common
 import poller
 import connection
-from ansible.callbacks import DefaultRunnerCallbacks, vvv
+from ansible.callbacks import DefaultRunnerCallbacks, vv, vvv
 
 HAS_ATFORK=True
 try:
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ class Runner(object):
             module_name = 'command'
             self.module_args += " #USE_SHELL"
 
-        vvv("ARGS %s" % self.module_args, host=conn.host)
+        vv("REMOTE_MODULE %s %s" % (module_name, self.module_args), host=conn.host)
         exec_rc = self._execute_module(conn, tmp, module_name, self.module_args, inject=inject)
         return exec_rc