diff --git a/scripts/wk/std.py b/scripts/wk/std.py
index b25b7b9f..c715706a 100644
--- a/scripts/wk/std.py
+++ b/scripts/wk/std.py
@@ -388,6 +388,7 @@ class Menu():
 
 
 class TryAndPrint():
+  # pylint: disable=too-many-instance-attributes
   """Object used to standardize running functions and returning the result.
 
   The errors and warning attributes are used to allow fine-tuned results
@@ -396,11 +397,12 @@ class TryAndPrint():
   def __init__(self, msg_bad='FAILED', msg_good='SUCCESS'):
     self.catch_all = True
     self.indent = INDENT
-    self.msg_bad = msg_bad
-    self.msg_good = msg_good
-    self.width = WIDTH
     self.list_errors = ['GenericError']
     self.list_warnings = ['GenericWarning']
+    self.msg_bad = msg_bad
+    self.msg_good = msg_good
+    self.verbose = False
+    self.width = WIDTH
 
   def _format_exception_message(self, _exception):
     """Format using the exception's args or name, returns str."""
@@ -525,13 +527,13 @@ class TryAndPrint():
 
   def run(
       self, message, function, *args,
-      catch_all=None, msg_good=None, verbose=False, **kwargs):
+      catch_all=None, msg_good=None, verbose=None, **kwargs):
     # pylint: disable=catching-non-exception
     """Run a function and print the results, returns results as dict.
 
     If catch_all is True then (nearly) all exceptions will be caught.
     Otherwise if an exception occurs that wasn't specified it will be
-    re-raised. If passed it will override self.catch_all for this call.
+    re-raised.
 
     If the function returns data it will be used instead of msg_good,
     msg_bad, or exception text.
@@ -542,6 +544,9 @@ class TryAndPrint():
     If verbose is True then exception names or messages will be used for
     the result message. Otherwise it will simply be set to result_bad.
 
+    If catch_all and/or verbose are passed it will override
+    self.catch_all and/or self.verbose for this call.
+
     args and kwargs are passed to the function.
     """
     LOG.debug('function: %s.%s', function.__module__, function.__name__)
@@ -558,6 +563,8 @@ class TryAndPrint():
     result_msg = 'UNKNOWN'
     if catch_all is None:
       catch_all = self.catch_all
+    if verbose is None:
+      verbose = self.verbose
 
     # Build exception tuples
     e_exceptions = tuple(self._get_exception(e) for e in self.list_errors)