diff --git a/src/Minia.cpp b/src/Minia.cpp
index 97db68f..3bbed2f 100644
--- a/src/Minia.cpp
+++ b/src/Minia.cpp
@@ -153,8 +153,10 @@ struct MiniaFunctor  {  void operator ()  (Parameter parameter)
 
     // link contigs
     uint nb_threads = 1;  // doesn't matter because for now link_tigs is single-threaded
-    bool verbose = true;
-    link_tigs<span>(output, minia.k, nb_threads, minia.nbContigs, verbose, false);
+    int verbose = 1;
+    if (minia.getInput()->get(STR_VERBOSE))
+        verbose = minia.getInput()->getInt(STR_VERBOSE);
+    link_tigs<span>(output, minia.k, nb_threads, minia.nbContigs, verbose > 0, false);
 
     /** We gather some statistics. */
     minia.getInfo()->add (1, minia.getTimeInfo().getProperties("time"));
@@ -246,7 +248,9 @@ string Minia::assemble (/*const, removed because Simplifications isn't const any
     /** We get an iterator over all nodes . */
     ProgressGraphIteratorTemplate<Node,ProgressTimerAndSystem> itNode (graph.Graph_type::iterator(), progressFormat0);
     
-    bool verbose = getParser()->saw("-verbose");
+    int verbose = 1;
+    if (getInput()->get(STR_VERBOSE))
+        verbose = getInput()->getInt(STR_VERBOSE);
 
     // if we want unitigs, then don't simplify the graph; else do it
     if (simplifyGraph)
diff --git a/thirdparty/gatb-core b/thirdparty/gatb-core
index 4e99a76..9957029 160000
--- a/thirdparty/gatb-core
+++ b/thirdparty/gatb-core
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 4e99a76fa3c7f6697651552791bb91fcf5b378b0
+Subproject commit 9957029ef7e5713a660e719a6bea38d0bf30752d