diff --git a/examples/1_add_vectors/c/main.c b/examples/1_add_vectors/c/main.c
index 5a4006e39..b62ec5085 100644
--- a/examples/1_add_vectors/c/main.c
+++ b/examples/1_add_vectors/c/main.c
@@ -27,6 +27,14 @@
 int main(int argc, char **argv) {
   occaPrintModeInfo();
 
+  /*
+    Try running with OCCA_VERBOSE=1 or set
+    verbose at run-time with:
+    occaPropertiesSet(occaSettings(),
+                      "kernel/verbose,
+                      occaBool(1));
+  */
+
   int entries = 5;
   int i;
 
diff --git a/examples/1_add_vectors/cpp/main.cpp b/examples/1_add_vectors/cpp/main.cpp
index 19f14270f..9ff6c7df4 100644
--- a/examples/1_add_vectors/cpp/main.cpp
+++ b/examples/1_add_vectors/cpp/main.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv) {
   occa::printModeInfo();
+  /*
+    Try running with OCCA_VERBOSE=1 or set
+    verbose at run-time with:
+    occa::settings()["kernel/verbose"] = true;
+  */
 
   int entries = 5;