diff --git a/tools/releasetools/common.py b/tools/releasetools/common.py
index e200f9f..925a523 100644
--- a/tools/releasetools/common.py
+++ b/tools/releasetools/common.py
@@ -107,10 +107,15 @@
   pass
 
 
-def Run(args, **kwargs):
-  """Create and return a subprocess.Popen object, printing the command
-  line on the terminal if -v was specified."""
-  if OPTIONS.verbose:
+def Run(args, verbose=None, **kwargs):
+  """Create and return a subprocess.Popen object.
+
+  Caller can specify if the command line should be printed. The global
+  OPTIONS.verbose will be used if not specified.
+  """
+  if verbose is None:
+    verbose = OPTIONS.verbose
+  if verbose:
     print("  running: ", " ".join(args))
   return subprocess.Popen(args, **kwargs)