diff --git a/py/plugin/pytest_skipping.py b/py/plugin/pytest_skipping.py
index 5849f8427..0d80b938c 100644
--- a/py/plugin/pytest_skipping.py
+++ b/py/plugin/pytest_skipping.py
@@ -162,10 +162,9 @@ def show_xfailed(terminalreporter):
     xfailed = tr.stats.get("xfailed")
     if xfailed:
         if not tr.hasopt('xfailed'):
-            if tr.config.getvalue("verbose"):
-                tr.write_line(
-                  "%d expected failures, use --report=xfailed for more info" %
-                  len(xfailed))
+            tr.write_line(
+              "%d expected failures, use --report=xfailed for more info" %
+              len(xfailed))
             return
         tr.write_sep("_", "expected failures")
         for rep in xfailed:
@@ -220,10 +219,9 @@ def show_skipped(terminalreporter):
     skipped = tr.stats.get('skipped', [])
     if skipped:
         if not tr.hasopt('skipped'):
-            if tr.config.getvalue("verbose"):
-                tr.write_line(
-                    "%d skipped tests, use --report=skipped for more info" %
-                    len(skipped))
+            tr.write_line(
+                "%d skipped tests, use --report=skipped for more info" %
+                len(skipped))
             return
         fskips = folded_skips(skipped)
         if fskips:
diff --git a/py/plugin/pytest_terminal.py b/py/plugin/pytest_terminal.py
index 9c3f0f0ad..0715cf087 100644
--- a/py/plugin/pytest_terminal.py
+++ b/py/plugin/pytest_terminal.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ def pytest_addoption(parser):
                help="show locals in tracebacks (disabled by default).")
     group.addoption('--report',
                action="store", dest="report", default=None, metavar="opts",
-               help="comma separated reporting options")
+               help="comma separated options, valid: skipped,xfailed")
     group._addoption('--tb', metavar="style", 
                action="store", dest="tbstyle", default='long',
                type="choice", choices=['long', 'short', 'no'],