diff --git a/bin/cmd.js b/bin/cmd.js
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100755
--- a/bin/cmd.js
+++ b/bin/cmd.js
@@ -11,5 +11,6 @@ if (flag === '--version') {
 
 standard({
   cwd: process.cwd(),
+  bare: flag === '--bare' || flag === '-b',
   verbose: flag === '--verbose' || flag === '-v'
 })
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -77,6 +77,13 @@ module.exports = function (opts) {
     var jshint = spawn(JSHINT, jshintArgs, function (jshintErr) {
       var jscs = spawn(JSCS, jscsArgs, function (jscsErr) {
         if (jshintErr || jscsErr) {
+          if (opts.bare) {
+            errors.forEach(function (str) {
+              console.error(str)
+            })
+            return
+          }
+
           console.error('Error: Code style check failed:')
           var errMap = {}
           errors
add bare option to help debug issues in `standard`