     env = _.extend({}, process.env, HOME: @atomNodeDirectory)
     @updateWindowsEnv(env) if config.isWin32()
     @addNodeBinToEnv(env)
-    installOptions = {env, streaming: true}
+    installOptions = {env}
+
+    installOptions['streaming'] = true if @verbose
 
     installGlobally = options.installGlobally ? true
     if installGlobally

      proxy = npm.config.get('https-proxy') or npm.config.get('proxy')
      installNodeArgs.push("--proxy=#{proxy}") if proxy

      opts = {env, cwd: @atomDirectory, streaming: true}
      @fork @atomNodeGypPath, installNodeArgs, opts, (code, stderr='', stdout='') ->
        if code is 0
          callback()


    return @checkNativeBuildTools(callback) if options.argv.check

    @verbose = options.argv.verbose
    process.env.NODE_DEBUG = 'request' if @verbose

    installPackage = (name, callback) =>
      if name is '.'
