diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1b22e84..6c94a81 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ docker run --rm --privileged -v /boot:/boot:ro -v /dev/cpu:/dev/cpu:ro -v /lib/m
    - Note: These 4 CVEs are similar and collectively named "MDS" vulnerabilities, the mitigation is identical for all
    - Impact: Kernel
    - Mitigation: microcode update + kernel update making possible to protect various CPU internal buffers from unprivileged speculative access to data
-   - Performance impact of the mitigation: TBC
+   - Performance impact of the mitigation: low to significant
 
 ## Understanding what this script does and doesn't
 
diff --git a/spectre-meltdown-checker.sh b/spectre-meltdown-checker.sh
index 88794f2..645d6ec 100755
--- a/spectre-meltdown-checker.sh
+++ b/spectre-meltdown-checker.sh
@@ -841,6 +841,7 @@ while [ -n "$1" ]; do
 		esac
 	elif [ "$1" = "-v" ] || [ "$1" = "--verbose" ]; then
 		opt_verbose=$(( opt_verbose + 1 ))
+		[ "$opt_verbose" -ge 2 ] && opt_mock=1
 		shift
 	elif [ "$1" = "--cve" ]; then
 		if [ -z "$2" ]; then