diff --git a/src/etc/inc/config.inc b/src/etc/inc/config.inc
index fbfdd37436..7bad0dce46 100644
--- a/src/etc/inc/config.inc
+++ b/src/etc/inc/config.inc
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ function convert_config($verbose = false)
     $function = $verbose ? 'pass_safe' : 'mwexecf';
 
     /* chain the new migration into this function call */
-    $function('/usr/local/sbin/pluginctl -m');
+    $function('/usr/local/sbin/pluginctl %s', $verbose ? '-m' : '-M');
 
     /* register pluggable interfaces */
     $function('/usr/local/sbin/pluginctl -i');
diff --git a/src/sbin/pluginctl b/src/sbin/pluginctl
index 340900d099..fe5ccf6a87 100755
--- a/src/sbin/pluginctl
+++ b/src/sbin/pluginctl
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ $args = array_slice($argv, $optind);
 $ret = 0;
 
 if (isset($opts['h'])) {
-    echo "Usage: pluginctl [-4|-6|-c|-D|-d|-f|-g|-h|-I|-i|-m|-r|-q|-S|-s|-v|-X|-x] ...\n\n";
+    echo "Usage: pluginctl [-4|-6|-c|-D|-d|-f|-g|-h|-I|-i|-M|-m|-r|-q|-S|-s|-v|-X|-x] ...\n\n";
     echo "\t-4 IPv4 address mode, return primary address of interface\n";
     echo "\t-6 IPv4 address mode, return primary address of interface\n";
     echo "\t-c configure mode (default), executes plugin [_configure] hook\n";
@@ -164,7 +164,8 @@ if (isset($opts['h'])) {
     echo "\t-h show this help text and exit\n";
     echo "\t-I information mode, lists registered device statistics\n";
     echo "\t-i invoke dynamic interface registration\n";
-    echo "\t-m invoke model migrations\n";
+    echo "\t-M invoke model migrations in quiet mode\n";
+    echo "\t-m invoke model migrations in verbose mode\n";
     echo "\t-q quiet switch for configure mode\n";
     echo "\t-r run mode (e.g. command)\n";
     echo "\t-S service metadata dump\n";
@@ -300,8 +301,10 @@ if (isset($opts['h'])) {
         $payload = new ArrayObject();
     }
     echo json_encode($payload, $jflags) . PHP_EOL;
-} elseif (isset($opts['m'])) {
+} elseif (isset($opts['M'])) {
     pass_safe('/usr/local/opnsense/mvc/script/run_migrations.php', [], $ret);
+} elseif (isset($opts['m'])) {
+    pass_safe('/usr/local/opnsense/mvc/script/run_migrations.php -v', [], $ret);
 } elseif (isset($opts['v'])) {
     pass_safe('/usr/local/opnsense/mvc/script/run_validations.php', [], $ret);
 } elseif (empty($args[0])) {