diff --git a/stage3-preclean-chroot.sh b/stage3-preclean-chroot.sh
index 75916ab..f8cb194 100644
--- a/stage3-preclean-chroot.sh
+++ b/stage3-preclean-chroot.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,14 @@ export RUN_DEFAULT_FUNCS="no"
 
 source /tmp/chroot-functions.sh
 
-perl-cleaner --reallyall
+if [[ "${clst_VERBOSE}" == "true" ]]; then
+	clst_perlcleaneropts="--verbose"
+else
+	clst_perlcleaneropts="--quiet"
+fi
+
+echo "Running perl-cleaner."
+perl-cleaner ${clst_perlcleaneropts} --reallyall
 
 update_env_settings
 show_debug