diff --git a/chatterbot/trainers.py b/chatterbot/trainers.py
index 0a4b59a1f..e7f22ccf2 100644
--- a/chatterbot/trainers.py
+++ b/chatterbot/trainers.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ class Trainer(object):
     def __init__(self, storage, **kwargs):
         self.storage = storage
         self.logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+        self.show_training_progress = kwargs.get('show_training_progress', True)
 
     def train(self, *args, **kwargs):
         """
@@ -81,7 +82,11 @@ def train(self, conversation):
         previous_statement_text = None
 
         for conversation_count, text in enumerate(conversation):
-            print_progress_bar("List Trainer", conversation_count + 1, len(conversation))
+            if self.show_training_progress:
+                print_progress_bar(
+                    'List Trainer',
+                    conversation_count + 1, len(conversation)
+                )
 
             statement = self.get_or_create(text)
 
@@ -121,11 +126,13 @@ def train(self, *corpus_paths):
             corpus_files = self.corpus.list_corpus_files(corpus_path)
             for corpus_count, corpus in enumerate(corpora):
                 for conversation_count, conversation in enumerate(corpus):
-                    print_progress_bar(
-                        str(os.path.basename(corpus_files[corpus_count])) + " Training",
-                        conversation_count + 1,
-                        len(corpus)
-                    )
+
+                    if self.show_training_progress:
+                        print_progress_bar(
+                            str(os.path.basename(corpus_files[corpus_count])) + ' Training',
+                            conversation_count + 1,
+                            len(corpus)
+                        )
 
                     previous_statement_text = None
 
diff --git a/runtests.py b/runtests.py
index 1a8329cb5..e68150282 100644
--- a/runtests.py
+++ b/runtests.py
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
     os.environ['DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE'] = 'tests_django.test_settings'
     django.setup()
     TestRunner = get_runner(settings)
-    test_runner = TestRunner()
+    test_runner = TestRunner(
+        verbosity=2
+    )
     failures = test_runner.run_tests(['tests_django'])
     sys.exit(bool(failures))
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 4877d61bb..5b1f0f5ad 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ universal = 1
 description-file = README.md
 
 [nosetests]
+verbosity = 3
 exclude = (?:^tests_django$)
 with-coverage = true
 cover-package = chatterbot
@@ -16,8 +17,4 @@ cover-package = chatterbot
 # H306: imports not in alphabetical order (time, os)
 ignore = H306
 max_line_length = 175
-exclude =
-    .eggs,
-    .git,
-    .tox,
-    build,
\ No newline at end of file
+exclude = .eggs, .git, .tox, build,
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/base_case.py b/tests/base_case.py
index f4dc662e1..41b7bcf7c 100644
--- a/tests/base_case.py
+++ b/tests/base_case.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ def get_kwargs(self):
         return {
             'input_adapter': 'chatterbot.input.VariableInputTypeAdapter',
             'output_adapter': 'chatterbot.output.OutputAdapter',
+            'show_training_progress': False,
             # Run the test database in-memory
             'database': None
         }
diff --git a/tests/filter_integration_tests/test_filters_with_mongo_storage.py b/tests/filter_integration_tests/test_filters_with_mongo_storage.py
index ada988c2f..0a1375439 100644
--- a/tests/filter_integration_tests/test_filters_with_mongo_storage.py
+++ b/tests/filter_integration_tests/test_filters_with_mongo_storage.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ def test_filter_selection(self):
         from chatterbot.trainers import ListTrainer
 
         self.chatbot.filters = (RepetitiveResponseFilter(), )
-        self.chatbot.set_trainer(ListTrainer)
+        self.chatbot.set_trainer(ListTrainer, **self.get_kwargs())
 
         self.chatbot.train([
             'Hello',
diff --git a/tests/logic_adapter_tests/best_match_integration_tests/test_sentiment_comparison.py b/tests/logic_adapter_tests/best_match_integration_tests/test_sentiment_comparison.py
index 2b0f69bf4..245760359 100644
--- a/tests/logic_adapter_tests/best_match_integration_tests/test_sentiment_comparison.py
+++ b/tests/logic_adapter_tests/best_match_integration_tests/test_sentiment_comparison.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ def setUp(self):
         from chatterbot.trainers import ListTrainer
         from chatterbot.comparisons import sentiment_comparison
 
-        self.chatbot.set_trainer(ListTrainer)
+        self.chatbot.set_trainer(ListTrainer, **self.get_kwargs())
         self.adapter = BestMatch(
             statement_comparison_function=sentiment_comparison
         )
diff --git a/tests/logic_adapter_tests/test_data_cache.py b/tests/logic_adapter_tests/test_data_cache.py
index 88bbe9a12..0c897212c 100644
--- a/tests/logic_adapter_tests/test_data_cache.py
+++ b/tests/logic_adapter_tests/test_data_cache.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ def setUp(self):
         self.chatbot.logic = DummyMutatorLogicAdapter()
         self.chatbot.logic.set_chatbot(self.chatbot)
 
-        self.chatbot.set_trainer(ListTrainer)
+        self.chatbot.set_trainer(ListTrainer, **self.get_kwargs())
 
         self.chatbot.train([
             'Hello',
diff --git a/tests_django/integration_tests/test_chatterbot_corpus_training.py b/tests_django/integration_tests/test_chatterbot_corpus_training.py
index fa6725740..b275df3b6 100644
--- a/tests_django/integration_tests/test_chatterbot_corpus_training.py
+++ b/tests_django/integration_tests/test_chatterbot_corpus_training.py
@@ -14,7 +14,10 @@ class ChatterBotCorpusTrainingTestCase(TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         super(ChatterBotCorpusTrainingTestCase, self).setUp()
         self.chatbot = ChatBot(**settings.CHATTERBOT)
-        self.chatbot.set_trainer(ChatterBotCorpusTrainer)
+        self.chatbot.set_trainer(
+            ChatterBotCorpusTrainer,
+            **settings.CHATTERBOT
+        )
 
     def tearDown(self):
         super(ChatterBotCorpusTrainingTestCase, self).setUp()
diff --git a/tests_django/test_settings.py b/tests_django/test_settings.py
index ce53da4df..5b95cfb0e 100644
--- a/tests_django/test_settings.py
+++ b/tests_django/test_settings.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
     'training_data': [
         'chatterbot.corpus.english.greetings'
     ],
+    'show_training_progress': False,
     'logic_adapters': [
         {
             'import_path': 'chatterbot.logic.BestMatch',