diff --git a/frappe/commands/site.py b/frappe/commands/site.py
index 058554cff6..10bf700340 100755
--- a/frappe/commands/site.py
+++ b/frappe/commands/site.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # imports - standard imports
 import atexit
 import compileall
-import getpass
 import hashlib
 import os
 import re
@@ -10,7 +9,6 @@ import sys
 
 # imports - third party imports
 import click
-import requests
 
 # imports - module imports
 import frappe
@@ -258,7 +256,6 @@ def migrate(context, rebuild_website=False, skip_failing=False):
 	print("Compiling Python Files...")
 	compileall.compile_dir('../apps', quiet=1, rx=re.compile('.*node_modules.*'))
 
-
 @click.command('migrate-to')
 @click.argument('site_url')
 @pass_context
@@ -267,7 +264,6 @@ def migrate_to(context, site_url):
 	for site in context.sites:
 		migrate_to(site, site_url)
 
-
 @click.command('run-patch')
 @click.argument('module')
 @pass_context
@@ -334,18 +330,19 @@ def use(site, sites_path='.'):
 
 @click.command('backup')
 @click.option('--with-files', default=False, is_flag=True, help="Take backup with files")
+@click.option('--verbose', default=False, is_flag=True)
 @pass_context
 def backup(context, with_files=False, backup_path_db=None, backup_path_files=None,
-	backup_path_private_files=None, quiet=False):
+	backup_path_private_files=None, quiet=False, verbose=False):
 	"Backup"
 	from frappe.utils.backups import scheduled_backup
-	verbose = context.verbose
+	verbose = verbose or context.verbose
 	exit_code = 0
 	for site in context.sites:
 		try:
 			frappe.init(site=site)
 			frappe.connect()
-			odb = scheduled_backup(ignore_files=not with_files, backup_path_db=backup_path_db, backup_path_files=backup_path_files, backup_path_private_files=backup_path_private_files, force=True)
+			odb = scheduled_backup(ignore_files=not with_files, backup_path_db=backup_path_db, backup_path_files=backup_path_files, backup_path_private_files=backup_path_private_files, force=True, verbose=verbose)
 		except Exception as e:
 			if verbose:
 				print("Backup failed for {0}. Database or site_config.json may be corrupted".format(site))
@@ -354,10 +351,12 @@ def backup(context, with_files=False, backup_path_db=None, backup_path_files=Non
 
 		if verbose:
 			from frappe.utils import now
-			print("database backup taken -", odb.backup_path_db, "- on", now())
+			summary_title = "Backup Summary at {0}".format(now())
+			print(summary_title + "\n" + "-" * len(summary_title))
+			print("Database backup:", odb.backup_path_db)
 			if with_files:
-				print("files backup taken -", odb.backup_path_files, "- on", now())
-				print("private files backup taken -", odb.backup_path_private_files, "- on", now())
+				print("Public files:   ", odb.backup_path_files)
+				print("Private files:  ", odb.backup_path_private_files)
 
 		frappe.destroy()
 	sys.exit(exit_code)