diff --git a/concrete/numpy/compilation/compiler.py b/concrete/numpy/compilation/compiler.py
index cda05c60e..5d6749aa8 100644
--- a/concrete/numpy/compilation/compiler.py
+++ b/concrete/numpy/compilation/compiler.py
@@ -440,9 +440,21 @@ class Compiler:
             if self.artifacts is not None:
                 self.artifacts.add_mlir_to_compile(mlir)
 
-            show_graph = self.configuration.verbose or self.configuration.show_graph
-            show_mlir = self.configuration.verbose or self.configuration.show_mlir
-            show_optimizer = self.configuration.verbose or self.configuration.show_optimizer
+            show_graph = (
+                self.configuration.show_graph
+                if self.configuration.show_graph is not None
+                else self.configuration.verbose
+            )
+            show_mlir = (
+                self.configuration.show_mlir
+                if self.configuration.show_mlir is not None
+                else self.configuration.verbose
+            )
+            show_optimizer = (
+                self.configuration.show_optimizer
+                if self.configuration.show_optimizer is not None
+                else self.configuration.verbose
+            )
 
             columns = 0
             if show_graph or show_mlir or show_optimizer:
diff --git a/concrete/numpy/compilation/configuration.py b/concrete/numpy/compilation/configuration.py
index b947f5de1..f8c64de51 100644
--- a/concrete/numpy/compilation/configuration.py
+++ b/concrete/numpy/compilation/configuration.py
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ class Configuration:
     # pylint: disable=too-many-instance-attributes
 
     verbose: bool
-    show_graph: bool
-    show_mlir: bool
-    show_optimizer: bool
+    show_graph: Optional[bool]
+    show_mlir: Optional[bool]
+    show_optimizer: Optional[bool]
     dump_artifacts_on_unexpected_failures: bool
     enable_unsafe_features: bool
     virtual: bool
@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@ class Configuration:
     def __init__(
         self,
         verbose: bool = False,
-        show_graph: bool = False,
-        show_mlir: bool = False,
-        show_optimizer: bool = False,
+        show_graph: Optional[bool] = None,
+        show_mlir: Optional[bool] = None,
+        show_optimizer: Optional[bool] = None,
         dump_artifacts_on_unexpected_failures: bool = True,
         enable_unsafe_features: bool = False,
         virtual: bool = False,
@@ -133,6 +133,11 @@ class Configuration:
                     is_correctly_typed = False
                     expected = "Optional[float]"
 
+            elif name in ["show_graph", "show_mlir", "show_optimizer"]:
+                if not (value is None or isinstance(value, bool)):
+                    is_correctly_typed = False
+                    expected = "Optional[bool]"
+
             elif not isinstance(value, hint):  # type: ignore
                 is_correctly_typed = False
 
diff --git a/concrete/numpy/compilation/server.py b/concrete/numpy/compilation/server.py
index 94fb3748c..7aeb81e1c 100644
--- a/concrete/numpy/compilation/server.py
+++ b/concrete/numpy/compilation/server.py
@@ -98,7 +98,13 @@ class Server:
             options.set_p_error(configuration.p_error)
         else:
             options.set_global_p_error(configuration.global_p_error)
-        options.set_display_optimizer_choice(configuration.verbose or configuration.show_optimizer)
+
+        show_optimizer = (
+            configuration.show_optimizer
+            if configuration.show_optimizer is not None
+            else configuration.verbose
+        )
+        options.set_display_optimizer_choice(show_optimizer)
 
         if configuration.jit:
 
diff --git a/docs/howto/configure.md b/docs/howto/configure.md
index d5e3aad6e..2124b6752 100644
--- a/docs/howto/configure.md
+++ b/docs/howto/configure.md
@@ -52,17 +52,20 @@ Additional kwarg to `compile` function have higher precedence. So if you set an
 
 ## Options
 
-* **show\_graph**: bool = False
+* **show\_graph**: Optional[bool] = None
   * Whether to print computation graph during compilation.
+    `True` means always to print, `False` means always to not print, `None` means print depending on verbose configuration below.
 
-* **show\_mlir**: bool = False
+* **show\_mlir**: Optional[bool] = None
   * Whether to print MLIR during compilation.
+    `True` means always to print, `False` means always to not print, `None` means print depending on verbose configuration below.
 
-* **show\_optimizer**: bool = False
+* **show\_optimizer**: Optional[bool] = None
   * Whether to print optimizer output during compilation.
+    `True` means always to print, `False` means always to not print, `None` means print depending on verbose configuration below.
 
 * **verbose**: bool = False
-  * Whether to print computation graph and MLIR during compilation.
+  * Whether to print details related to compilation.
   
 * **dump\_artifacts\_on\_unexpected\_failures**: bool = True
   * Whether to export debugging artifacts automatically on compilation failures.
diff --git a/tests/compilation/test_configuration.py b/tests/compilation/test_configuration.py
index 34632de40..464f83f53 100644
--- a/tests/compilation/test_configuration.py
+++ b/tests/compilation/test_configuration.py
@@ -80,6 +80,12 @@ def test_configuration_fork():
             "Unexpected type for keyword argument 'p_error' "
             "(expected 'Optional[float]', got 'str')",
         ),
+        pytest.param(
+            {"show_optimizer": "please"},
+            TypeError,
+            "Unexpected type for keyword argument 'show_optimizer' "
+            "(expected 'Optional[bool]', got 'str')",
+        ),
     ],
 )
 def test_configuration_bad_fork(kwargs, expected_error, expected_message):