diff --git a/bin/cli/base.js b/bin/cli/base.js
index 2ac7744..bb8e286 100644
--- a/bin/cli/base.js
+++ b/bin/cli/base.js
@@ -3,10 +3,16 @@ const fs = require('fs');
 const path = require('path');
 const dotenv = require('dotenv');
 const { Command, flags } = require('@oclif/command');
+const { Spinner } = require('clui');
 
 const Beau = require('../../src/beau');
 
 class Base extends Command {
+    async init() {
+        const spinnerSprite = ['⣾', '⣽', '⣻', '⢿', '⡿', '⣟', '⣯', '⣷'];
+        this.spinner = new Spinner('', spinnerSprite);
+    }
+
     openConfigFile(configFile) {
         if (!fs.existsSync(configFile)) {
             this.error(`The config file, ${configFile} was not found.`);
diff --git a/bin/cli/commands/request.js b/bin/cli/commands/request.js
index d938f7c..3493cf3 100644
--- a/bin/cli/commands/request.js
+++ b/bin/cli/commands/request.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 const clc = require('cli-color');
 const jsome = require('jsome');
-const { Line, Spinner } = require('clui');
+const { Line } = require('clui');
 const { flags } = require('@oclif/command');
 
 const Base = require('../base');
@@ -47,12 +47,6 @@ class RequestCommand extends Base {
 
         const Beau = this.loadConfig(config, params);
 
-        const spinnerSprite = ['⣾', '⣽', '⣻', '⢿', '⡿', '⣟', '⣯', '⣷'];
-        this.spinner = new Spinner(
-            clc.yellow(`Requesting: ${args.alias}`),
-            spinnerSprite
-        );
-
         let spinnerEnabled = !noFormat && !asJson && !quiet;
 
         if (spinnerEnabled) {
@@ -78,7 +72,7 @@ class RequestCommand extends Base {
         }
 
         if (asJson) {
-            return this.log(JSON.stringify(res.response));
+            return this.log(JSON.stringify(verbose ? res : res.response));
         }
 
         if (noFormat) {