diff --git a/internal/doc/doc.go b/internal/doc/doc.go
index 767106d..06cfa92 100644
--- a/internal/doc/doc.go
+++ b/internal/doc/doc.go
@@ -81,6 +81,12 @@ func (n *node) cd(path []string) *node {
 }
 
 func (gen DocumentFormat) hasFailed(n *node) bool {
+	if n == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	if n.TestingCase.TestFailed {
+		return true
+	}
 	for _, child := range n.Nodes {
 		if child.TestingCase.TestFailed {
 			return true
@@ -92,10 +98,21 @@ func (gen DocumentFormat) hasFailed(n *node) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
+func (gen DocumentFormat) hasFailedInSubnodes(n *node) bool {
+	if n == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	for _, child := range n.Nodes {
+		if gen.hasFailed(child) {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
 func (gen DocumentFormat) generateDocumentString(n *node, indent string) string {
 	var sb strings.Builder
 	for key, child := range n.Nodes {
-		sb.WriteString(indent)
 		var (
 			line   = key
 			colour = green
@@ -111,9 +128,14 @@ func (gen DocumentFormat) generateDocumentString(n *node, indent string) string
 		if len(child.Nodes) == 0 {
 			line = colourise(colour, line)
 		}
-		sb.WriteString(line)
-		sb.WriteString("\n")
-		sb.WriteString(gen.generateDocumentString(child, indent+"  "))
+		if internal.Verbose() || gen.hasFailed(child) {
+			sb.WriteString(indent)
+			sb.WriteString(line)
+			sb.WriteString("\n")
+		}
+		if internal.Verbose() || gen.hasFailedInSubnodes(child) {
+			sb.WriteString(gen.generateDocumentString(child, indent+"  "))
+		}
 	}
 	return sb.String()
 }
diff --git a/internal/doc/doc_test.go b/internal/doc/doc_test.go
index d6bd740..9e463fc 100644
--- a/internal/doc/doc_test.go
+++ b/internal/doc/doc_test.go
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ func TestTestDocumentGenerator(t *testing.T) {
 
 	t.Run("many - colourless", func(t *testing.T) {
 		testcase.SetEnv(t, "TERM", "dumb")
+		internal.StubVerbose(t, func() bool {
+			return true
+		})
 
 		docw := doc.DocumentFormat{}
 
@@ -99,6 +102,9 @@ func TestTestDocumentGenerator(t *testing.T) {
 
 	t.Run("many - colourised", func(t *testing.T) {
 		testcase.SetEnv(t, "TERM", "xterm-256color")
+		internal.StubVerbose(t, func() bool {
+			return true
+		})
 
 		docw := doc.DocumentFormat{}
 
@@ -131,7 +137,7 @@ func TestTestDocumentGenerator(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	})
 
-	t.Run("skipped tests are greyed out", func(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("skipped tests are yellow", func(t *testing.T) {
 		testcase.SetEnv(t, "TERM", "xterm-256color")
 		internal.StubVerbose(t, func() bool {
 			return true
@@ -155,6 +161,38 @@ func TestTestDocumentGenerator(t *testing.T) {
 		exp := "TestTestDocumentGenerator\n  smoke\n    \x1b[93mtestA [SKIP]\x1b[0m\n"
 		assert.Contain(t, d, exp)
 	})
+
+	t.Run("non verbose - documentation limited to errors", func(t *testing.T) {
+		testcase.SetEnv(t, "TERM", "dumb")
+		internal.StubVerbose(t, func() bool {
+			return false
+		})
+
+		docw := doc.DocumentFormat{}
+
+		d, err := docw.MakeDocument(context.Background(), []doc.TestingCase{
+			{
+				ContextPath: []string{
+					"TestTestDocumentGenerator",
+					"smoke",
+					"testA",
+				},
+				TestFailed: false,
+			},
+			{
+				ContextPath: []string{
+					"TestTestDocumentGenerator",
+					"smoke",
+					"testB",
+				},
+				TestFailed: true,
+			},
+		})
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+		exp := "TestTestDocumentGenerator\n  smoke\n    testB [FAIL]\n"
+		assert.Contain(t, d, exp)
+	})
 }
 
 func Test_spike(t *testing.T) {