diff --git a/CHANGES.txt b/CHANGES.txt
--- a/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/CHANGES.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 Changelog for ghcid
 
+0.6.8
+    #110, work even if -v0 is passed to ghci
+    Read additional arguments from .ghcid file if present
 0.6.7
     #104, add --ignore-loaded flag for use with -fobject-code
     #103, deal with new GHC error formatting
diff --git a/ghcid.cabal b/ghcid.cabal
--- a/ghcid.cabal
+++ b/ghcid.cabal
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 cabal-version:      >= 1.18
 build-type:         Simple
 name:               ghcid
-version:            0.6.7
+version:            0.6.8
 license:            BSD3
 license-file:       LICENSE
 category:           Development
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
         Language.Haskell.Ghcid.Terminal
         Language.Haskell.Ghcid.Util
         Language.Haskell.Ghcid
+        Paths_ghcid
         Session
         Wait
 
@@ -107,6 +108,7 @@
         Language.Haskell.Ghcid.Terminal
         Language.Haskell.Ghcid.Types
         Language.Haskell.Ghcid.Util
+        Paths_ghcid
         Session
         Test.API
         Test.Ghcid
diff --git a/src/Ghcid.hs b/src/Ghcid.hs
--- a/src/Ghcid.hs
+++ b/src/Ghcid.hs
@@ -14,11 +14,13 @@
 import Session
 import qualified System.Console.Terminal.Size as Term
 import System.Console.CmdArgs
+import System.Console.CmdArgs.Explicit
 import System.Console.ANSI
+import System.Environment
 import System.Directory.Extra
 import System.Exit
 import System.FilePath
-import System.IO
+import System.IO.Extra
 
 import Paths_ghcid
 import Language.Haskell.Ghcid.Terminal
@@ -126,14 +128,23 @@
         escape x | ' ' `elem` x = "\"" ++ x ++ "\""
                  | otherwise = x
 
+-- | Use arguments from .ghcid if present
+withGhcidArgs :: IO a -> IO a
+withGhcidArgs act = do
+    b <- doesFileExist ".ghcid"
+    if not b then act else do
+        extra <- concatMap splitArgs . lines <$> readFile' ".ghcid"
+        orig <- getArgs
+        withArgs (extra ++ orig) act
 
+
 -- | Like 'main', but run with a fake terminal for testing
 mainWithTerminal :: IO (Int,Int) -> ([(Style,String)] -> IO ()) -> IO ()
 mainWithTerminal termSize termOutput = withWindowIcon $ withSession $ \session -> do
     -- On certain Cygwin terminals stdout defaults to BlockBuffering
     hSetBuffering stdout LineBuffering
     hSetBuffering stderr NoBuffering
-    opts <- cmdArgsRun options
+    opts <- withGhcidArgs $ cmdArgsRun options
     withCurrentDirectory (directory opts) $ do
         opts <- autoOptions opts
         opts <- return $ opts{restart = nubOrd $ restart opts, reload = nubOrd $ reload opts}
diff --git a/src/Language/Haskell/Ghcid.hs b/src/Language/Haskell/Ghcid.hs
--- a/src/Language/Haskell/Ghcid.hs
+++ b/src/Language/Haskell/Ghcid.hs
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@
                 writeIORef stderr []
                 writeInp "import qualified System.IO as INTERNAL_GHCID"
                 writeInp $ ":set prompt " ++ ghcid_prefix
-                writeInp ":set -fno-break-on-exception -fno-break-on-error" -- see #43
+                writeInp ":set -v1 -fno-break-on-exception -fno-break-on-error" -- see #43 and #110
                 writeIORef sync =<< syncFresh
             echo0 strm s
             return Nothing