diff --git a/cmd/fission-cli/app/app.go b/cmd/fission-cli/app/app.go
index cf649681..8d343b18 100644
--- a/cmd/fission-cli/app/app.go
+++ b/cmd/fission-cli/app/app.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func App() *cobra.Command {
 		Use:  "fission",
 		Long: usage,
 		//SilenceUsage: true,
-		PreRunE: wrapper.Wrapper(
+		PersistentPreRunE: wrapper.Wrapper(
 			func(input cli.Input) error {
 				console.Verbosity = input.Int(flagkey.Verbosity)
 				return nil
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ func App() *cobra.Command {
 	})
 
 	wrapper.SetFlags(rootCmd, flag.FlagSet{
-		Optional: []flag.Flag{flag.GlobalServer, flag.GlobalVerbosity},
+		Global: []flag.Flag{flag.GlobalServer, flag.GlobalVerbosity},
 	})
 
 	groups := helptemplate.CommandGroups{}
@@ -64,7 +64,9 @@ func App() *cobra.Command {
 	groups = append(groups, helptemplate.CreateCmdGroup("Other Commands", support.Commands(), version.Commands()))
 	groups.Add(rootCmd)
 
-	helptemplate.ActsAsRootCommand(rootCmd, nil, groups...)
+	flagExposer := helptemplate.ActsAsRootCommand(rootCmd, nil, groups...)
+	// show global options in usage
+	flagExposer.ExposeFlags(rootCmd, flagkey.Server, flagkey.Verbosity)
 
 	return rootCmd
 }
diff --git a/pkg/fission-cli/cliwrapper/driver/cobra/cobra.go b/pkg/fission-cli/cliwrapper/driver/cobra/cobra.go
index 55908723..7a97fe76 100644
--- a/pkg/fission-cli/cliwrapper/driver/cobra/cobra.go
+++ b/pkg/fission-cli/cliwrapper/driver/cobra/cobra.go
@@ -53,6 +53,14 @@ func Wrapper(action cmd.CommandAction) func(*cobra.Command, []string) error {
 func SetFlags(cmd *cobra.Command, flagSet flag.FlagSet) {
 	aliases := make(map[string]string)
 
+	// set global flags
+	for _, f := range flagSet.Global {
+		globalFlags(cmd, f)
+		for _, alias := range f.Aliases {
+			aliases[alias] = f.Name
+		}
+	}
+
 	// set required flags
 	for _, f := range flagSet.Required {
 		requiredFlags(cmd, f)
@@ -84,7 +92,7 @@ func SetFlags(cmd *cobra.Command, flagSet flag.FlagSet) {
 
 func optionalFlags(cmd *cobra.Command, flags ...flag.Flag) {
 	for _, f := range flags {
-		toCobraFlag(cmd, f)
+		toCobraFlag(cmd, f, false)
 		if f.Deprecated {
 			usage := fmt.Sprintf("Use --%v instead. The flag still works for now and will be removed in future", f.Substitute)
 			cmd.Flags().MarkDeprecated(f.Name, usage)
@@ -96,12 +104,18 @@ func optionalFlags(cmd *cobra.Command, flags ...flag.Flag) {
 
 func requiredFlags(cmd *cobra.Command, flags ...flag.Flag) {
 	for _, f := range flags {
-		toCobraFlag(cmd, f)
+		toCobraFlag(cmd, f, false)
 		cmd.MarkFlagRequired(f.Name)
 	}
 }
 
-func toCobraFlag(cmd *cobra.Command, f flag.Flag) {
+func globalFlags(cmd *cobra.Command, flags ...flag.Flag) {
+	for _, f := range flags {
+		toCobraFlag(cmd, f, true)
+	}
+}
+
+func toCobraFlag(cmd *cobra.Command, f flag.Flag, global bool) {
 	// Workaround to pass aliases to templater for generating flag aliases.
 	if len(f.Aliases) > 0 {
 		var aliases []string
@@ -119,67 +133,72 @@ func toCobraFlag(cmd *cobra.Command, f flag.Flag) {
 			helptemplate.AliasSeparator, f.Usage)
 	}
 
+	flagset := cmd.Flags()
+	if global {
+		flagset = cmd.PersistentFlags()
+	}
+
 	switch f.Type {
 	case flag.Bool:
 		val, ok := f.DefaultValue.(bool)
 		if !ok {
 			val = false
 		}
-		cmd.Flags().BoolP(f.Name, f.Short, val, f.Usage)
+		flagset.BoolP(f.Name, f.Short, val, f.Usage)
 	case flag.String:
 		val, ok := f.DefaultValue.(string)
 		if !ok {
 			val = ""
 		}
-		cmd.Flags().StringP(f.Name, f.Short, val, f.Usage)
+		flagset.StringP(f.Name, f.Short, val, f.Usage)
 	case flag.StringSlice:
 		val, ok := f.DefaultValue.([]string)
 		if !ok {
 			val = []string{}
 		}
-		cmd.Flags().StringArrayP(f.Name, f.Short, val, f.Usage)
+		flagset.StringArrayP(f.Name, f.Short, val, f.Usage)
 	case flag.Int:
 		val, ok := f.DefaultValue.(int)
 		if !ok {
 			val = 0
 		}
-		cmd.Flags().IntP(f.Name, f.Short, val, f.Usage)
+		flagset.IntP(f.Name, f.Short, val, f.Usage)
 	case flag.IntSlice:
 		val, ok := f.DefaultValue.([]int)
 		if !ok {
 			val = []int{}
 		}
-		cmd.Flags().IntSliceP(f.Name, f.Short, val, f.Usage)
+		flagset.IntSliceP(f.Name, f.Short, val, f.Usage)
 	case flag.Int64:
 		val, ok := f.DefaultValue.(int64)
 		if !ok {
 			val = 0
 		}
-		cmd.Flags().Int64P(f.Name, f.Short, val, f.Usage)
+		flagset.Int64P(f.Name, f.Short, val, f.Usage)
 	case flag.Int64Slice:
 		val, ok := f.DefaultValue.([]int64)
 		if !ok {
 			val = []int64{}
 		}
-		cmd.Flags().Int64SliceP(f.Name, f.Short, val, f.Usage)
+		flagset.Int64SliceP(f.Name, f.Short, val, f.Usage)
 	case flag.Float32:
 		val, ok := f.DefaultValue.(float32)
 		if !ok {
 			val = 0
 		}
-		cmd.Flags().Float32P(f.Name, f.Short, val, f.Usage)
+		flagset.Float32P(f.Name, f.Short, val, f.Usage)
 	case flag.Float64:
 		val, ok := f.DefaultValue.(float64)
 		if !ok {
 			val = 0
 		}
-		cmd.Flags().Float64P(f.Name, f.Short, val, f.Usage)
+		flagset.Float64P(f.Name, f.Short, val, f.Usage)
 	case flag.Duration:
 		val, ok := f.DefaultValue.(time.Duration)
 		if !ok {
 			val = 0
 		}
-		cmd.Flags().DurationP(f.Name, f.Short, val, f.Usage)
+		flagset.DurationP(f.Name, f.Short, val, f.Usage)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/fission-cli/cliwrapper/driver/cobra/helptemplate/templates.go b/pkg/fission-cli/cliwrapper/driver/cobra/helptemplate/templates.go
index 4414480b..de83a3c7 100644
--- a/pkg/fission-cli/cliwrapper/driver/cobra/helptemplate/templates.go
+++ b/pkg/fission-cli/cliwrapper/driver/cobra/helptemplate/templates.go
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ const (
 {{end}}`
 
 	// SectionFlags is the help template section that displays the command's flags.
-	SectionFlags = `{{ if or $visibleFlags.HasFlags $explicitlyExposedFlags.HasFlags}}Options:
+	SectionFlags = `{{ if or $visibleFlags.HasFlags $explicitlyExposedFlags.HasFlags}}Options
 {{ if $visibleFlags.HasFlags}}{{trimRight (flagsUsages $visibleFlags)}}{{end}}{{ if $explicitlyExposedFlags.HasFlags}}{{ if $visibleFlags.HasFlags}}
 {{end}}{{trimRight (flagsUsages $explicitlyExposedFlags)}}{{end}}
 
diff --git a/pkg/fission-cli/cmd/function/test.go b/pkg/fission-cli/cmd/function/test.go
index 47798275..401ab129 100644
--- a/pkg/fission-cli/cmd/function/test.go
+++ b/pkg/fission-cli/cmd/function/test.go
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/fission/fission/pkg/controller/client"
 	"github.com/fission/fission/pkg/fission-cli/cliwrapper/cli"
 	"github.com/fission/fission/pkg/fission-cli/cmd/httptrigger"
+	"github.com/fission/fission/pkg/fission-cli/console"
 	flagkey "github.com/fission/fission/pkg/fission-cli/flag/key"
 	"github.com/fission/fission/pkg/fission-cli/util"
 )
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ func (opts *TestSubCommand) do(input cli.Input) error {
 		}
 		routerURL = "127.0.0.1:" + localRouterPort
 	} else {
+		console.Verbose(2, "Env FISSION_ROUTER: %v", routerURL)
 		routerURL = strings.TrimPrefix(routerURL, "http://")
 	}
 
@@ -77,6 +79,9 @@ func (opts *TestSubCommand) do(input cli.Input) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+
+	console.Verbose(2, "Function test url: %v", functionUrl.String())
+
 	queryParams := input.StringSlice(flagkey.FnTestQuery)
 	if len(queryParams) > 0 {
 		query := url.Values{}
diff --git a/pkg/fission-cli/flag/flag.go b/pkg/fission-cli/flag/flag.go
index 9cefbc58..475d2139 100644
--- a/pkg/fission-cli/flag/flag.go
+++ b/pkg/fission-cli/flag/flag.go
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ type (
 	FlagType = int
 
 	FlagSet struct {
+		Global   []Flag
 		Required []Flag
 		Optional []Flag
 	}