diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index 3f0b233..e645b7c 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ var rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
 by dynamically mounting them using a git-volume.yaml manifest.
 
 "Keep code in Git, mount environments as volumes."`,
-	SilenceErrors: true,
 }
 
 // Execute adds all child commands to the root command and sets flags appropriately.
diff --git a/cmd/sync.go b/cmd/sync.go
index 24978e9..d55ef3d 100644
--- a/cmd/sync.go
+++ b/cmd/sync.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	dryRun        bool
+	syncDryRun    bool
 	relativeLinks bool
 )
 
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ it looks for it in the main Git worktree (inheritance).`,
 		}
 
 		return gv.Sync(gitvolume.SyncOptions{
-			DryRun:        dryRun,
+			DryRun:        syncDryRun,
 			RelativeLinks: relativeLinks,
 		})
 	},
@@ -42,6 +42,6 @@ it looks for it in the main Git worktree (inheritance).`,
 
 func init() {
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(syncCmd)
-	syncCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&dryRun, "dry-run", false, "show what would be done without making changes")
+	syncCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&syncDryRun, "dry-run", false, "show what would be done without making changes")
 	syncCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&relativeLinks, "relative", false, "create relative symlinks instead of absolute")
 }
diff --git a/cmd/unsync.go b/cmd/unsync.go
index a735616..8a17cd9 100644
--- a/cmd/unsync.go
+++ b/cmd/unsync.go
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
+// unsyncDryRun is the local flag for the unsync command
+var unsyncDryRun bool
+
 // unsyncCmd represents the unsync command
 var unsyncCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "unsync",
@@ -29,12 +32,12 @@ to the source before deleting. If changed, it skips deletion to prevent data los
 		}
 
 		return gv.Unsync(gitvolume.UnsyncOptions{
-			DryRun: dryRun,
+			DryRun: unsyncDryRun,
 		})
 	},
 }
 
 func init() {
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(unsyncCmd)
-	unsyncCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&dryRun, "dry-run", false, "show what would be done without making changes")
+	unsyncCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&unsyncDryRun, "dry-run", false, "show what would be done without making changes")
 }
diff --git a/gv b/gv
deleted file mode 100755
index 20703f2..0000000
Binary files a/gv and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/test/integration.sh b/test/integration.sh
index 220e3b3..d5bf224 100755
--- a/test/integration.sh
+++ b/test/integration.sh
@@ -384,6 +384,68 @@ fi
 # Clean up for next tests
 rm -rf copied_dir
 
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Test: Error Visibility (Bad Flag)
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+log "TEST" "Testing Error Visibility (Bad Flag)..."
+
+# Capture stdout and stderr
+if OUTPUT=$("$GV_BIN" sync --unknown-flag 2>&1); then
+    fail "Command should have failed but succeeded"
+else
+    # Command failed as expected, check output for error message
+    if grep -q "unknown flag: --unknown-flag" <<< "$OUTPUT"; then
+        pass "Error message visible on stderr/stdout"
+    else
+        fail "Error message NOT found in output"
+        echo "Output: $OUTPUT"
+    fi
+fi
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Test: Sync Dry Run Isolation
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+log "TEST" "Testing Sync Dry Run..."
+
+# Set up a volume to sync
+echo "DATA" > source.txt
+cat > git-volume.yaml <<EOF
+volumes:
+  - mount: "source.txt:target.txt"
+    mode: copy
+EOF
+git add git-volume.yaml >/dev/null 2>&1
+git commit -m "init" >/dev/null 2>&1
+
+# Run sync with dry-run
+"$GV_BIN" sync --dry-run >/dev/null
+
+if [[ ! -f "target.txt" ]]; then
+    pass "sync --dry-run did not create file"
+else
+    fail "sync --dry-run CREATED file (meant to be dry run)"
+fi
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Test: Unsync Dry Run Isolation
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+log "TEST" "Testing Unsync Dry Run..."
+
+# Actually sync first
+"$GV_BIN" sync >/dev/null
+if [[ ! -f "target.txt" ]]; then
+    fail "Setup failed: sync did not create file"
+fi
+
+# Run unsync with dry-run
+"$GV_BIN" unsync --dry-run >/dev/null
+
+if [[ -f "target.txt" ]]; then
+    pass "unsync --dry-run did not remove file"
+else
+    fail "unsync --dry-run REMOVED file (meant to be dry run)"
+fi
+
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Summary
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------