diff --git a/iexcode/instruments/files_and_folders.py b/iexcode/instruments/files_and_folders.py
index 9710c1bd6907b1f7340147aad3a073d28daf1c82..cbcb41009b00482c0d7847b3cf3707b2bc6ee64e 100644
--- a/iexcode/instruments/files_and_folders.py
+++ b/iexcode/instruments/files_and_folders.py
@@ -226,13 +226,13 @@ def get_next_fileNumber(data_dir, file_prefix,**kwargs):
     data_dir/file_prefix_filenum
     
     kwargs:
-        debug = False (default); if True then print lo
-        q = True (default); if False then prints next file number
-
+        verbose = False (default); if True then prints next file number
+        debug = False (default)
     Previously: getNextFileNumber
     """
+    kwargs.setdefault("verbose",False)
     kwargs.setdefault("debug",False)
-    kwargs.setdefault("q",True)
+
     
     onlyfiles = [f for f in listdir(data_dir) if isfile(join(data_dir, f)) and f[:len(file_prefix)] == file_prefix]
     sortedfiles = sorted(onlyfiles, key=_filename_key)
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ def get_next_fileNumber(data_dir, file_prefix,**kwargs):
             print("File number =", matchObj.group(2))
             print("File extension =", matchObj.group(3))
             print("Next File number =", nextFileNumber)
-    if kwargs["q"] == False:
+    if kwargs["verbose"] == True:
         print("Next File Number: ",nextFileNumber)
     return nextFileNumber