diff --git a/src/print.cc b/src/print.cc
index be0a9feca..e4902ecd7 100644
--- a/src/print.cc
+++ b/src/print.cc
@@ -1173,19 +1173,36 @@ void print(
 
     int width     = get_option<int>( opts, Option::PrintWidth,     10 );
     int precision = get_option<int>( opts, Option::PrintPrecision,  4 );
+    int verbose   = get_option<int>( opts, Option::PrintVerbose,    4 );
+    int edgeitems = get_option<int>( opts, Option::PrintEdgeItems, 16 );
 
     width = std::max(width, precision + 6);
 
-    char buf[ 80 ];
-    std::string msg;
+    printf( "%% %s: vector, n=%lld\n", label, llong( n ) );
+
+    if (verbose > 1) {
+        char buf[ 80 ];
+        std::string msg;
 
-    int64_t ix = (incx > 0 ? 0 : (-n + 1)*incx);
-    for (int64_t i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
-        snprintf_value( buf, sizeof(buf), width, precision, x[ix] );
-        msg += buf;
-        ix += incx;
+        int64_t n1 = n, n2 = n;
+        if (verbose == 2) {
+            n1 = edgeitems;
+            n2 = n - edgeitems;
+        }
+
+        int64_t ix = 0;
+        for (int64_t i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
+            if (i == n1 && i < n2) {
+                msg += " ... ";
+                ix += incx*(n2 - n1);
+                i = n2;
+            }
+            snprintf_value( buf, sizeof(buf), width, precision, x[ix] );
+            msg += buf;
+            ix += incx;
+        }
+        printf( "%s = [ %s ]';\n", label, msg.c_str() );
     }
-    printf( "%s = [ %s ]';\n", label, msg.c_str() );
 }
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/test/print_matrix.hh b/test/print_matrix.hh
index a21bf81c7..0df928bbb 100644
--- a/test/print_matrix.hh
+++ b/test/print_matrix.hh
@@ -275,9 +275,9 @@ void print_vector(
 
     // Set defaults
     const slate::Options opts = {
-        { slate::Option::PrintWidth, params.print_width() },
+        { slate::Option::PrintWidth,     params.print_width() },
         { slate::Option::PrintPrecision, params.print_precision() },
-        { slate::Option::PrintVerbose, params.verbose() },
+        { slate::Option::PrintVerbose,   params.verbose() },
         { slate::Option::PrintEdgeItems, params.print_edgeitems() },
     };
 
@@ -295,18 +295,7 @@ void print_vector(
     std::vector<scalar_t>& x,
     Params& params)
 {
-    if (params.verbose() == 0)
-        return;
-
-    // Set defaults
-    const slate::Options opts = {
-        { slate::Option::PrintWidth, params.print_width() },
-        { slate::Option::PrintPrecision, params.print_precision() },
-        { slate::Option::PrintVerbose, params.verbose() },
-        { slate::Option::PrintEdgeItems, params.print_edgeitems() },
-    };
-
-    slate::print( label, x, opts );
+    print_vector( label, x.size(), &x[0], 1, params );
 }
 
 #endif // SLATE_PRINT_MATRIX_HH