diff --git a/dev-tools/omdb/src/bin/omdb/db.rs b/dev-tools/omdb/src/bin/omdb/db.rs
index 5e83cb38cb4..ac70666664b 100644
--- a/dev-tools/omdb/src/bin/omdb/db.rs
+++ b/dev-tools/omdb/src/bin/omdb/db.rs
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ enum DbCommands {
     Services(ServicesArgs),
     /// Print information about sleds
     Sleds,
+    /// Print information about the network
     Network(NetworkArgs),
 }
 
@@ -166,6 +167,7 @@ struct NetworkArgs {
     #[command(subcommand)]
     command: NetworkCommands,
 
+    /// Print out raw data structures from the data store.
     #[clap(long)]
     verbose: bool,
 }
@@ -960,14 +962,18 @@ async fn cmd_db_eips(
         owner: Owner,
     }
 
+    if verbose {
+        for ip in &ips {
+            if verbose {
+                println!("{ip:#?}");
+            }
+        }
+        return Ok(());
+    }
+
     let mut rows = Vec::new();
 
     for ip in &ips {
-        if verbose {
-            println!("{ip:#?}");
-            continue;
-        }
-
         let owner = if let Some(owner_id) = ip.parent_id {
             if ip.is_service {
                 let service = LookupPath::new(opctx, datastore)
@@ -985,7 +991,7 @@ async fn cmd_db_eips(
                     .await
                     .context("loading requested instance")?
                     .pop()
-                    .context("loading requested instance")?;
+                    .context("requested instance not found")?;
 
                 use db::schema::project::dsl as project_dsl;
                 let project = project_dsl::project
@@ -996,7 +1002,7 @@ async fn cmd_db_eips(
                     .await
                     .context("loading requested project")?
                     .pop()
-                    .context("loading requested instance")?;
+                    .context("requested project not found")?;
 
                 Owner::Instance {
                     project: project.name().to_string(),
@@ -1019,14 +1025,12 @@ async fn cmd_db_eips(
         rows.push(row);
     }
 
-    if !verbose {
-        rows.sort_by(|a, b| a.ip.cmp(&b.ip));
-        let table = tabled::Table::new(rows)
-            .with(tabled::settings::Style::empty())
-            .to_string();
+    rows.sort_by(|a, b| a.ip.cmp(&b.ip));
+    let table = tabled::Table::new(rows)
+        .with(tabled::settings::Style::empty())
+        .to_string();
 
-        println!("{}", table);
-    }
+    println!("{}", table);
 
     Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/dev-tools/omdb/tests/successes.out b/dev-tools/omdb/tests/successes.out
index 7532e9b61e0..c935d4ba982 100644
--- a/dev-tools/omdb/tests/successes.out
+++ b/dev-tools/omdb/tests/successes.out
@@ -84,6 +84,24 @@ stderr:
 note: using database URL postgresql://root@[::1]:REDACTED_PORT/omicron?sslmode=disable
 note: database schema version matches expected (4.0.0)
 =============================================
+EXECUTING COMMAND: omdb ["db", "network"]
+termination: Exited(2)
+---------------------------------------------
+stdout:
+---------------------------------------------
+stderr:
+Print information about the network
+
+Usage: omdb db network [OPTIONS] <COMMAND>
+
+Commands:
+  list-eips  List external IPs
+  help       Print this message or the help of the given subcommand(s)
+
+Options:
+      --verbose  Print out raw data structures from the data store
+  -h, --help     Print help
+=============================================
 EXECUTING COMMAND: omdb ["nexus", "background-tasks", "doc"]
 termination: Exited(0)
 ---------------------------------------------
diff --git a/dev-tools/omdb/tests/test_all_output.rs b/dev-tools/omdb/tests/test_all_output.rs
index 0eddcb492cc..7028ec57106 100644
--- a/dev-tools/omdb/tests/test_all_output.rs
+++ b/dev-tools/omdb/tests/test_all_output.rs
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ async fn test_omdb_success_cases(cptestctx: &ControlPlaneTestContext) {
         &["db", "services", "list-instances"],
         &["db", "services", "list-by-sled"],
         &["db", "sleds"],
+        &["db", "network"],
         &["nexus", "background-tasks", "doc"],
         &["nexus", "background-tasks", "show"],
         // We can't easily test the sled agent output because that's only
diff --git a/dev-tools/omdb/tests/usage_errors.out b/dev-tools/omdb/tests/usage_errors.out
index 8afcf13fb1b..d17e16f0683 100644
--- a/dev-tools/omdb/tests/usage_errors.out
+++ b/dev-tools/omdb/tests/usage_errors.out
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ Commands:
   dns       Print information about internal and external DNS
   services  Print information about control plane services
   sleds     Print information about sleds
+  network   Print information about the network
   help      Print this message or the help of the given subcommand(s)
 
 Options:
@@ -110,6 +111,7 @@ Commands:
   dns       Print information about internal and external DNS
   services  Print information about control plane services
   sleds     Print information about sleds
+  network   Print information about the network
   help      Print this message or the help of the given subcommand(s)
 
 Options: