diff --git a/cmd/revid-cli/main.go b/cmd/revid-cli/main.go
index 01dc3d4d..3f11f042 100644
--- a/cmd/revid-cli/main.go
+++ b/cmd/revid-cli/main.go
@@ -248,9 +248,9 @@ func handleFlags() {
 
 	switch *configFlags[verbosityPtr] {
 	case "No":
-		config.Verbosity = revid.No
+		config.LogLevel = smartlogger.Fatal
 	case "Yes":
-		config.Verbosity = revid.Yes
+		config.LogLevel = smartlogger.Debug
 	case "":
 	default:
 		logger.Log(smartlogger.Error, pkg+"bad verbosity argument")