diff --git a/cmd/revid-cli/main.go b/cmd/revid-cli/main.go
index 6ca6ba68..a53d08a0 100644
--- a/cmd/revid-cli/main.go
+++ b/cmd/revid-cli/main.go
@@ -145,7 +145,24 @@ func handleFlags() revid.Config {
 
 	flag.Parse()
 
-	log = logger.New(defaultLogVerbosity, &smartlogger.New(*logPathPtr).LogRoller)
+	switch *verbosityPtr {
+	case "Debug":
+		cfg.LogLevel = logger.Debug
+	case "Info":
+		cfg.LogLevel = logger.Info
+	case "Warning":
+		cfg.LogLevel = logger.Warning
+	case "Error":
+		cfg.LogLevel = logger.Error
+	case "Fatal":
+		cfg.LogLevel = logger.Fatal
+	case "":
+		cfg.LogLevel = defaultLogVerbosity
+	default:
+		log.Log(logger.Error, pkg+"bad verbosity argument")
+	}
+
+	log = logger.New(cfg.LogLevel, &smartlogger.New(*logPathPtr).LogRoller)
 
 	cfg.Logger = log
 
@@ -225,17 +242,6 @@ func handleFlags() revid.Config {
 		log.Log(logger.Error, pkg+"bad packetization argument")
 	}
 
-	switch *verbosityPtr {
-	case "No":
-		cfg.LogLevel = logger.Fatal
-	case "Debug":
-		cfg.LogLevel = logger.Debug
-		//logger.SetLevel(logger.Debug)
-	case "":
-	default:
-		log.Log(logger.Error, pkg+"bad verbosity argument")
-	}
-
 	if *configFilePtr != "" {
 		netsender.ConfigFile = *configFilePtr
 	}