diff --git a/src/common/gajim.py b/src/common/gajim.py
index f65986083..d44d341bb 100644
--- a/src/common/gajim.py
+++ b/src/common/gajim.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import common.logger
 version = '0.7.1'
 config = common.config.Config()
 connections = {}
-verbose = config.get('verbose')
+verbose = False
 
 h = logging.StreamHandler()
 f = logging.Formatter('%(asctime)s %(name)s: %(message)s', '%d %b %Y %H:%M:%S')
diff --git a/src/gajim.py b/src/gajim.py
index 9ae343397..3f2aba7d9 100755
--- a/src/gajim.py
+++ b/src/gajim.py
@@ -708,6 +708,7 @@ class Interface:
 			'statusmsgcolor': gajim.config.get('statusmsgcolor'),
 		}
 		parser.read()
+		gajim.verbose = gajim.config.get('verbose')
 
 		if gajim.verbose:
 			gajim.log.setLevel(gajim.logging.DEBUG)