diff --git a/src/debug.cpp b/src/debug.cpp
index a26f58d46..f113a1c23 100644
--- a/src/debug.cpp
+++ b/src/debug.cpp
@@ -244,10 +244,6 @@ bool parse_log_cfg(const char *conf_str,
                         *show_timestamps = LOG_TIMESTAMP_DISABLED;
         }
 
-        if (getenv("ULTRAGRID_VERBOSE") != nullptr) {
-                *log_lvl = LOG_LEVEL_VERBOSE;
-        }
-
         if (cfg.empty() || cfg[0] == '+' || cfg[0] == '-') { // only flags, no log level
                 return true;
         }
diff --git a/src/host.cpp b/src/host.cpp
index 04d32d1ce..acdaf6a5e 100644
--- a/src/host.cpp
+++ b/src/host.cpp
@@ -304,8 +304,9 @@ static bool parse_opts_set_logging(int argc, char *argv[])
         // of argv arguments - we do not have the whole option set in optstring, so it
         // would put optargs to the end ("uv -t testcard -V" -> "uv -t -V testcard")
 
-        int logging_lvl = LOG_LEVEL_INFO;
+        int logging_lvl = getenv("ULTRAGRID_VERBOSE") != nullptr ? LOG_LEVEL_VERBOSE : LOG_LEVEL_INFO;
         bool logger_skip_repeats = true;
+
         log_timestamp_mode logger_show_timestamps = LOG_TIMESTAMP_AUTO;
 
         for (int i = 1; i < argc; ++i) {