diff --git a/src/kiwi-config.py b/src/kiwi-config.py
index 55effc2..737fe98 100755
--- a/src/kiwi-config.py
+++ b/src/kiwi-config.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 import logging
 
 import kiwi
-from kiwi.subcommands import *
 
 
 def set_verbosity(logger, handler, verbosity):
@@ -21,6 +20,11 @@ def set_verbosity(logger, handler, verbosity):
 
 
 def main():
+    kiwi.Parser().get_parser().add_argument(
+        '-v', '--verbosity',
+        action='count', default=0
+    )
+
     args = kiwi.Parser().get_args()
 
     log_handler = logging.StreamHandler()
diff --git a/src/kiwi/core.py b/src/kiwi/core.py
index 86ccff6..9f06fa7 100644
--- a/src/kiwi/core.py
+++ b/src/kiwi/core.py
@@ -17,11 +17,6 @@ class Parser:
         def __init__(self):
             self.__parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='kiwi-config')
 
-            self.__parser.add_argument(
-                '-v', '--verbosity',
-                action='count', default=0
-            )
-
             self.__subparsers = self.__parser.add_subparsers()
             self.__subparsers.required = True
             self.__subparsers.dest = 'command'