diff --git a/src/kiwi-config.py b/src/kiwi-config.py
index f0da7c1..3e2c589 100755
--- a/src/kiwi-config.py
+++ b/src/kiwi-config.py
@@ -5,12 +5,22 @@ import kiwi
 from kiwi.subcommands import *
 
 
-def main():
-    logging.basicConfig(
-        format="%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s",
-        level=logging.NOTSET
-    )
+def set_verbosity(logger, handler, verbosity):
+    if verbosity >= 2:
+        log_level = logging.DEBUG
+        log_format = "[%(asctime)s] %(levelname)s @ %(filename)s:%(funcName)s:%(lineno)d: %(message)s"
+    elif verbosity >= 1:
+        log_level = logging.INFO
+        log_format = "[%(asctime)s] %(levelname)s: %(message)s"
+    else:
+        log_level = logging.WARNING
+        log_format = "%(levelname)s: %(message)s"
 
+    logger.setLevel(log_level)
+    handler.setFormatter(logging.Formatter(log_format))
+
+
+def main():
     commands = [
         InitCommand,
         ShowCommand,
@@ -22,14 +32,10 @@ def main():
 
     args = kiwi.Parser.get_args()
 
-    if args.verbose >= 2:
-        log_level = logging.DEBUG
-    elif args.verbose >= 1:
-        log_level = logging.INFO
-    else:
-        log_level = logging.WARNING
+    log_handler = logging.StreamHandler()
+    logging.getLogger().addHandler(log_handler)
 
-    logging.getLogger().setLevel(log_level)
+    set_verbosity(logging.getLogger(), log_handler, args.verbosity)
 
     for cmd in commands:
         if cmd.command == args.command:
diff --git a/src/kiwi/core.py b/src/kiwi/core.py
index 1ded8e5..8de4feb 100644
--- a/src/kiwi/core.py
+++ b/src/kiwi/core.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class Parser:
             cls.__parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='kiwi-config')
 
             cls.__parser.add_argument(
-                '-v', '--verbose',
+                '-v', '--verbosity',
                 action='count', default=0
             )
 
@@ -40,4 +40,3 @@ class Parser:
             cls.__args = cls.get_parser().parse_args()
 
         return cls.__args
-
diff --git a/src/kiwi/subcommands/init.py b/src/kiwi/subcommands/init.py
index 429a073..b377545 100644
--- a/src/kiwi/subcommands/init.py
+++ b/src/kiwi/subcommands/init.py
@@ -37,11 +37,11 @@ def user_input_exe(config, key):
     program_name = key.split(':')[1]
 
     if not is_executable(exe_file):
-        logging.warning("Reconfiguring '%s' executable path.", program_name)
+        logging.info("Reconfiguring '%s' executable path.", program_name)
         exe_file = find_exe(program_name)
 
         if exe_file is not None:
-            logging.info("Found executable at '%s'.", exe_file)
+            logging.debug("Found executable at '%s'.", exe_file)
             config[key] = exe_file
         else:
             user_input(config, key, f"Enter path to '{program_name}' executable")