diff --git a/notes.md b/notes.md
index a131fa0..05f53b6 100644
--- a/notes.md
+++ b/notes.md
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@
 - cli functions
     - "continue" and "new" flags to avoid user interaction
     - "quiet" flag to disable output entirely
-    - "verbose" flag to adjust RUST_LOG for `shrupl` crate
     - some switch to change log to "pretty-print"
 
 - client error rework
diff --git a/src/cli.rs b/src/cli.rs
index 9117d38..5d56f5e 100644
--- a/src/cli.rs
+++ b/src/cli.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ use clap::{
     builder::{PossibleValuesParser, TypedValueParser},
     value_parser,
 };
+use log::LevelFilter;
 
 use crate::{
     file::Checked,
@@ -60,6 +61,10 @@ pub struct Cli {
     )]
     pub chunk_size: usize,
 
+    /// Increase output verbosity
+    #[arg(short, long, action = clap::ArgAction::Count)]
+    verbose: u8,
+
     /// Base URL for Sharry Instance
     url: String,
 
@@ -81,6 +86,7 @@ impl fmt::Debug for Cli {
             .field("chunk_size", &self.chunk_size)
             .field("share_request", &self.get_share_request())
             .field("files", &self.files)
+            .field("level_filter", &self.get_level_filter())
             .field("hash", &self.get_hash())
             .finish_non_exhaustive()
     }
@@ -114,6 +120,16 @@ impl Cli {
         NewShareRequest::new(&self.name, self.description.as_ref(), self.max_views)
     }
 
+    pub fn get_level_filter(&self) -> LevelFilter {
+        match self.verbose {
+            0 => LevelFilter::Error,
+            1 => LevelFilter::Warn,
+            2 => LevelFilter::Info,
+            3 => LevelFilter::Debug,
+            _ => LevelFilter::Trace,
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn get_hash(&self) -> String {
         let file_refs = {
             let mut refs: Vec<_> = self.files.iter().collect();
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 8925510..7332baf 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ use cli::Cli;
 use output::{Log, SHRUPL, prompt_continue};
 
 fn main() {
-    env_logger::init();
-
     let check_ctrlc = {
         let stop = Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(false));
         let stop_ctrlc = stop.clone();
@@ -43,6 +41,12 @@ fn main() {
     };
 
     let args = Cli::parse();
+
+    env_logger::Builder::new()
+        .filter_module("shrupl", args.get_level_filter())
+        .parse_default_env()
+        .init();
+
     info!("args: {args:#?}");
 
     println!("{} to {}!", style("Welcome").magenta().bold(), *SHRUPL);