diff --git a/flaschengeist/cli/__init__.py b/flaschengeist/cli/__init__.py
index 3927e88..493dcfd 100644
--- a/flaschengeist/cli/__init__.py
+++ b/flaschengeist/cli/__init__.py
@@ -33,14 +33,14 @@ def verbosity(ctx, param, value):
     """Toggle verbosity between WARNING <-> DEBUG"""
     if not value or ctx.resilient_parsing:
         return
-    configure_logger(cli=40 - max(0, min(value * 10, 30)))
+    configure_logger(cli=30 - max(0, min(value * 10, 20)))
 
 
 @click.group(
     cls=FlaskGroup,
     add_version_option=False,
     add_default_commands=False,
-    create_app=lambda: create_app(cli=True),
+    create_app=lambda: create_app(cli=30),
 )
 @click.option(
     "--version",