diff --git a/diceware/logger.py b/diceware/logger.py
index d8a057352a1c49a453dfecbffa46d09adfb717ca..0cbc2d3be5aae93162b33e53403488f6a9c9263e 100644
--- a/diceware/logger.py
+++ b/diceware/logger.py
@@ -52,9 +52,9 @@ logger.addHandler(NullHandler())
 def configure(verbosity=None):
     """Configure global duceware logger.
     """
-    logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)
     if verbosity is None:
         return
+    logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)
     if verbosity > 1:
         logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
     logger.addHandler(logging.StreamHandler())