diff --git a/electrum b/electrum
index af7a5fd77..ff49bcede 100755
--- a/electrum
+++ b/electrum
@@ -121,8 +121,6 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     if options.portable and options.wallet_path is None:
         options.wallet_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)), 'electrum.dat')
 
-    set_verbosity(options.verbose)
-
     # config is an object passed to the various constructors (wallet, interface, gui)
     if is_android:
         config_options = {'portable':True, 'verbose':True, 'gui':'android', 'auto_cycle':True}
@@ -131,6 +129,8 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
         for k, v in config_options.items():
             if v is None: config_options.pop(k)
 
+    set_verbosity(config_options.get('verbose'))
+
     config = SimpleConfig(config_options)
 
     if len(args)==0: