diff --git a/devstack/utils.py b/devstack/utils.py
index efc0b7fc..5e921010 100644
--- a/devstack/utils.py
+++ b/devstack/utils.py
@@ -74,13 +74,17 @@ COWS['unhappy'] = r'''
 '''
 
 
-def configure_logging(verbosity_level=1, dry_run=False):
+def construct_log_level(verbosity_level, dry_run=False):
+    log_level = logging.INFO
+    if verbosity_level >= 3:
+        log_level = logging.DEBUG
+    elif verbosity_level == 2 or dry_run:
+        log_level = logging.AUDIT
+    return log_level
 
-    # Debug by default
+
+def configure_logging(log_level):
     root_logger = logging.getLogger().logger
-    root_logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
-
-    # Set our pretty logger
     console_logger = logging.StreamHandler(sys.stdout)
     console_format = '%(levelname)s: @%(name)s : %(message)s'
     if sh.in_terminal():
@@ -88,13 +92,6 @@ def configure_logging(verbosity_level=1, dry_run=False):
     else:
         console_logger.setFormatter(logging.Formatter(console_format))
     root_logger.addHandler(console_logger)
-
-    # Adjust logging verbose level based on the command line switch.
-    log_level = logging.INFO
-    if verbosity_level >= 3:
-        log_level = logging.DEBUG
-    elif verbosity_level == 2 or dry_run:
-        log_level = logging.AUDIT
     root_logger.setLevel(log_level)
 
 
diff --git a/stack b/stack
index dad7a1ef..4927e6a5 100755
--- a/stack
+++ b/stack
@@ -179,10 +179,11 @@ def main():
     prog_name = sys.argv[0]
 
     # Configure logging
-    verbosity = args['verbosity']
-    utils.configure_logging(verbosity, args['dryrun'])
+    log_level = utils.construct_log_level(args['verbosity'], args['dryrun'])
+    utils.configure_logging(log_level)
 
     LOG.debug("Command line options %s" % (args))
+    LOG.debug("Log level is: %s" % (log_level))
 
     # Will need root to setup openstack
     if not sh.got_root():
@@ -208,7 +209,7 @@ def main():
     except Exception:
         utils.goodbye(False)
         traceback = None
-        if verbosity >= 3:
+        if log_level <= logging.DEBUG:
             # See: http://docs.python.org/library/traceback.html
             traceback = sys.exc_traceback
         tb.print_exception(sys.exc_type, sys.exc_value,
diff --git a/tools/upload-img.py b/tools/upload-img.py
index b2c3bd07..485ef996 100644
--- a/tools/upload-img.py
+++ b/tools/upload-img.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     (options, args) = parser.parse_args()
     uris = options.uris or list()
     uri_sep = ",".join(uris)
-    utils.configure_logging(3)
+    utils.configure_logging(logging.DEBUG)
     config = cfg.StackConfigParser()
     config.add_section('img')
     config.set('img', 'image_urls', uri_sep)