diff --git a/jeepyb/cmd/manage_projects.py b/jeepyb/cmd/manage_projects.py
index 546c97a..d02af4c 100644
--- a/jeepyb/cmd/manage_projects.py
+++ b/jeepyb/cmd/manage_projects.py
@@ -527,10 +527,10 @@
                         help='name of project(s) to process')
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
-    if args.verbose:
-        logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
-    elif args.debug:
+    if args.debug:
         logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
+    elif args.verbose:
+        logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
     else:
         logging.basicConfig(level=logging.ERROR)