diff --git a/cli.py b/cli.py
index 8d06c62b8839808872d7b32d7cdc70323ef1f928..063f2fd1cae2d00f80d45a7e2be857f0a8616fbe 100755
--- a/cli.py
+++ b/cli.py
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ parser.add_argument(
 )
 args = parser.parse_args()
 
-if args.v or os.getenv('VERBOSE'):
+if (args.v or os.getenv('VERBOSE')) and not args.vv and not os.getenv('VVERBOSE'):
     logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
     logging.getLogger("stem").setLevel(logging.WARNING)