diff --git a/src/chocolatey.console/Program.cs b/src/chocolatey.console/Program.cs
index 85942e8ad9..4959d58144 100644
--- a/src/chocolatey.console/Program.cs
+++ b/src/chocolatey.console/Program.cs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ namespace chocolatey.console
 {
     using System;
     using System.Collections.Generic;
+    using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
     using System.IO;
     using System.Linq;
     using infrastructure.adapters;
@@ -131,8 +132,8 @@ that chocolatey.licensed.dll exists at
                     Environment.Exit(-1);
                 }
 
-                Log4NetAppenderConfiguration.set_verbose_logger_when_verbose(config.Verbose, "{0}LoggingColoredConsoleAppender".format_with(ChocolateyLoggers.Verbose.to_string()));
-                Log4NetAppenderConfiguration.set_logging_level_debug_when_debug(config.Debug);
+                Log4NetAppenderConfiguration.set_logging_level_debug_when_debug(config.Debug, excludeLoggerName: "{0}LoggingColoredConsoleAppender".format_with(ChocolateyLoggers.Verbose.to_string()));
+                Log4NetAppenderConfiguration.set_verbose_logger_when_verbose(config.Verbose, config.Debug, "{0}LoggingColoredConsoleAppender".format_with(ChocolateyLoggers.Verbose.to_string()));
                 "chocolatey".Log().Debug(() => "{0} is running on {1} v {2}".format_with(ApplicationParameters.Name, config.Information.PlatformType, config.Information.PlatformVersion.to_string()));
                 //"chocolatey".Log().Debug(() => "Command Line: {0}".format_with(Environment.CommandLine));
 
diff --git a/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/runners/ConsoleApplication.cs b/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/runners/ConsoleApplication.cs
index 2084fe639c..39e9185c97 100644
--- a/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/runners/ConsoleApplication.cs
+++ b/src/chocolatey/infrastructure.app/runners/ConsoleApplication.cs
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ public void run(string[] args, ChocolateyConfiguration config, Container contain
                             // if debug is bundled with local options, it may not get picked up when global 
                             // options are parsed. Attempt to set it again once local options are set.
                             // This does mean some output from debug will be missed (but not much)
-                            if (config.Debug) Log4NetAppenderConfiguration.set_logging_level_debug_when_debug(config.Debug);
+                            if (config.Debug) Log4NetAppenderConfiguration.set_logging_level_debug_when_debug(config.Debug, excludeLoggerName: "{0}LoggingColoredConsoleAppender".format_with(ChocolateyLoggers.Verbose.to_string()));
 
                             command.handle_additional_argument_parsing(unparsedArgs, config);
 
diff --git a/src/chocolatey/infrastructure/logging/Log4NetAppenderConfiguration.cs b/src/chocolatey/infrastructure/logging/Log4NetAppenderConfiguration.cs
index ee2ab5dcb6..0f5e85a636 100644
--- a/src/chocolatey/infrastructure/logging/Log4NetAppenderConfiguration.cs
+++ b/src/chocolatey/infrastructure/logging/Log4NetAppenderConfiguration.cs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 namespace chocolatey.infrastructure.logging
 {
     using System.IO;
+    using System.Linq;
     using adapters;
     using app;
     using log4net;
@@ -108,7 +109,8 @@ private static void set_file_appender(string outputDirectory)
         /// <param name="enableDebug">
         ///   if set to <c>true</c> [enable debug].
         /// </param>
-        public static void set_logging_level_debug_when_debug(bool enableDebug)
+        /// <param name="excludeLoggerName">Logger, such as a verbose logger, to exclude from this.</param>
+        public static void set_logging_level_debug_when_debug(bool enableDebug, string excludeLoggerName)
         {
             if (enableDebug)
             {
@@ -121,8 +123,9 @@ public static void set_logging_level_debug_when_debug(bool enableDebug)
                     {
                         logger.Level = Level.Debug;
                     }
-                } 
-                foreach (var append in logRepository.GetAppenders())
+                }
+
+                foreach (var append in logRepository.GetAppenders().Where(a => !a.Name.is_equal_to(excludeLoggerName.to_string())).or_empty_list_if_null())
                 {
                     var appender = append as AppenderSkeleton;
                     if (appender != null)
@@ -140,8 +143,9 @@ public static void set_logging_level_debug_when_debug(bool enableDebug)
         /// <param name="enableVerbose">
         ///   if set to <c>true</c> [enable verbose].
         /// </param>
+        /// <param name="enableDebug">If debug is also enabled</param>
         /// <param name="verboseLoggerName">Name of the verbose logger.</param>
-        public static void set_verbose_logger_when_verbose(bool enableVerbose, string verboseLoggerName)
+        public static void set_verbose_logger_when_verbose(bool enableVerbose,bool enableDebug, string verboseLoggerName)
         {
             if (enableVerbose)
             {
@@ -153,7 +157,8 @@ public static void set_verbose_logger_when_verbose(bool enableVerbose, string ve
                     if (appender != null && appender.Name.is_equal_to(verboseLoggerName))
                     {
                         appender.ClearFilters();
-                        appender.AddFilter( new log4net.Filter.LevelRangeFilter {LevelMin = Level.Info, LevelMax = Level.Fatal});
+                        var minLevel = enableDebug ? Level.Debug : Level.Info;
+                        appender.AddFilter(new log4net.Filter.LevelRangeFilter { LevelMin = minLevel, LevelMax = Level.Fatal });
                     }
                 }