diff --git a/dbfp.py b/dbfp.py
index 9a71173..724227a 100644
--- a/dbfp.py
+++ b/dbfp.py
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ FP_BASE_DIR = "fingerprints"
 
 
 def main():
-  # logging.basicConfig(filename='dbfp.log', level=logging.DEBUG)
-  logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
   parseArgs()
 
 #
@@ -144,10 +142,19 @@ def parseArgs():
   parser.add_argument('-av', '--app_version', required=False)
   parser.add_argument('-n', '--notes', required=False)
   parser.add_argument('-pull', required=False, action='store_true', help="automated pull of applications from a physical android phone")
-  parser.add_argument('-v', '--verbose', action='store_true')
+  parser.add_argument('-v', '--verbose', action='store_true', help="will set logging level to DEBUG")
+  parser.add_argument('-l', '--logging', action='store_true', help="will supercede the -v option and send all logging to a file, logging.DEBUG")
   # parser.add_argument('-t', '--title', required=False)
   args = parser.parse_args()
 
+  if (args.logging):
+    logging.basicConfig(filename='dbfp.log', level=logging.DEBUG)
+
+  if (args.verbose):
+    logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
+  else:
+    logging.basicConfig(level=logging.CRITICAL)
+  
   if (args.file and args.fingerprint):
     compareFingerprint(args.file, args.fingerprint)      
   elif (args.file and args.fpdir):