diff --git a/RNS/Reticulum.py b/RNS/Reticulum.py
index 5364fdd..e0950c9 100755
--- a/RNS/Reticulum.py
+++ b/RNS/Reticulum.py
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ class Reticulum:
         RNS.exit()
 
 
-    def __init__(self,configdir=None, loglevel=None, logdest=None):
+    def __init__(self,configdir=None, loglevel=None, logdest=None, verbosity=None):
         """
         Initialises and starts a Reticulum instance. This must be
         done before any other operations, and Reticulum will not
@@ -211,6 +211,7 @@ class Reticulum:
         self.ifac_salt = Reticulum.IFAC_SALT
 
         self.requested_loglevel = loglevel
+        self.requested_verbosity = verbosity
         if self.requested_loglevel != None:
             if self.requested_loglevel > RNS.LOG_EXTREME:
                 self.requested_loglevel = RNS.LOG_EXTREME
@@ -337,6 +338,8 @@ class Reticulum:
                 value = self.config["logging"][option]
                 if option == "loglevel" and self.requested_loglevel == None:
                     RNS.loglevel = int(value)
+                    if self.requested_verbosity != None:
+                        RNS.loglevel += self.requested_verbosity
                     if RNS.loglevel < 0:
                         RNS.loglevel = 0
                     if RNS.loglevel > 7:
diff --git a/RNS/Utilities/rnsd.py b/RNS/Utilities/rnsd.py
index ec56a4d..c170af4 100755
--- a/RNS/Utilities/rnsd.py
+++ b/RNS/Utilities/rnsd.py
@@ -30,15 +30,15 @@ from RNS._version import __version__
 
 
 def program_setup(configdir, verbosity = 0, quietness = 0, service = False):
-    targetloglevel = 3+verbosity-quietness
+    targetverbosity = verbosity-quietness
 
     if service:
         targetlogdest  = RNS.LOG_FILE
-        targetloglevel = None
+        targetverbosity = None
     else:
         targetlogdest  = RNS.LOG_STDOUT
 
-    reticulum = RNS.Reticulum(configdir=configdir, loglevel=targetloglevel, logdest=targetlogdest)
+    reticulum = RNS.Reticulum(configdir=configdir, verbosity=targetverbosity, logdest=targetlogdest)
     if reticulum.is_connected_to_shared_instance:
         RNS.log("Started rnsd version {version} connected to another shared local instance, this is probably NOT what you want!".format(version=__version__), RNS.LOG_WARNING)
     else: