diff --git a/mopidy/commands.py b/mopidy/commands.py
index a473aef9..598be043 100644
--- a/mopidy/commands.py
+++ b/mopidy/commands.py
@@ -27,11 +27,11 @@ parser.add_argument(
     version='Mopidy %s' % versioning.get_version())
 parser.add_argument(
     '-q', '--quiet',
-    action='store_const', const=0, dest='verbosity_level',
+    action='store_const', const=-1, dest='verbosity_level',
     help='less output (warning level)')
 parser.add_argument(
     '-v', '--verbose',
-    action='count', default=1, dest='verbosity_level',
+    action='count', dest='verbosity_level',
     help='more output (debug level)')
 parser.add_argument(
     '--save-debug-log',
diff --git a/mopidy/utils/log.py b/mopidy/utils/log.py
index 3263778f..715aca1a 100644
--- a/mopidy/utils/log.py
+++ b/mopidy/utils/log.py
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ def setup_root_logger():
 
 
 def setup_console_logging(config, verbosity_level):
-    if verbosity_level == 0:
+    if verbosity_level == -1:
         log_level = logging.WARNING
         log_format = config['logging']['console_format']
-    elif verbosity_level >= 2:
+    elif verbosity_level >= 1:
         log_level = logging.DEBUG
         log_format = config['logging']['debug_format']
     else: