diff --git a/md_pdf/args.py b/md_pdf/args.py
index 5da4175..ac54656 100644
--- a/md_pdf/args.py
+++ b/md_pdf/args.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import argparse
 
 def parse_args():
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
-    parser.add_argument("-v", "--verbose", help="Display verbose output", action="store_true")
+    parser.add_argument("-v", "--verbose", help="Display verbose output", action="count", default=0)
     parser.add_argument("--update-csl", help="Update CSL files", action="store_true")
     parser.add_help = True
     return parser.parse_args()
diff --git a/md_pdf/cli.py b/md_pdf/cli.py
index 9eea044..d7c7965 100644
--- a/md_pdf/cli.py
+++ b/md_pdf/cli.py
@@ -1,17 +1,16 @@
 import logging
 from md_pdf.args import parse_args
 from md_pdf.exceptions import PrematureExit, BaseException
+from md_pdf.logging import set_verbosity
 from md_pdf.build import build
 from md_pdf.config.read import load_config
 from md_pdf.config.validate import validate_config
 from md_pdf.csl import check_csl, download_csl
 
-FORMAT = "[%(levelname)s]: %(message)s"
-
 
 def cli():
     args = parse_args()
-    logging.basicConfig(format=FORMAT, level=logging.WARN if args.verbose else logging.INFO)
+    set_verbosity(args)
     try:
         if args.update_csl:
             download_csl()
diff --git a/md_pdf/config/validate.py b/md_pdf/config/validate.py
index 07096d5..3a66882 100644
--- a/md_pdf/config/validate.py
+++ b/md_pdf/config/validate.py
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ def validate_context(config):
 
 
 def validate_config(config):
-    logger.info("Validating Config...")
     for validator in [
         check_required_keys,
         test_input,
diff --git a/md_pdf/logging.py b/md_pdf/logging.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..72733a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/md_pdf/logging.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import logging
+from md_pdf.utils import safe_list_get
+
+
+FORMAT = "[%(levelname)s]: %(message)s"
+LOG_LEVELS = [
+    logging.WARN,
+    logging.INFO,
+    logging.DEBUG,
+    logging.NOTSET
+]
+
+
+def set_verbosity(args):
+    level = min(args.verbose, len(LOG_LEVELS) - 1)
+    verbosity = safe_list_get(LOG_LEVELS, level, logging.NOTSET)
+    logging.basicConfig(format=FORMAT, level=verbosity)
+
diff --git a/md_pdf/utils.py b/md_pdf/utils.py
index 1009166..69a0e0b 100644
--- a/md_pdf/utils.py
+++ b/md_pdf/utils.py
@@ -12,3 +12,10 @@ def remove_dir(dir):
         os.rmdir(dir)
     except FileNotFoundError:
         pass
+
+
+def safe_list_get(l, idx, default):
+    try:
+        return l[idx]
+    except IndexError:
+        return default