diff --git a/bin/kaleidoscope-builder b/bin/kaleidoscope-builder
index f37d6d62..b1b3ce5d 100755
--- a/bin/kaleidoscope-builder
+++ b/bin/kaleidoscope-builder
@@ -325,6 +325,12 @@ fi
 
 . ${ROOT}/etc/kaleidoscope-builder.conf
 
+if [ ! -z "${VERBOSE}" ] && [ "${VERBOSE}" -gt 0 ]; then
+    ARDUINO_VERBOSE="-verbose"
+else
+    ARDUINO_VERBOSE="-quiet"
+fi
+
 
 cmds=""
 
diff --git a/etc/kaleidoscope-builder.conf b/etc/kaleidoscope-builder.conf
index a1b20144..de31a86b 100644
--- a/etc/kaleidoscope-builder.conf
+++ b/etc/kaleidoscope-builder.conf
@@ -115,9 +115,3 @@ if [ ! -z "${AVR_GCC_PREFIX}" ]; then
     ARDUINO_AVR_GCC_PREFIX_PARAM="-prefs \"runtime.tools.avr-gcc.path=${AVR_GCC_PREFIX}\""
 fi
 
-if [ ! -z "${VERBOSE}" ] && [ "${VERBOSE}" -gt 0 ]; then
-    ARDUINO_VERBOSE="-verbose"
-else
-    ARDUINO_VERBOSE="-quiet"
-fi
-