diff --git a/bin/vidref b/bin/vidref
--- a/bin/vidref
+++ b/bin/vidref
@@ -25,11 +25,7 @@ parser.add_option("-v", "--verbose", act
 (options, args) = parser.parse_args()
 
 
-log.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
-# limit the stdout one, but leave debug messages for the gtk logger
-log.handlers[0].setLevel(logging.DEBUG if options.verbose else logging.WARN)
-logging.getLogger("restkit.client").setLevel(logging.WARN)
-
+log.setLevel(logging.DEBUG if options.verbose else logging.INFO)
 
 class Snapshot(cyclone.web.RequestHandler):
     @defer.inlineCallbacks