diff --git a/lib/mrsk/cli/base.rb b/lib/mrsk/cli/base.rb
index 57cc67e5..17a6c4dd 100644
--- a/lib/mrsk/cli/base.rb
+++ b/lib/mrsk/cli/base.rb
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ module Mrsk::Cli
     def self.exit_on_failure?() true end
 
     class_option :verbose, type: :boolean, aliases: "-v", desc: "Detailed logging"
+    class_option :quiet, type: :boolean, aliases: "-q", desc: "Minimal logging"
 
     class_option :version, desc: "Run commands against a specific app version"
 
@@ -35,8 +36,12 @@ module Mrsk::Cli
           commander.specific_primary! if options[:primary]
 
           if options[:verbose]
-            commander.verbose = true
-            ENV["VERBOSE"]    = "1" # For backtraces via cli/start
+            ENV["VERBOSE"] = "1" # For backtraces via cli/start
+            commander.verbosity = :debug
+          end
+
+          if options[:quiet]
+            commander.verbosity = :error
           end
         end
       end
diff --git a/lib/mrsk/cli/build.rb b/lib/mrsk/cli/build.rb
index 9b7c78b0..8a8e856d 100644
--- a/lib/mrsk/cli/build.rb
+++ b/lib/mrsk/cli/build.rb
@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@ class Mrsk::Cli::Build < Mrsk::Cli::Base
 
     run_locally do 
       begin
-        MRSK.verbosity(:debug) { execute *MRSK.builder.push }
+        MRSK.with_verbosity(:debug) { execute *MRSK.builder.push }
       rescue SSHKit::Command::Failed => e
         if e.message =~ /(no builder)|(no such file or directory)/
           error "Missing compatible builder, so creating a new one first"
 
           if cli.create
-            MRSK.verbosity(:debug) { execute *MRSK.builder.push }
+            MRSK.with_verbosity(:debug) { execute *MRSK.builder.push }
           end
         else
           raise
diff --git a/lib/mrsk/commander.rb b/lib/mrsk/commander.rb
index 2b3d24d0..289e1a5d 100644
--- a/lib/mrsk/commander.rb
+++ b/lib/mrsk/commander.rb
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ require "mrsk/commands/traefik"
 require "mrsk/commands/registry"
 
 class Mrsk::Commander
-  attr_accessor :config_file, :destination, :verbose, :version
+  attr_accessor :config_file, :destination, :verbosity, :version
 
-  def initialize(config_file: nil, destination: nil, verbose: false)
-    @config_file, @destination, @verbose = config_file, destination, verbose
+  def initialize(config_file: nil, destination: nil, verbosity: :info)
+    @config_file, @destination, @verbosity = config_file, destination, verbosity
   end
 
   def config
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class Mrsk::Commander
   end
 
 
-  def verbosity(level) 
+  def with_verbosity(level) 
     old_level = SSHKit.config.output_verbosity
     SSHKit.config.output_verbosity = level
     yield
@@ -95,6 +95,6 @@ class Mrsk::Commander
     def configure_sshkit_with(config)
       SSHKit::Backend::Netssh.configure { |ssh| ssh.ssh_options = config.ssh_options }
       SSHKit.config.command_map[:docker] = "docker" # No need to use /usr/bin/env, just clogs up the logs
-      SSHKit.config.output_verbosity = :debug if verbose
+      SSHKit.config.output_verbosity = verbosity
     end
 end