diff --git a/bin/addpkg b/bin/addpkg
index 7f436d3..1ca4cc0 100644
--- a/bin/addpkg
+++ b/bin/addpkg
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     db = f"{cachedir}/{repo}.{DB_EXT}"
 
     if args.verbose:
-        stdout_handler.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
+        console_handler.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
 
     if pkgs:
         pkg_tarballs = pkgs
diff --git a/bin/delpkg b/bin/delpkg
index ae9d4e1..805ca0f 100644
--- a/bin/delpkg
+++ b/bin/delpkg
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     db = f"{cachedir}/{repo}.{DB_EXT}"
 
     if args.verbose:
-        stdout_handler.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
+        console_handler.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
 
     for pkg in pkgs:
         pkg_tarballs = pkgfiles.get_pkgfiles(query=pkg,