diff --git a/offlineimap/head/offlineimap/ui/TTY.py b/offlineimap/head/offlineimap/ui/TTY.py
index 5a72800..a07961c 100644
--- a/offlineimap/head/offlineimap/ui/TTY.py
+++ b/offlineimap/head/offlineimap/ui/TTY.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ from threading import *
 
 class TTYUI(UIBase):
     def __init__(s, verbose = 0):
-        s.verbose = 0
+        s.verbose = verbose
         s.iswaiting = 0
         
     def _msg(s, msg):
diff --git a/offlineimap/head/offlineimap/ui/UIBase.py b/offlineimap/head/offlineimap/ui/UIBase.py
index df7dd2c..fbf6149 100644
--- a/offlineimap/head/offlineimap/ui/UIBase.py
+++ b/offlineimap/head/offlineimap/ui/UIBase.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ from StringIO import StringIO
 
 class UIBase:
     def __init__(s, verbose = 0):
-        s.verbose = verbose]
+        s.verbose = verbose
     
     ################################################## UTILS
     def _msg(s, msg):