diff --git a/bin/python-tool b/bin/python-tool
index acf061e..e738218 100644
--- a/bin/python-tool
+++ b/bin/python-tool
@@ -106,6 +106,8 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
 
 	# Configure logging
 	log_options = [logging.ERROR, logging.WARNING, logging.INFO, logging.DEBUG]
+	if 'VERBOSITY_LEVEL' in os.environ.keys() :
+		args.verbose = int(os.environ['VERBOSITY_LEVEL'])
 	if not args.verbose :
 		args.verbose = 0
 	if args.verbose > 3 :