diff --git a/fdroidserver/build.py b/fdroidserver/build.py
index bec1278f..40b2c28e 100644
--- a/fdroidserver/build.py
+++ b/fdroidserver/build.py
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ def build_server(app, thisbuild, vcs, build_dir, output_dir, force):
     """Do a build on the build server."""
 
     import ssh
-    if options.debug:
+    if options.verbose:
         logging.getLogger("ssh").setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
     else:
         logging.getLogger("ssh").setLevel(logging.WARN)