diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index c17a3fe0..ffce2d4a 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ fn main() {
     let configuration = Configuration::new(&config);
 
     let logger = ImagLogger::init(&configuration, &config);
-    let rt = Runtime::new(config);
+    let rt = Runtime::new(configuration, config);
 
     info!("Hello, world!");
 }
diff --git a/src/runtime.rs b/src/runtime.rs
index b7f8c40c..f781181a 100644
--- a/src/runtime.rs
+++ b/src/runtime.rs
@@ -59,22 +59,24 @@ impl log::Log for ImagLogger {
 
 pub struct Runtime<'a> {
     pub config : Config<'a>,
+    pub configuration : Cfg,
 }
 
 impl<'a> Runtime<'a> {
 
-    pub fn new(config : Config<'a>) -> Runtime<'a> {
+    pub fn new(cfg: Cfg, config : Config<'a>) -> Runtime<'a> {
         Runtime {
             config: config,
+            configuration: cfg,
         }
     }
 
     pub fn is_verbose(&self) -> bool {
-        self.config.is_verbose()
+        self.config.is_verbose() || self.configuration.is_verbose()
     }
 
     pub fn is_debugging(&self) -> bool {
-        self.config.is_debugging()
+        self.config.is_debugging() || self.configuration.is_verbose()
     }
 
 }