diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index c92b209..2e917ed 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ func init() {
 	rootCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&config.SMTPAuthAllowInsecure, "smtp-auth-allow-insecure", config.SMTPAuthAllowInsecure, "Enable insecure PLAIN & LOGIN authentication")
 	rootCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&config.SMTPCLITags, "tag", "t", config.SMTPCLITags, "Tag new messages matching filters")
 
-	rootCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&config.QuietLogging, "quiet", "q", config.QuietLogging, "Quiet logging (errors only)")
-	rootCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&config.VerboseLogging, "verbose", "v", config.VerboseLogging, "Verbose logging")
+	rootCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&logger.QuietLogging, "quiet", "q", logger.QuietLogging, "Quiet logging (errors only)")
+	rootCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&logger.VerboseLogging, "verbose", "v", logger.VerboseLogging, "Verbose logging")
 
 	// deprecated flags 2022/08/06
 	rootCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&config.UIAuthFile, "auth-file", "a", config.UIAuthFile, "A password file for web UI authentication")
diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index dbfae59..3501aca 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -30,15 +30,6 @@ var (
 	// UseMessageDates sets the Created date using the message date, not the delivered date
 	UseMessageDates bool
 
-	// VerboseLogging for console output
-	VerboseLogging = false
-
-	// QuietLogging for console output (errors only)
-	QuietLogging = false
-
-	// NoLogging for tests
-	NoLogging = false
-
 	// UITLSCert file
 	UITLSCert string
 
diff --git a/server/server_test.go b/server/server_test.go
index 2bee1ec..a489efd 100644
--- a/server/server_test.go
+++ b/server/server_test.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/axllent/mailpit/config"
 	"github.com/axllent/mailpit/server/apiv1"
 	"github.com/axllent/mailpit/storage"
+	"github.com/axllent/mailpit/utils/logger"
 	"github.com/jhillyerd/enmime"
 )
 
@@ -150,7 +151,7 @@ func Test_APIv1(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func setup() {
-	config.NoLogging = true
+	logger.NoLogging = true
 	config.MaxMessages = 0
 	config.DataFile = ""
 
diff --git a/storage/database_test.go b/storage/database_test.go
index 07fd35f..344bdc1 100644
--- a/storage/database_test.go
+++ b/storage/database_test.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/axllent/mailpit/config"
+	"github.com/axllent/mailpit/utils/logger"
 	"github.com/jhillyerd/enmime"
 )
 
@@ -230,7 +231,7 @@ func BenchmarkImportMime(b *testing.B) {
 }
 
 func setup() {
-	config.NoLogging = true
+	logger.NoLogging = true
 	config.MaxMessages = 0
 	config.DataFile = ""
 
diff --git a/utils/logger/logger.go b/utils/logger/logger.go
index 7496bdd..9214eb3 100644
--- a/utils/logger/logger.go
+++ b/utils/logger/logger.go
@@ -7,12 +7,17 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"regexp"
 
-	"github.com/axllent/mailpit/config"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
 var (
 	log *logrus.Logger
+	// VerboseLogging for verbose logging
+	VerboseLogging bool
+	// QuietLogging shows only errors
+	QuietLogging bool
+	// NoLogging shows only fatal errors
+	NoLogging bool
 )
 
 // Log returns the logger instance
@@ -20,13 +25,13 @@ func Log() *logrus.Logger {
 	if log == nil {
 		log = logrus.New()
 		log.SetLevel(logrus.InfoLevel)
-		if config.VerboseLogging {
+		if VerboseLogging {
 			// verbose logging (debug)
 			log.SetLevel(logrus.DebugLevel)
-		} else if config.QuietLogging {
+		} else if QuietLogging {
 			// show errors only
 			log.SetLevel(logrus.ErrorLevel)
-		} else if config.NoLogging {
+		} else if NoLogging {
 			// disable all logging (tests)
 			log.SetLevel(logrus.PanicLevel)
 		}