diff --git a/certbot/cli.py b/certbot/cli.py
index 244d321d8..1bd339f99 100644
--- a/certbot/cli.py
+++ b/certbot/cli.py
@@ -392,11 +392,8 @@ class HelpfulArgumentParser(object):
                         ("Conflicting values for displayer."
                         " {0} conflicts with dialog_mode").format(arg)
                     )
-        else:
-            # -v should imply --text
-            if (parsed_args.verbose_count > flag_default("verbose_count") and
-                not parsed_args.dialog_mode):
-                parsed_args.text_mode = True
+        elif parsed_args.verbose_count > flag_default("verbose_count"):
+            parsed_args.text_mode = True
 
         if parsed_args.validate_hooks:
             hooks.validate_hooks(parsed_args)