diff --git a/certbot/examples/dev-cli.ini b/certbot/examples/dev-cli.ini
index a405a0aef..71061e28d 100644
--- a/certbot/examples/dev-cli.ini
+++ b/certbot/examples/dev-cli.ini
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ domains = example.com
 text = True
 agree-tos = True
 debug = True
-# Unfortunately, it's not possible to specify "verbose" multiple times
-# (correspondingly to -vvvvvv)
-verbose = True
+verbose = 3
 
 authenticator = standalone