diff --git a/cmd/cli/root.go b/cmd/cli/root.go
index 8d4eb80..1cfb03c 100644
--- a/cmd/cli/root.go
+++ b/cmd/cli/root.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ var (
 	flagProvider string
 	flagOutput   string
 	flagRaw      bool
-	flagDebug    bool
+	flagVerbose  bool
 )
 
 var rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ Use "ry [command] --help" for more information about a command.`,
 			AccessKeyID:     pc.AccessKeyID,
 			AccessKeySecret: pc.AccessKeySecret,
 			Endpoint:        pc.Endpoint,
-			Debug:           flagDebug,
+			Debug:           flagVerbose,
 		})
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ Use "ry [command] --help" for more information about a command.`,
 			outputFormat = "raw"
 		}
 		out = output.New(outputFormat, os.Stdout)
-		if flagDebug {
+		if flagVerbose {
 			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "[debug] provider: %s\n", providerName)
 			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "[debug] config: %s\n", cfgPath)
 			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "[debug] output: %s\n", outputFormat)
@@ -95,8 +95,7 @@ func init() {
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&flagProvider, "provider", "p", "", "Cloud provider to use")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&flagOutput, "output", "o", "", "Output format: table, json, yaml, raw")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&flagRaw, "raw", false, "Output raw API response")
-	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&flagDebug, "verbose", "v", false, "Enable verbose/debug output")
-	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&flagDebug, "debug", false, "Enable debug output")
+	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&flagVerbose, "verbose", "v", false, "Enable verbose output")
 
 	completionCmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "completion [bash|zsh|fish]",