diff --git a/gnus.el b/gnus.el
index b695c4c..1a0db40 100644
--- a/gnus.el
+++ b/gnus.el
@@ -53,10 +53,6 @@ parameters for one particular email address."
 (require 'nnml)
 (require 'gnus-async)
 
-;; Debugging
-
-(setq gnus-verbose 10)
-
 ;; Accounts
 
 (setq-default message-dont-reply-to-names
diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index f4f223f..0a410af 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -1217,7 +1217,8 @@
               gnus-directory (expand-file-name "~/Mail/news/")
               gnus-kill-files-directory gnus-directory
               gnus-startup-file (expand-file-name "~/Mail/gnus-newsrc")
-              gnus-cache-directory (expand-file-name "cache/" gnus-directory))
+              gnus-cache-directory (expand-file-name "cache/" gnus-directory)
+              gnus-verbose 10)
   :config (progn
             (eval-when-compile
               (require 'gnus-start))