diff --git a/cli/cli.go b/cli/cli.go
index 92227fff..d12ac39c 100644
--- a/cli/cli.go
+++ b/cli/cli.go
@@ -18,18 +18,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
 )
 
-// Verbose stores the variable from VerboseFlag.
-var Verbose bool
-
-// VerboseFlag turns on/off verbose logging down to the INFO level.
-var VerboseFlag = &cli.BoolFlag{
-	Name:        "verbose",
-	Aliases:     []string{"V"},
-	Value:       false,
-	Destination: &Verbose,
-	Usage:       "Show INFO messages",
-}
-
 func newAbraApp(version, commit string) *cli.App {
 	app := &cli.App{
 		Name: "abra",
@@ -55,7 +43,7 @@ convenient command-line experience. See "abra autocomplete -h" for more.
 			AutoCompleteCommand,
 		},
 		Flags: []cli.Flag{
-			VerboseFlag,
+			internal.VerboseFlag,
 			internal.DebugFlag,
 			internal.NoInputFlag,
 		},
diff --git a/cli/internal/common.go b/cli/internal/common.go
index 617c4153..1078b15c 100644
--- a/cli/internal/common.go
+++ b/cli/internal/common.go
@@ -272,6 +272,18 @@ var DebugFlag = &cli.BoolFlag{
 	Usage:       "Show DEBUG messages",
 }
 
+// Verbose stores the variable from VerboseFlag.
+var Verbose bool
+
+// VerboseFlag turns on/off verbose logging down to the INFO level.
+var VerboseFlag = &cli.BoolFlag{
+	Name:        "verbose",
+	Aliases:     []string{"V"},
+	Value:       false,
+	Destination: &Verbose,
+	Usage:       "Show INFO messages",
+}
+
 // SSHFailMsg is a hopefully helpful SSH failure message
 var SSHFailMsg = `
 Woops, Abra is unable to connect to connect to %s.