diff --git a/libmproxy/cmdline.py b/libmproxy/cmdline.py
index 728791556..6c0b1ae84 100644
--- a/libmproxy/cmdline.py
+++ b/libmproxy/cmdline.py
@@ -161,7 +161,6 @@ def get_common_options(options):
         anticache = options.anticache,
         anticomp = options.anticomp,
         client_replay = options.client_replay,
-        flow_detail = options.flow_detail,
         kill = options.kill,
         no_server = options.no_server,
         refresh_server_playback = not options.norefresh,
diff --git a/libmproxy/proxy/primitives.py b/libmproxy/proxy/primitives.py
index cbf5b2d84..0fa5273b9 100644
--- a/libmproxy/proxy/primitives.py
+++ b/libmproxy/proxy/primitives.py
@@ -67,6 +67,6 @@ class AddressPriority(object):
 
 
 class Log:
-    def __init__(self, msg, level):
+    def __init__(self, msg, level="info"):
         self.msg = msg
         self.level = level
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/mitmdump b/mitmdump
index 5c86ffca1..68651f8b0 100755
--- a/mitmdump
+++ b/mitmdump
@@ -44,11 +44,8 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
             print >> sys.stderr, "mitmdump:", v.args[0]
             sys.exit(1)
 
-
-    try:
-        dumpopts = dump.Options(**cmdline.get_common_options(options))
-    except cmdline.OptionException, v:
-        parser.error(v.message)
+    dumpopts = dump.Options(**cmdline.get_common_options(options))
+    dumpopts.flow_detail = options.flow_detail,
     dumpopts.keepserving = options.keepserving
 
     if options.args:
diff --git a/mitmproxy b/mitmproxy
index 9d6fb3740..f227f2018 100755
--- a/mitmproxy
+++ b/mitmproxy
@@ -52,10 +52,8 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
             print >> sys.stderr, "mitmproxy:", v.args[0]
             sys.exit(1)
 
-    try:
-        opts = console.Options(**cmdline.get_common_options(options))
-    except cmdline.OptionException, v:
-        parser.error(v.message)
+    opts = console.Options(**cmdline.get_common_options(options))
+    opts.eventlog = options.eventlog
     opts.intercept = options.intercept
     opts.debug = options.debug
     opts.palette = options.palette
diff --git a/test/test_dump.py b/test/test_dump.py
index b723c3e08..604bc5421 100644
--- a/test/test_dump.py
+++ b/test/test_dump.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class TestDumpMaster:
 
     def test_error(self):
         cs = StringIO()
-        o = dump.Options(verbosity=1)
+        o = dump.Options(flow_detail=1)
         m = dump.DumpMaster(None, o, None, outfile=cs)
         f = tutils.tflow_err()
         m.handle_request(f.request)
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ class TestDumpMaster:
         with tutils.tmpdir() as t:
             p = os.path.join(t, "read")
             self._flowfile(p)
-            assert "GET" in self._dummy_cycle(0, None, "", verbosity=1, rfile=p)
+            assert "GET" in self._dummy_cycle(0, None, "", flow_detail=1, rfile=p)
 
             tutils.raises(
                 dump.DumpError, self._dummy_cycle,
@@ -127,9 +127,9 @@ class TestDumpMaster:
 
     def test_basic(self):
         for i in (1, 2, 3):
-            assert "GET" in self._dummy_cycle(1, "~s", "", verbosity=i)
-            assert "GET" in self._dummy_cycle(1, "~s", "\x00\x00\x00", verbosity=i)
-            assert "GET" in self._dummy_cycle(1, "~s", "ascii", verbosity=i)
+            assert "GET" in self._dummy_cycle(1, "~s", "", flow_detail=i)
+            assert "GET" in self._dummy_cycle(1, "~s", "\x00\x00\x00", flow_detail=i)
+            assert "GET" in self._dummy_cycle(1, "~s", "ascii", flow_detail=i)
 
     def test_write(self):
         with tutils.tmpdir() as d:
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ class TestDumpMaster:
     def test_script(self):
         ret = self._dummy_cycle(
             1, None, "",
-            scripts=[tutils.test_data.path("scripts/all.py")], verbosity=0
+            scripts=[tutils.test_data.path("scripts/all.py")], verbosity=1
         )
         assert "XCLIENTCONNECT" in ret
         assert "XSERVERCONNECT" in ret