diff --git a/mitmproxy/addons/dumper.py b/mitmproxy/addons/dumper.py
index 233bf8596..aeb4d2054 100644
--- a/mitmproxy/addons/dumper.py
+++ b/mitmproxy/addons/dumper.py
@@ -38,10 +38,10 @@ class Dumper:
         loader.add_option(
             "flow_detail", int, 1,
             """
-            The display detail level for flows in mitmdump: 0 (almost quiet) to 3 (very verbose).
-              0: shortened request URL, response status code, WebSocket and TCP message notifications.
-              1: full request URL with response status code
-              2: 1 + HTTP headers
+            The display detail level for flows in mitmdump: 0 (quiet) to 4 (very verbose).
+              0: no output
+              1: shortened request URL with response status code
+              2: full request URL with response status code and HTTP headers
               3: 2 + truncated response content, content of WebSocket and TCP messages
               4: 3 + nothing is truncated
             """
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ class Dumper:
         else:
             url = flow.request.url
 
-        if ctx.options.flow_detail <= 1:
+        if ctx.options.flow_detail == 1:
             # We need to truncate before applying styles, so we just focus on the URL.
             terminal_width_limit = max(shutil.get_terminal_size()[0] - 25, 50)
             if len(url) > terminal_width_limit:
diff --git a/test/mitmproxy/addons/test_dumper.py b/test/mitmproxy/addons/test_dumper.py
index 5e9ed7639..a63e878a8 100644
--- a/test/mitmproxy/addons/test_dumper.py
+++ b/test/mitmproxy/addons/test_dumper.py
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ def test_echo_request_line():
         assert "nonstandard" in sio.getvalue()
         sio.truncate(0)
 
-        ctx.configure(d, flow_detail=0, showhost=True)
+        ctx.configure(d, flow_detail=1, showhost=True)
         f = tflow.tflow(resp=True)
         terminalWidth = max(shutil.get_terminal_size()[0] - 25, 50)
         f.request.url = "http://address:22/" + ("x" * terminalWidth) + "textToBeTruncated"