diff --git a/src/awscli_login/config.py b/src/awscli_login/config.py
index 172bea8f..1fce1830 100644
--- a/src/awscli_login/config.py
+++ b/src/awscli_login/config.py
@@ -563,10 +563,11 @@ def wrapper(args: Namespace, session: Session):
             sig = None
             fargs = (extra_args_handler(args), ) if extra_args_handler else ()
 
+            if hasattr(args, "verbose"):
+                configConsoleLogger(args.verbose)
+
             try:
                 if not skip_args:
-                    # verbosity can only be set at command line
-                    configConsoleLogger(args.verbose)
                     del args.verbose
 
                     filename, load = config_vcr(args)
diff --git a/src/integration_tests/tests/traceback.bats b/src/integration_tests/tests/traceback.bats
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9b742f6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/integration_tests/tests/traceback.bats
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+# Integration tests for aws login
+
+load 'common'
+
+@test "Logout verbose flag" {
+    ! read -r -d '' CREDS_AWS_FILE <<- EOF
+		[default]$CR
+		credential_process = aws-login --profile default
+	EOF
+
+    # Regression test for #260
+    run aws logout --verbose
+    assert_failure
+    assert_line "Loaded login profile: default$CR"
+    assert_line "Already logged out!"
+
+    # Regression test for #260
+    run aws logout --verbose --verbose
+    assert_failure
+    assert_line "Traceback (most recent call last):$CR"
+
+    # Regression test for #260
+    run aws logout --verbose --verbose --verbose
+    assert_failure
+    assert_line "Traceback (most recent call last):$CR"
+}
+
+@test "aws-login verbose flag" {
+    ! read -r -d '' CREDS_AWS_FILE <<- EOF
+		[default]$CR
+		credential_process = aws-login --profile default
+	EOF
+
+    # Regression test for #260
+    run aws-login --verbose
+    assert_failure
+    assert_line "Loaded login profile: default$CR"
+    assert_line "Already logged out!"
+
+    # Regression test for #260
+    run aws-login  --verbose --verbose
+    assert_failure
+    assert_line "Traceback (most recent call last):$CR"
+
+    # Regression test for #260
+    run aws-login --verbose --verbose --verbose
+    assert_failure
+    assert_line "Traceback (most recent call last):$CR"
+}
diff --git a/src/tests/test_error_handler.py b/src/tests/test_error_handler.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1b9e4988
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tests/test_error_handler.py
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+import logging
+import unittest
+
+from argparse import Namespace
+from unittest.mock import patch
+
+from awscli_login.config import error_handler
+
+from .login import MockBotocoreClient
+
+BOTO_ERR = "ERROR:awscli_login.config:'MockBotocoreClient' " \
+           "object has no attribute 'profile'"
+
+root = logging.getLogger()
+
+
+class ErrorHandler(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    @patch("awscli_login.config.Profile")
+    def _test_error_handler(self, args, mesg, patch):
+        @error_handler()
+        def func(profile, session):
+            raise Exception(mesg)
+
+        func(args, MockBotocoreClient())
+
+    def _test_log_level(self, verbose: int, level):
+        self._test_error_handler(Namespace(verbose=verbose), "I am the law!")
+        self.assertEqual(root.level, level)
+
+    def test_error_handler_logs_exception(self):
+        """ Ensure error_handler logs exception. """
+        mesg = "First and only exception."
+        with self.assertLogs() as cm:
+            self._test_error_handler(Namespace(verbose=0), mesg)
+
+        self.assertEqual(cm.output, [
+            f"ERROR:awscli_login.config:{mesg}",
+        ])
+
+    def test_error_handler_logging_level_warn(self):
+        """ error_nandler sets log level to WARN w/o verbose flag. """
+        self._test_log_level(0, logging.WARN)
+
+    # Regression test #260
+    def test_error_handler_logging_level_info(self):
+        """ error_nandler sets log level to INFO w/one verbose flag. """
+        self._test_log_level(1, logging.INFO)
+
+    # Regression test #260
+    def test_error_handler_logging_level_debug(self):
+        """ error_nandler sets log level to DEBUG w/two verbose flag. """
+        self._test_log_level(2, logging.DEBUG)
+
+    # Regression test #260
+    def test_error_handler_logging_level_notset(self):
+        """ error_nandler sets log level to NOTSET w/three verbose flag. """
+        self._test_log_level(3, logging.NOTSET)