diff --git a/src/args.rs b/src/args.rs
index 1b1cbaf..97c2262 100644
--- a/src/args.rs
+++ b/src/args.rs
@@ -4,12 +4,22 @@ use super::commands::Command;
 use super::error::Error;
 
 use clap::Parser;
+use tracing::level_filters::LevelFilter;
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Parser)]
 #[command(version, disable_help_subcommand = true)]
 pub struct Args {
     #[command(subcommand)]
     pub command: Command,
+
+    /// Verbosity: 0-5 or a level name ("off", "error", "warn", "info", "debug" or "trace")
+    #[arg(
+        short = 'v',
+        long = "verbosity",
+        value_name = "level",
+        default_value_t = LevelFilter::from_level(tracing::Level::WARN),
+    )]
+    pub verbosity: LevelFilter,
 }
 
 impl Args {
@@ -20,6 +30,9 @@ impl Args {
 
 impl From<Command> for Args {
     fn from(value: Command) -> Self {
-        Args { command: value }
+        Args {
+            command: value,
+            verbosity: LevelFilter::from_level(tracing::Level::WARN),
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/bin/ldns.rs b/src/bin/ldns.rs
index 4204530..30a2cd9 100644
--- a/src/bin/ldns.rs
+++ b/src/bin/ldns.rs
@@ -6,21 +6,37 @@
 
 use std::process::ExitCode;
 
+use dnst::env::Env;
+use dnst::log::LogFormatter;
 use dnst::try_ldns_compatibility;
+use tracing::level_filters::LevelFilter;
 
 fn main() -> ExitCode {
     let env = dnst::env::RealEnv;
+    run(env)
+}
+
+fn run(env: impl Env) -> ExitCode {
+    let mut args = env.args_os();
+    let argv0 = args.next().unwrap();
+    let stderr = env.stderr();
+    let subscriber = tracing_subscriber::FmtSubscriber::builder()
+        .with_ansi(stderr.is_terminal())
+        .with_writer(stderr)
+        .with_max_level(LevelFilter::WARN)
+        .event_format(LogFormatter {
+            program: argv0.to_string_lossy().to_string(),
+        });
 
-    let mut args = std::env::args_os();
-    args.next().unwrap();
     let args =
         try_ldns_compatibility(args).map(|args| args.expect("ldns commmand lacks ldns- prefix"));
-
-    match args.and_then(|args| args.execute(&env)) {
-        Ok(()) => ExitCode::SUCCESS,
-        Err(err) => {
-            err.pretty_print(env);
-            ExitCode::FAILURE
+    tracing::subscriber::with_default(subscriber.finish(), || {
+        match args.and_then(|args| args.execute(&env)) {
+            Ok(()) => ExitCode::SUCCESS,
+            Err(err) => {
+                err.pretty_print(env);
+                ExitCode::FAILURE
+            }
         }
-    }
+    })
 }
diff --git a/src/commands/signzone.rs b/src/commands/signzone.rs
index 29896c4..f4d4d88 100644
--- a/src/commands/signzone.rs
+++ b/src/commands/signzone.rs
@@ -1612,12 +1612,8 @@ impl SignZone {
         Self::write_iterations_warning(env, "NSEC3 iterations larger than 0 increases performance cost while providing only moderate protection!");
     }
 
-    fn write_iterations_warning(env: &impl Env, text: &str) {
-        warn!("{text}");
-        writeln!(
-            env.stderr(),
-            "See: https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9276.html"
-        );
+    fn write_iterations_warning(_env: &impl Env, text: &str) {
+        warn!("{text}\nSee: https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9276.html");
     }
 
     /// Create the ZONEMD digest for the SIMPLE scheme.
diff --git a/src/error.rs b/src/error.rs
index ea382a4..948d6a8 100644
--- a/src/error.rs
+++ b/src/error.rs
@@ -74,11 +74,11 @@ impl Error {
             PrimaryError::Other(error) => error,
         };
 
-        error!("{msg}");
-        let mut err = env.stderr();
+        let mut buf = String::new();
         for context in &self.0.context {
-            writeln!(err, "... while {context}");
+            buf.push_str(&format!("... while {context}\n"));
         }
+        error!("{msg}\n{buf}");
     }
 
     pub fn exit_code(&self) -> u8 {
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 4a15310..d9de7cb 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ use domain::base::zonefile_fmt::DisplayKind;
 use env::Env;
 use error::Error;
 use log::LogFormatter;
+use tracing::level_filters::LevelFilter;
 
 pub use self::args::Args;
 
@@ -99,22 +100,23 @@ fn parse_args(env: impl Env) -> Result<Args, Error> {
 
 pub fn run(env: impl Env) -> u8 {
     let stderr = env.stderr();
-    let subscriber = tracing_subscriber::FmtSubscriber::builder()
+    let mut subscriber = tracing_subscriber::FmtSubscriber::builder()
         .with_ansi(stderr.is_terminal())
         .with_writer(stderr)
+        .with_max_level(LevelFilter::WARN)
         .event_format(LogFormatter {
             program: env.args_os().next().unwrap().to_string_lossy().to_string(),
-        })
-        .finish();
-
-    tracing::subscriber::with_default(subscriber, || {
-        let res = parse_args(&env).and_then(|args| args.execute(&env));
-        match res {
-            Ok(()) => 0,
-            Err(err) => {
+        });
+    let res = parse_args(&env);
+    if let Ok(args) = &res {
+        subscriber = subscriber.with_max_level(args.verbosity);
+    }
+    tracing::subscriber::with_default(subscriber.finish(), || {
+        res.and_then(|args| args.execute(&env))
+            .map(|()| 0)
+            .unwrap_or_else(|err| {
                 err.pretty_print(&env);
                 err.exit_code()
-            }
-        }
+            })
     })
 }