diff --git a/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/cli/CryptomatorCli.java b/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/cli/CryptomatorCli.java
index e982f24..cd1856f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/cli/CryptomatorCli.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/cli/CryptomatorCli.java
@@ -63,13 +63,7 @@ void setMaxCleartextNameLength(int input) {
     @Override
     public Integer call() throws Exception {
         if (verbose) {
-            var logConfigurator = LogbackConfigurator.INSTANCE.get();
-            if (logConfigurator != null) {
-                logConfigurator.setLogLevels(LogbackConfigurator.DEBUG_LOG_LEVELS);
-                LOG.debug("User verbose logging");
-            } else {
-                throw new IllegalStateException("Logging is not configured.");
-            }
+            activateVerboseMode();
         }
         csprng = SecureRandom.getInstanceStrong();
 
@@ -99,6 +93,15 @@ public Integer call() throws Exception {
         return 0;
     }
 
+    private void activateVerboseMode() {
+        var logConfigurator = LogbackConfigurator.INSTANCE.get();
+        if (logConfigurator == null) {
+            throw new IllegalStateException("Logging is not configured.");
+        }
+        logConfigurator.switchToDebug();
+        LOG.debug("Activated debug logging");
+    }
+
     private Masterkey loadMasterkey(URI keyId) {
         try (var passphraseContainer = passwordSource.readPassphrase()) {
             Path filePath = pathToVault.resolve("masterkey.cryptomator");
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/cli/LogbackConfigurator.java b/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/cli/LogbackConfigurator.java
index e75f33e..410e0c9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/cli/LogbackConfigurator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/cli/LogbackConfigurator.java
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@ public class LogbackConfigurator extends ContextAwareBase implements Configurato
 
     public static final AtomicReference<LogbackConfigurator> INSTANCE = new AtomicReference<>();
 
-    static final Map<String, Level> DEFAULT_LOG_LEVELS = Map.of( //
+    private static final Map<String, Level> DEFAULT_LOG_LEVELS = Map.of( //
             Logger.ROOT_LOGGER_NAME, Level.INFO, //
             "org.cryptomator", Level.INFO, //
             "org.cryptomator.frontend.fuse.locks", Level.OFF
     );
 
-    public static final Map<String, Level> DEBUG_LOG_LEVELS = Map.of( //
+    private static final Map<String, Level> DEBUG_LOG_LEVELS = Map.of( //
             Logger.ROOT_LOGGER_NAME, Level.DEBUG, //
             "org.cryptomator", Level.TRACE, //
             "org.cryptomator.frontend.fuse.locks", Level.OFF
@@ -57,12 +57,16 @@ public ExecutionStatus configure(LoggerContext context) {
         return ExecutionStatus.DO_NOT_INVOKE_NEXT_IF_ANY;
     }
 
+    void switchToDebug() {
+        setLogLevels(DEBUG_LOG_LEVELS);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Adjust the log levels
      *
      * @param logLevels new log levels to use
      */
-    public void setLogLevels(Map<String, Level> logLevels) {
+    private void setLogLevels(Map<String, Level> logLevels) {
         if (context instanceof LoggerContext lc) {
             for (var loglevel : logLevels.entrySet()) {
                 Logger logger = lc.getLogger(loglevel.getKey());
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/cli/PasswordSource.java b/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/cli/PasswordSource.java
index 6a68bb4..2d4ce93 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/cli/PasswordSource.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/cryptomator/cli/PasswordSource.java
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ Passphrase readPassphrase() throws IOException {
         } else if (passphraseFile != null) {
             return readPassphraseFromFile();
         }
-        throw new IllegalStateException("Passphrase location not specified, but required.");
+        throw new IllegalStateException("Passphrase source not specified, but required.");
     }
 
     private Passphrase readPassphraseFromStdin() {