diff --git a/convert-llama-ggml-to-gguf.py b/convert-llama-ggml-to-gguf.py
index 5496a50ef..97e6ff853 100755
--- a/convert-llama-ggml-to-gguf.py
+++ b/convert-llama-ggml-to-gguf.py
@@ -408,10 +408,7 @@ def handle_args():
 
 def main():
     cfg = handle_args()
-    if cfg.verbose:
-        logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
-    else:
-        logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
+    logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG if cfg.verbose else logging.INFO)
     logger.info(f'* Using config: {cfg}')
     logger.warning('=== WARNING === Be aware that this conversion script is best-effort. Use a native GGUF model if possible. === WARNING ===')
     if cfg.model_metadata_dir is None and (cfg.gqa == 1 or cfg.eps == '5.0e-06'):
diff --git a/scripts/run-with-preset.py b/scripts/run-with-preset.py
index fe84cbc7c..3c62c557f 100755
--- a/scripts/run-with-preset.py
+++ b/scripts/run-with-preset.py
@@ -67,10 +67,7 @@ if not known_args.yaml_files and not unknown_args:
     parser.print_help()
     sys.exit(0)
 
-if known_args.verbose:
-    logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
-else:
-    logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
+logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG if known_args.verbose else logging.INFO)
 
 props = dict()