diff --git a/modules/input_argument_parser.py b/modules/input_argument_parser.py
index 1ccacc4f7bc508c6cc106a7c7a3705643533a4d3..91b5b1faf7236996a3aafbd67baf04de572a0297 100644
--- a/modules/input_argument_parser.py
+++ b/modules/input_argument_parser.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ def parse_input_args():
                         help="uses ansible_local for provisioning instead"
                         "of ansible", action="store_true")
     parser.add_argument("--verbose_ansible",
-                        help="sets verbose output for ansible (-vvvv)",
+                        help="sets verbose output for ansible (-vv)",
                         action="store_true")
     parser.add_argument("--border_router",
                         help="creates a border router with connection to"
diff --git a/modules/vagrant_generator.py b/modules/vagrant_generator.py
index f343b0efe56348be6ee5b8d5c455395b3036b41e..44dc52d5a2505339826d4599616d9e3a1e82b9d7 100644
--- a/modules/vagrant_generator.py
+++ b/modules/vagrant_generator.py
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ def _create_ansible_commands(playbook_location, input_definitions, flags):
         verbosity = dict()
         verbosity["type"] = "string"
         verbosity["command"] = "verbose"
-        verbosity["value"] = "vvvv"
+        verbosity["value"] = "vv"
         commands.append(verbosity)
 
     groups = dict()