diff --git a/source/dub/commandline.d b/source/dub/commandline.d
index ec445b7..1736336 100644
--- a/source/dub/commandline.d
+++ b/source/dub/commandline.d
@@ -1023,7 +1023,7 @@
 
 		// disable all log output to stdout and use "writeln" to output the JSON description
 		auto ll = getLogLevel();
-		setLogLevel(LogLevel.warn);
+		setLogLevel(max(ll, LogLevel.warn));
 		scope (exit) setLogLevel(ll);
 
 		string package_name;