diff --git a/client/src/cmdhf14a.c b/client/src/cmdhf14a.c
index 8574226fa..52c1b3b1e 100644
--- a/client/src/cmdhf14a.c
+++ b/client/src/cmdhf14a.c
@@ -2588,7 +2588,7 @@ int infoHF14A(bool verbose, bool do_nack_test, bool do_aid_search) {
         }
     }
 
-    if (setDeviceDebugLevel(verbose ? DBG_INFO : DBG_NONE, false) != PM3_SUCCESS) {
+    if (setDeviceDebugLevel(verbose ? MAX(dbg_curr, DBG_INFO) : DBG_NONE, false) != PM3_SUCCESS) {
         return PM3_EFAILED;
     }
 
diff --git a/client/src/cmdhfmf.c b/client/src/cmdhfmf.c
index 0e9a41846..c46bf300d 100644
--- a/client/src/cmdhfmf.c
+++ b/client/src/cmdhfmf.c
@@ -9500,7 +9500,7 @@ static int CmdHF14AMfInfo(const char *Cmd) {
     PrintAndLogEx(SUCCESS, "ATQA: " _GREEN_("%02X %02X"), card.atqa[1], card.atqa[0]);
     PrintAndLogEx(SUCCESS, " SAK: " _GREEN_("%02X [%" PRIu64 "]"), card.sak, resp.oldarg[0]);
 
-    if (setDeviceDebugLevel(verbose ? DBG_INFO : DBG_NONE, false) != PM3_SUCCESS) {
+    if (setDeviceDebugLevel(verbose ? MAX(dbg_curr, DBG_INFO) : DBG_NONE, false) != PM3_SUCCESS) {
         return PM3_EFAILED;
     }