diff --git a/ts-to-mkv.sh b/ts-to-mkv.sh
index 38e47be..b597bc7 100644
--- a/ts-to-mkv.sh
+++ b/ts-to-mkv.sh
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ ffmpegcheck(){
 ## Env ##
 SAVEIFS=$IFS
 IFS=$(echo -en "\n\b")
-loglevel="level+info"
+loglevel="-loglevel level+info"
 FFMPEG="/data/sourcecode/ffmpeg/ffmpeg-4.1.3-amd64-static/ffmpeg"
 if [[ ! -f "$FFMPEG" ]]; then
     FFMPEG=$(/usr/bin/env which ffmpeg)
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ while getopts d:p:fnXhkq OPT; do
                 echo "[debug] no custom pathing; using $WORKPATH"
             fi ;;
         q)
-            loglevel="quiet"
+            loglevel="-loglevel quiet"
             echo "[debug] disabling ffmpeg output" ;;
         X)
             dryrun="1"
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ if [[ "$filelist" ]]; then
             -codec:s srt \
             -metadata:s:s:0 language=eng \
             $force \
-            -loglevel "$loglevel" \
+            $loglevel \
             "${OUTFILE}"
 
         exitcode="$?"