diff --git a/fdroid b/fdroid
index 0213083e..aebcf3b0 100755
--- a/fdroid
+++ b/fdroid
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ def main():
         sys.exit(1)
 
     if not os.path.isfile('config.py'):
-        print "ERROR: No config.py configuration file present"
+        print "Missing config file - is this a repo directory?"
         sys.exit(2)
 
     for basedir in ('metadata', 'tmp'):
diff --git a/fdroidserver/build.py b/fdroidserver/build.py
index e5ccd19b..d992a260 100644
--- a/fdroidserver/build.py
+++ b/fdroidserver/build.py
@@ -326,8 +326,8 @@ def build_server(app, thisbuild, vcs, build_dir, output_dir, sdk_path, force):
         print "Suspending build server"
         subprocess.call(['vagrant', 'suspend'], cwd='builder')
 
-def adapt_gradle(path, verbose):
-    if verbose:
+def adapt_gradle(path):
+    if options.verbose:
         print "Adapting build.gradle at %s" % path
 
     subprocess.call(['sed', '-i',
@@ -337,13 +337,13 @@ def adapt_gradle(path, verbose):
             's@com.android.tools.build:gradle:[0-9\.\+]*@com.android.tools.build:gradle:'+ config['gradle_plugin'] +'@g', path])
 
 
-def build_local(app, thisbuild, vcs, build_dir, output_dir, srclib_dir, extlib_dir, tmp_dir, install, force, verbose, onserver):
+def build_local(app, thisbuild, vcs, build_dir, output_dir, srclib_dir, extlib_dir, tmp_dir, install, force, onserver):
     """Do a build locally."""
 
     # Prepare the source code...
     root_dir, srclibpaths = common.prepare_source(vcs, app, thisbuild,
             build_dir, srclib_dir, extlib_dir, config['sdk_path'], config['ndk_path'],
-            config['javacc_path'], config['mvn3'], verbose, onserver)
+            config['javacc_path'], config['mvn3'], onserver)
 
     # We need to clean via the build tool in case the binary dirs are
     # different from the default ones
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ def build_local(app, thisbuild, vcs, build_dir, output_dir, srclib_dir, extlib_d
         else:
             maven_dir = root_dir
 
-        p = FDroidPopen(cmd, cwd=maven_dir, verbose=verbose)
+        p = FDroidPopen(cmd, cwd=maven_dir)
     elif 'gradle' in thisbuild:
         print "Cleaning Gradle project..."
         cmd = [config['gradle'], 'clean']
@@ -367,11 +367,11 @@ def build_local(app, thisbuild, vcs, build_dir, output_dir, srclib_dir, extlib_d
         else:
             gradle_dir = root_dir
 
-        p = FDroidPopen(cmd, cwd=gradle_dir, verbose=verbose)
+        p = FDroidPopen(cmd, cwd=gradle_dir)
     elif thisbuild.get('update', '.') != 'no':
         print "Cleaning Ant project..."
         cmd = ['ant', 'clean']
-        p = FDroidPopen(cmd, cwd=root_dir, verbose=verbose)
+        p = FDroidPopen(cmd, cwd=root_dir)
 
     if p is not None and p.returncode != 0:
         raise BuildException("Error cleaning %s:%s" %
@@ -420,11 +420,11 @@ def build_local(app, thisbuild, vcs, build_dir, output_dir, srclib_dir, extlib_d
         cmd = cmd.replace('$$SDK$$', config['sdk_path'])
         cmd = cmd.replace('$$NDK$$', config['ndk_path'])
         cmd = cmd.replace('$$MVN3$$', config['mvn3'])
-        if verbose:
+        if options.verbose:
             print "Running 'build' commands in %s" % root_dir
 
         p = FDroidPopen(['bash', '-x', '-c', cmd],
-                cwd=root_dir, verbose=verbose)
+                cwd=root_dir)
         
         if p.returncode != 0:
             raise BuildException("Error running build command for %s:%s" %
@@ -453,8 +453,7 @@ def build_local(app, thisbuild, vcs, build_dir, output_dir, srclib_dir, extlib_d
                 open(manifest, 'w').write(manifest_text)
                 # In case the AM.xml read was big, free the memory
                 del manifest_text
-            p = FDroidPopen([ndkbuild], cwd=os.path.join(root_dir,d),
-                    verbose=verbose)
+            p = FDroidPopen([ndkbuild], cwd=os.path.join(root_dir,d))
             if p.returncode != 0:
                 raise BuildException("NDK build failed for %s:%s" % (app['id'], thisbuild['version']), p.stdout, p.stderr)
 
@@ -486,7 +485,7 @@ def build_local(app, thisbuild, vcs, build_dir, output_dir, srclib_dir, extlib_d
         if 'mvnflags' in thisbuild:
             mvncmd += thisbuild['mvnflags']
 
-        p = FDroidPopen(mvncmd, cwd=maven_dir, verbose=verbose, apkoutput=True)
+        p = FDroidPopen(mvncmd, cwd=maven_dir, apkoutput=True)
 
     elif 'gradle' in thisbuild:
         print "Building Gradle project..."
@@ -512,7 +511,7 @@ def build_local(app, thisbuild, vcs, build_dir, output_dir, srclib_dir, extlib_d
         for root, dirs, files in os.walk(build_dir):
             for f in files:
                 if f == 'build.gradle':
-                    adapt_gradle(os.path.join(root, f), verbose)
+                    adapt_gradle(os.path.join(root, f))
                     break
 
         if flavour in ['main', 'yes', '']:
@@ -527,7 +526,7 @@ def build_local(app, thisbuild, vcs, build_dir, output_dir, srclib_dir, extlib_d
         else:
             commands += ['assemble'+flavour+'Release']
 
-        p = FDroidPopen(commands, cwd=gradle_dir, verbose=verbose)
+        p = FDroidPopen(commands, cwd=gradle_dir)
 
     else:
         print "Building Ant project..."
@@ -538,7 +537,7 @@ def build_local(app, thisbuild, vcs, build_dir, output_dir, srclib_dir, extlib_d
             cmd += [thisbuild['antcommand']]
         else:
             cmd += ['release']
-        p = FDroidPopen(cmd, cwd=root_dir, verbose=verbose, apkoutput=True)
+        p = FDroidPopen(cmd, cwd=root_dir, apkoutput=True)
 
     if p.returncode != 0:
         raise BuildException("Build failed for %s:%s" % (app['id'], thisbuild['version']), p.stdout, p.stderr)
@@ -647,7 +646,7 @@ def build_local(app, thisbuild, vcs, build_dir, output_dir, srclib_dir, extlib_d
 
 
 def trybuild(app, thisbuild, build_dir, output_dir, also_check_dir, srclib_dir, extlib_dir,
-        tmp_dir, repo_dir, vcs, test, server, install, force, verbose, onserver):
+        tmp_dir, repo_dir, vcs, test, server, install, force, onserver):
     """
     Build a particular version of an application, if it needs building.
 
@@ -691,7 +690,7 @@ def trybuild(app, thisbuild, build_dir, output_dir, also_check_dir, srclib_dir,
 
         build_server(app, thisbuild, vcs, build_dir, output_dir, config['sdk_path'], force)
     else:
-        build_local(app, thisbuild, vcs, build_dir, output_dir, srclib_dir, extlib_dir, tmp_dir, install, force, verbose, onserver)
+        build_local(app, thisbuild, vcs, build_dir, output_dir, srclib_dir, extlib_dir, tmp_dir, install, force, onserver)
     return True
 
 
@@ -754,16 +753,15 @@ def parse_commandline():
     return options, args
 
 options = None
-config = {}
+config = None
 
 def main():
 
-    global options
-
-    # Read configuration...
-    common.read_config(config)
+    global options, config
 
     options, args = parse_commandline()
+    config = common.read_config(options)
+
     if config['build_server_always']:
         options.server = True
     if options.resetserver and not options.server:
@@ -771,7 +769,7 @@ def main():
         sys.exit(1)
 
     # Get all apps...
-    apps = common.read_metadata(options.verbose, xref=not options.onserver)
+    apps = common.read_metadata(xref=not options.onserver)
 
     log_dir = 'logs'
     if not os.path.isdir(log_dir):
@@ -863,8 +861,7 @@ def main():
                     print "Checking " + thisbuild['version']
                 if trybuild(app, thisbuild, build_dir, output_dir, also_check_dir,
                         srclib_dir, extlib_dir, tmp_dir, repo_dir, vcs, options.test,
-                        options.server, options.install, options.force,
-                        options.verbose, options.onserver):
+                        options.server, options.install, options.force, options.onserver):
                     build_succeeded.append(app)
                     wikilog = "Build succeeded"
             except BuildException as be:
diff --git a/fdroidserver/checkupdates.py b/fdroidserver/checkupdates.py
index 97bad1d0..12de4e46 100644
--- a/fdroidserver/checkupdates.py
+++ b/fdroidserver/checkupdates.py
@@ -268,12 +268,12 @@ def check_gplay(app):
     return (version.strip(), None)
 
 
-config = {}
+config = None
+options = None
 
 def main():
 
-    # Read configuration...
-    common.read_config(config)
+    global config, options
 
     # Parse command line...
     parser = OptionParser()
@@ -291,6 +291,8 @@ def main():
                       help="Only print differences with the Play Store")
     (options, args) = parser.parse_args()
 
+    config = common.read_config(options)
+
     # Get all apps...
     apps = common.read_metadata(options.verbose)
 
diff --git a/fdroidserver/common.py b/fdroidserver/common.py
index 024e3dda..a41fa0a4 100644
--- a/fdroidserver/common.py
+++ b/fdroidserver/common.py
@@ -27,24 +27,38 @@ import Queue
 import threading
 import magic
 
-def read_config(config):
+config = None
+options = None
+
+def read_config(opts):
     """Read the repository config
 
     The config is read from config.py, which is in the current directory when
     any of the repo management commands are used.
     """
+    global config, options
+
+    if config is not None:
+        return config
     if not os.path.isfile('config.py'):
         print "Missing config file - is this a repo directory?"
         sys.exit(2)
-    config['build_server_always'] = False
-    config['mvn3'] = "mvn3"
-    config['archive_older'] = 0
-    config['gradle'] = 'gradle'
-    config['update_stats'] = False
-    config['archive_older'] = 0
-    config['max_icon_size'] = 72
-    config['stats_to_carbon'] = False
+
+    options = opts
+
+    config = {
+        'build_server_always': False,
+        'mvn3': "mvn3",
+        'archive_older': 0,
+        'gradle': 'gradle',
+        'update_stats': False,
+        'archive_older': 0,
+        'max_icon_size': 72,
+        'stats_to_carbon': False
+    }
+    print "Reading config.py..."
     execfile('config.py', config)
+    return config
 
 
 def getvcs(vcstype, remote, local, sdk_path):
@@ -491,7 +505,7 @@ def metafieldtype(name):
 #  'descriptionlines' - original lines of description as formatted in the
 #                       metadata file.
 #
-def parse_metadata(metafile, verbose=False):
+def parse_metadata(metafile):
 
     def parse_buildline(lines):
         value = "".join(lines)
@@ -730,7 +744,7 @@ def getsrcname(app, build):
 #
 # 'dest'    - The path to the output file
 # 'app'     - The app data
-def write_metadata(dest, app, verbose=False):
+def write_metadata(dest, app):
 
     def writecomments(key):
         written = 0
@@ -738,7 +752,7 @@ def write_metadata(dest, app, verbose=False):
             if pf == key:
                 mf.write(comment + '\n')
                 written += 1
-        if verbose and written > 0:
+        if options.verbose and written > 0:
             print "...writing comments for " + (key if key else 'EOF')
 
     def writefield(field, value=None):
@@ -802,7 +816,7 @@ def write_metadata(dest, app, verbose=False):
 
         def write_builditem(key, value):
             if key not in ['version', 'vercode', 'origlines']:
-                if verbose:
+                if options.verbose:
                     print "...writing {0} : {1}".format(key, value)
                 outline = '    ' + key + '='
                 bits = value.split('&& ')
@@ -836,12 +850,12 @@ def write_metadata(dest, app, verbose=False):
 
 # Read all metadata. Returns a list of 'app' objects (which are dictionaries as
 # returned by the parse_metadata function.
-def read_metadata(verbose=False, xref=True, package=None):
+def read_metadata(xref=True, package=None):
     apps = []
     for metafile in sorted(glob.glob(os.path.join('metadata', '*.txt'))):
         if package is None or metafile == os.path.join('metadata', package + '.txt'):
             try:
-                appinfo = parse_metadata(metafile, verbose=verbose)
+                appinfo = parse_metadata(metafile)
             except Exception, e:
                 raise MetaDataException("Problem reading metadata file %s: - %s" % (metafile, str(e)))
             apps.append(appinfo)
@@ -1308,12 +1322,11 @@ def getsrclib(spec, srclib_dir, sdk_path, ndk_path="", mvn3="", basepath=False,
 #  'ndk_path'    - the path to the Android NDK
 #  'javacc_path' - the path to javacc
 #  'mvn3'        - the path to the maven 3 executable
-#  'verbose'     - optional: verbose or not (default=False)
 # Returns the (root, srclibpaths) where:
 #   'root' is the root directory, which may be the same as 'build_dir' or may
 #          be a subdirectory of it.
 #   'srclibpaths' is information on the srclibs being used
-def prepare_source(vcs, app, build, build_dir, srclib_dir, extlib_dir, sdk_path, ndk_path, javacc_path, mvn3, verbose=False, onserver=False):
+def prepare_source(vcs, app, build, build_dir, srclib_dir, extlib_dir, sdk_path, ndk_path, javacc_path, mvn3, onserver=False):
 
     # Optionally, the actual app source can be in a subdirectory...
     if 'subdir' in build:
@@ -1333,6 +1346,9 @@ def prepare_source(vcs, app, build, build_dir, srclib_dir, extlib_dir, sdk_path,
     # Initialise submodules if requred...
     if build.get('submodules', 'no')  == 'yes':
         if verbose: print "Initialising submodules..."
+    if build.get('submodules', 'no') == 'yes':
+        if options.verbose:
+            print "Initialising submodules..."
         vcs.initsubmodules()
 
     # Run an init command if one is required...
@@ -1341,10 +1357,10 @@ def prepare_source(vcs, app, build, build_dir, srclib_dir, extlib_dir, sdk_path,
         cmd = cmd.replace('$$SDK$$', sdk_path)
         cmd = cmd.replace('$$NDK$$', ndk_path)
         cmd = cmd.replace('$$MVN$$', mvn3)
-        if verbose:
+        if options.verbose:
             print "Running 'init' commands in %s" % root_dir
 
-        p = FDroidPopen(['bash', '-x', '-c', cmd], cwd=root_dir, verbose=verbose)
+        p = FDroidPopen(['bash', '-x', '-c', cmd], cwd=root_dir)
         if p.returncode != 0:
             raise BuildException("Error running init command for %s:%s" %
                     (app['id'], build['version']), p.stdout, p.stderr)
@@ -1380,10 +1396,10 @@ def prepare_source(vcs, app, build, build_dir, srclib_dir, extlib_dir, sdk_path,
                 if os.path.exists(badpath):
                     print "Removing '%s'" % badpath
                     shutil.rmtree(badpath)
-            if verbose:
+            if options.verbose:
                 print "Update of '%s': exec '%s' in '%s'"%\
                     (d," ".join(parms),cwd)
-            p = FDroidPopen(parms, cwd=cwd, verbose=verbose)
+            p = FDroidPopen(parms, cwd=cwd)
             # check to see whether an error was returned without a proper exit code (this is the case for the 'no target set or target invalid' error)
             if p.returncode != 0 or (p.stderr != "" and p.stderr.startswith("Error: ")):
                 raise BuildException("Failed to update project at %s" % cwd,
@@ -1399,7 +1415,7 @@ def prepare_source(vcs, app, build, build_dir, srclib_dir, extlib_dir, sdk_path,
     for root, dirs, files in os.walk(build_dir):
         for f in files:
             if f == 'build.gradle':
-                clean_gradle_keys(os.path.join(root, f), verbose)
+                clean_gradle_keys(os.path.join(root, f))
                 break
 
     # Update the local.properties file...
@@ -1564,10 +1580,10 @@ def prepare_source(vcs, app, build, build_dir, srclib_dir, extlib_dir, sdk_path,
         cmd = cmd.replace('$$SDK$$', sdk_path)
         cmd = cmd.replace('$$NDK$$', ndk_path)
         cmd = cmd.replace('$$MVN3$$', mvn3)
-        if verbose:
+        if options.verbose:
             print "Running 'prebuild' commands in %s" % root_dir
 
-        p = FDroidPopen(['bash', '-x', '-c', cmd], cwd=root_dir, verbose=verbose)
+        p = FDroidPopen(['bash', '-x', '-c', cmd], cwd=root_dir)
         if p.returncode != 0:
             raise BuildException("Error running prebuild command for %s:%s" %
                     (app['id'], build['version']), p.stdout, p.stderr)
@@ -1805,15 +1821,14 @@ class PopenResult:
 
 def FDroidPopen(commands, cwd,
         stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
-        verbose=False, apkoutput=False):
+        apkoutput=False):
     """
     Runs a command the FDroid way and returns return code and output
 
     :param commands, cwd, stdout, stderr: like subprocess.Popen
-    :param verbose: whether to print output as it is saved
     """
 
-    if verbose:
+    if options.verbose:
         print "Directory: %s" % cwd
         print " > %s" % ' '.join(commands)
 
@@ -1832,7 +1847,7 @@ def FDroidPopen(commands, cwd,
         # Show what we received from standard output
         while not stdout_queue.empty():
             line = stdout_queue.get()
-            if verbose:
+            if options.verbose:
                 # Output directly to console
                 sys.stdout.write(line)
                 sys.stdout.flush()
@@ -1843,7 +1858,7 @@ def FDroidPopen(commands, cwd,
         # Show what we received from standard error
         while not stderr_queue.empty():
             line = stderr_queue.get()
-            if verbose:
+            if options.verbose:
                 # Output directly to console
                 sys.stderr.write(line)
                 sys.stderr.flush()
@@ -1854,8 +1869,8 @@ def FDroidPopen(commands, cwd,
     result.returncode = p.returncode
     return result
 
-def clean_gradle_keys(path, verbose):
-    if verbose:
+def clean_gradle_keys(path):
+    if options.verbose:
         print "Cleaning build.gradle of keysigning configs at %s" % path
 
     lines = None
diff --git a/fdroidserver/import.py b/fdroidserver/import.py
index 7ae19dfe..2c1ff651 100644
--- a/fdroidserver/import.py
+++ b/fdroidserver/import.py
@@ -82,14 +82,12 @@ def getrepofrompage(url):
 
     return (None, "No information found." + page)
 
-config  = {}
+config = None
+options = None
 
 def main():
 
-    # Read configuration...
-    common.read_config(config)
-
-    import common
+    global config, options
 
     # Parse command line...
     parser = OptionParser()
@@ -103,6 +101,8 @@ def main():
                       help="Allows a different revision (or git branch) to be specified for the initial import")
     (options, args) = parser.parse_args()
 
+    config = common.read_config(options)
+
     if not options.url:
         print "Specify project url."
         sys.exit(1)
diff --git a/fdroidserver/publish.py b/fdroidserver/publish.py
index 6eccabc8..9ec10a7f 100644
--- a/fdroidserver/publish.py
+++ b/fdroidserver/publish.py
@@ -29,12 +29,12 @@ from optparse import OptionParser
 import common
 from common import BuildException
 
-config = {}
+config = None
+options = None
 
 def main():
 
-    # Read configuration...
-    common.read_config(config)
+    global config, options
 
     # Parse command line...
     parser = OptionParser()
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ def main():
                       help="Publish only the specified package")
     (options, args) = parser.parse_args()
 
+    config = common.read_config(options)
+
     log_dir = 'logs'
     if not os.path.isdir(log_dir):
         print "Creating log directory"
diff --git a/fdroidserver/rewritemeta.py b/fdroidserver/rewritemeta.py
index 11fee08b..d28dc936 100644
--- a/fdroidserver/rewritemeta.py
+++ b/fdroidserver/rewritemeta.py
@@ -22,10 +22,12 @@ import os
 from optparse import OptionParser
 import common
 
+config = None
+options = None
+
 def main():
 
-    #Read configuration...
-    execfile('config.py', globals())
+    global config, options
 
     # Parse command line...
     parser = OptionParser()
@@ -35,8 +37,10 @@ def main():
                       help="Process only the specified package")
     (options, args) = parser.parse_args()
 
+    config = common.read_config(options)
+
     # Get all apps...
-    apps = common.read_metadata(options.verbose, package=options.package)
+    apps = common.read_metadata(package=options.package)
 
     if len(apps) == 0 and options.package:
         print "No such package"
@@ -44,7 +48,7 @@ def main():
 
     for app in apps:
         print "Writing " + app['id']
-        common.write_metadata(os.path.join('metadata', app['id']) + '.txt', app, verbose=options.verbose)
+        common.write_metadata(os.path.join('metadata', app['id']) + '.txt', app)
 
     print "Finished."
 
diff --git a/fdroidserver/scanner.py b/fdroidserver/scanner.py
index e571c32d..745010f3 100644
--- a/fdroidserver/scanner.py
+++ b/fdroidserver/scanner.py
@@ -25,13 +25,12 @@ import common
 from common import BuildException
 from common import VCSException
 
-config = {}
+config = None
+options = None
 
 def main():
 
-    # Read configuration...
-    common.read_config(config)
-
+    global config, options
 
     # Parse command line...
     parser = OptionParser()
@@ -43,8 +42,10 @@ def main():
                       help="Skip svn repositories - for test purposes, because they are too slow.")
     (options, args) = parser.parse_args()
 
+    config = common.read_config(options)
+
     # Get all apps...
-    apps = common.read_metadata(options.verbose)
+    apps = common.read_metadata()
 
     # Filter apps according to command-line options
     if options.package:
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ def main():
                                 build_dir, srclib_dir, extlib_dir,
                                 config['sdk_path'], config['ndk_path'],
                                 config['javacc_path'], config['mvn3'],
-                                options.verbose, False)
+                                False)
 
                         # Do the scan...
                         buildprobs = common.scan_source(build_dir, root_dir, thisbuild)
diff --git a/fdroidserver/server.py b/fdroidserver/server.py
index baa9dece..bfe5e5be 100644
--- a/fdroidserver/server.py
+++ b/fdroidserver/server.py
@@ -23,12 +23,14 @@ import subprocess
 from optparse import OptionParser
 import common
 
-config = {}
+config = None
+options = None
 
 def main():
 
-    # Read configuration...
-    common.read_config(config)
+    global config, options
+
+    config = common.read_config(options)
 
     # Parse command line...
     parser = OptionParser()
diff --git a/fdroidserver/stats.py b/fdroidserver/stats.py
index ad5b82c0..661da4e1 100644
--- a/fdroidserver/stats.py
+++ b/fdroidserver/stats.py
@@ -36,12 +36,12 @@ def carbon_send(key, value):
     s.sendall(msg)
     s.close()
 
-config = {}
+options = None
+config = None
 
 def main():
 
-    # Read configuration...
-    common.read_config(config)
+    global options, config
 
     if not config['update_stats']:
         print "Stats are disabled - check your configuration"
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ def main():
                       help="Download logs we don't have")
     (options, args) = parser.parse_args()
 
+    config = common.read_config(options)
+
     # Get all metadata-defined apps...
     metaapps = common.read_metadata(options.verbose)
 
@@ -114,7 +116,6 @@ def main():
     for logfile in glob.glob(os.path.join(logsdir,'access-*.log.gz')):
         if options.verbose:
             print '...' + logfile
-        logdate = logfile[len(logsdir) + 1 + len('access-'):-7]
         p = subprocess.Popen(["zcat", logfile], stdout = subprocess.PIPE)
         matches = (logsearch(line) for line in p.stdout)
         for match in matches:
diff --git a/fdroidserver/update.py b/fdroidserver/update.py
index 16fe6008..ac7565a4 100644
--- a/fdroidserver/update.py
+++ b/fdroidserver/update.py
@@ -34,12 +34,11 @@ import common
 from common import MetaDataException
 from PIL import Image
 
-def update_wiki(apps, apks, verbose=False):
+def update_wiki(apps, apks):
     """Update the wiki
 
     :param apps: fully populated list of all applications
     :param apks: all apks, except...
-    :param verbose: True to make a lot of noise
     """
     print "Updating wiki"
     wikicat = 'Apps'
@@ -205,13 +204,13 @@ def update_wiki(apps, apks, verbose=False):
                     print "Updating modified page " + page.name
                     page.save(genp[page.name], summary='Auto-updated')
                 else:
-                    if verbose:
+                    if options.verbose:
                         print "Page " + page.name + " is unchanged"
             else:
                 print "Deleting page " + page.name
                 page.delete('No longer published')
         for pagename, text in genp.items():
-            if verbose:
+            if options.verbose:
                 print "Checking " + pagename
             if not pagename in existingpages:
                 print "Creating page " + pagename
@@ -682,16 +681,14 @@ def archive_old_apks(apps, apks, repodir, archivedir, defaultkeepversions):
                 apks.remove(apk)
 
 
-config = {}
+config = None
 options = None
 
 def main():
 
-    # Read configuration...
-    common.read_config(config)
+    global config, options
 
     # Parse command line...
-    global options
     parser = OptionParser()
     parser.add_option("-c", "--createmeta", action="store_true", default=False,
                       help="Create skeleton metadata files that are missing")
@@ -716,6 +713,8 @@ def main():
                       help="Clean update - don't uses caches, reprocess all apks")
     (options, args) = parser.parse_args()
 
+    config = common.read_config(options)
+
     repodirs = ['repo']
     if config['archive_older'] != 0:
         repodirs.append('archive')
@@ -727,7 +726,7 @@ def main():
         sys.exit(0)
 
     # Get all apps...
-    apps = common.read_metadata(verbose=options.verbose)
+    apps = common.read_metadata()
 
     # Generate a list of categories...
     categories = []
@@ -869,7 +868,7 @@ def main():
     if options.wiki:
         if archapks:
             apks.extend(archapks)
-        update_wiki(apps, apks, options.verbose)
+        update_wiki(apps, apks)
 
     print "Finished."
 
diff --git a/fdroidserver/verify.py b/fdroidserver/verify.py
index 5d3f4222..d81d4073 100644
--- a/fdroidserver/verify.py
+++ b/fdroidserver/verify.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python2
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 #
-# publish.py - part of the FDroid server tools
-# Copyright (C) 2010-13, Ciaran Gultnieks, ciaran@ciarang.com
+# verify.py - part of the FDroid server tools
+# Copyright (C) 2013, Ciaran Gultnieks, ciaran@ciarang.com
 #
 # This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 # it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
@@ -24,12 +24,17 @@ import subprocess
 import glob
 from optparse import OptionParser
 
+import common
 from common import BuildException
 
+options = None
+config = None
+
 def main():
 
-    #Read configuration...
-    execfile('config.py', globals())
+    global options, config
+
+    options, args = parse_commandline()
 
     # Parse command line...
     parser = OptionParser()
@@ -39,6 +44,8 @@ def main():
                       help="Verify only the specified package")
     (options, args) = parser.parse_args()
 
+    config = common.read_config(options)
+
     tmp_dir = 'tmp'
     if not os.path.isdir(tmp_dir):
         print "Creating temporary directory"