diff --git a/run b/run
index 89f82be..b37f2f2 100755
--- a/run
+++ b/run
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@ source "${0:a:h}/zsh/lib/import.driver.zsh" || exit 42
 		  runtime
 		    -y, --yes              auto-accept all [yn] prompts through current scwrypt
 		    -e, --env <env-name>   set environment; overwrites SCWRYPTS_ENV
-		    -n                     shorthand for "--verbosity 0"
-		    -v, --verbosity [0-4]  set scwrypts log level to one of the following:
+		    -n                     shorthand for "--log-level 0"
+		    -v, --log-level [0-4]  set scwrypts log level to one of the following:
 			                         0 : only command output and critical failures; skips logfile
 			                         1 : add success / failure messages
 			                         2 : (default) include status update messages
-			                         3 : include warning messages
+									 3 : (CI default) include warning messages
 			                         4 : include debug messages
 
 		  alternate commands
@@ -138,8 +138,8 @@ source "${0:a:h}/zsh/lib/import.driver.zsh" || exit 42
 				[[ $1 =~ ^--no-log$ ]] && WARNING 'the --no-log flag is deprecated and will be removed in scwrypts v4.2'
 				;;
 
-			-v | --verbosity )
-				[[ $2 =~ ^[0-4]$ ]] || ERROR "invalid setting for verbosity '$2'"
+			-v | --log-level )
+				[[ $2 =~ ^[0-4]$ ]] || ERROR "invalid setting for log-level '$2'"
 				SCWRYPTS_LOG_LEVEL=$2
 				shift 1
 				;;
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ source "${0:a:h}/zsh/lib/import.driver.zsh" || exit 42
 				script    : $SCWRYPT_GROUP $SCWRYPT_TYPE $SCWRYPT_NAME
 				run at    : $(date)
 				config    : $ENV_NAME
-				verbosity : $SCWRYPTS_LOG_LEVEL
+				log level : $SCWRYPTS_LOG_LEVEL
 				\\033[1;33m--- SCWRYPT BEGIN ---------------------------------------------------\\033[0m
 			" | sed 's/^\s\+//; 1d'
 		)
@@ -353,6 +353,8 @@ source "${0:a:h}/zsh/lib/import.driver.zsh" || exit 42
 	### run the scwrypt #################################################
 	#####################################################################
 
+	[ ! $SUBSCWRYPT ] && export SUBSCWRYPT=0
+
 	set -o pipefail
 	{
 		[ $HEADER ] && echo $HEADER