diff --git a/telegram-bot-api/telegram-bot-api.cpp b/telegram-bot-api/telegram-bot-api.cpp
index 833a513..8bffe3e 100644
--- a/telegram-bot-api/telegram-bot-api.cpp
+++ b/telegram-bot-api/telegram-bot-api.cpp
@@ -146,7 +146,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
   td::string http_ip_address = "0.0.0.0";
   td::string http_stat_ip_address = "0.0.0.0";
   td::string log_file_path;
-  int verbosity_level = 0;
+  int default_verbosity_level = 0;
+  int memory_verbosity_level = VERBOSITY_NAME(INFO);
   td::int64 log_max_file_size = 2000000000;
   td::string working_directory;
   td::string temporary_directory;
@@ -225,7 +226,10 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 
   options.add_option('l', "log", "path to the file where the log will be written",
                      td::OptionParser::parse_string(log_file_path));
-  options.add_checked_option('v', "verbosity", "log verbosity level", td::OptionParser::parse_integer(verbosity_level));
+  options.add_checked_option('v', "verbosity", "log verbosity level",
+                             td::OptionParser::parse_integer(default_verbosity_level));
+  options.add_checked_option('\0', "memory-verbosity", "memory log verbosity level; defaults to 3",
+                             td::OptionParser::parse_integer(memory_verbosity_level));
   options.add_checked_option(
       '\0', "log-max-file-size",
       PSLICE() << "maximum size of the log file in bytes before it will be auto-rotated (default is "
@@ -254,11 +258,17 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     return td::Status::OK();
   });
   options.add_check([&] {
-    if (verbosity_level < 0) {
+    if (default_verbosity_level < 0) {
       return td::Status::Error("Wrong verbosity level specified");
     }
     return td::Status::OK();
   });
+  options.add_check([&] {
+    if (memory_verbosity_level < 0) {
+      return td::Status::Error("Wrong memory verbosity level specified");
+    }
+    return td::Status::OK();
+  });
   auto r_non_options = options.run(argc, argv, 0);
   if (need_print_usage) {
     LOG(PLAIN) << options;
@@ -379,14 +389,13 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 
   ::td::VERBOSITY_NAME(dns_resolver) = VERBOSITY_NAME(WARNING);
 
-  auto set_verbosity_level = [&log](int new_verbosity_level) {
-    int memory_verbosity_level = td::max(VERBOSITY_NAME(INFO), new_verbosity_level);
-    SET_VERBOSITY_LEVEL(memory_verbosity_level);
+  log.set_second_verbosity_level(memory_verbosity_level);
 
+  auto set_verbosity_level = [&log, memory_verbosity_level](int new_verbosity_level) {
+    SET_VERBOSITY_LEVEL(td::max(memory_verbosity_level, new_verbosity_level));
     log.set_first_verbosity_level(new_verbosity_level);
-    log.set_second_verbosity_level(memory_verbosity_level);
   };
-  set_verbosity_level(verbosity_level);
+  set_verbosity_level(default_verbosity_level);
 
   // LOG(WARNING) << "Bot API server with commit " << td::GitInfo::commit() << ' '
   //              << (td::GitInfo::is_dirty() ? "(dirty)" : "") << " started";
@@ -458,12 +467,12 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     }
 
     if (!need_change_verbosity_level.test_and_set()) {
-      if (log.get_first_verbosity_level() == verbosity_level) {
+      if (log.get_first_verbosity_level() == default_verbosity_level) {
         // increase default log verbosity level
         set_verbosity_level(100);
       } else {
         // return back verbosity level
-        set_verbosity_level(verbosity_level);
+        set_verbosity_level(default_verbosity_level);
       }
     }