diff --git a/bonemarketsolver/__main__.py b/bonemarketsolver/__main__.py
index d3438ca..1eb8024 100644
--- a/bonemarketsolver/__main__.py
+++ b/bonemarketsolver/__main__.py
@@ -106,7 +106,6 @@ solver_options = parser.add_argument_group(
 solver_options.add_argument(
         "-v", "--verbose",
         action=argparse.BooleanOptionalAction,
-        default=False,
         help="whether the solver should output search progress rather than showing intermediate solutions",
         dest='verbose'
         )
@@ -130,7 +129,7 @@ args = parser.parse_args()
 
 arguments = vars(args)
 
-if not arguments.pop('verbose'):
+if not arguments.pop('verbose', False):
     def WrappedSolve(stdscr, arguments):
         # Prevents crash if window is too small to fit text
         stdscr.scrollok(True)
diff --git a/bonemarketsolver/objects/blacklistaction.py b/bonemarketsolver/objects/blacklistaction.py
index 0c848ca..1ddf842 100644
--- a/bonemarketsolver/objects/blacklistaction.py
+++ b/bonemarketsolver/objects/blacklistaction.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class BlacklistAction(argparse.Action):
         # Check whether this is a single value or a list of them
         if self._nargs is None or self._nargs == argparse.OPTIONAL:
             # Convert value back into an Enum
-            enum = convert_to_enum(value)
+            enum = convert_to_enum(values)
 
             setattr(namespace, self.dest, enum)
         else: