diff --git a/stix2validator/scripts/stix2_validator.py b/stix2validator/scripts/stix2_validator.py
index 15bd7b0..8dda167 100644
--- a/stix2validator/scripts/stix2_validator.py
+++ b/stix2validator/scripts/stix2_validator.py
@@ -292,9 +292,6 @@ def main():
     options = ValidationOptions(args)
 
     try:
-        # Set the output level (e.g., quiet vs. verbose)
-        output.set_level(options.verbose)
-
         if not options.no_cache:
             init_requests_cache(options.refresh_cache)
 
diff --git a/stix2validator/util.py b/stix2validator/util.py
index 4da0be5..327931f 100644
--- a/stix2validator/util.py
+++ b/stix2validator/util.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 from collections import Iterable
 
+from .output import error, set_level, set_silent
+
 
 class ValidationOptions(object):
     """Collection of validation options which can be set via command line or
@@ -72,6 +74,12 @@ class ValidationOptions(object):
             self.refresh_cache = refresh_cache
             self.clear_cache = clear_cache
 
+        # Set the output level (e.g., quiet vs. verbose)
+        if self.silent and self.verbose:
+            error('Error: Output can either be silent or verbose, but not both.')
+        set_level(self.verbose)
+        set_silent(self.silent)
+
         # Convert string of comma-separated checks to a list,
         # and convert check code numbers to names
         if self.disabled:

handle options --verbose and --silent correctly
Related to #50 

The correct combination of these two should be as follows:

|--verbose  |  --silent | desired behavior |
| --- | --- | --- |
|absent (default is False) | absent (default is False) | all messages except those printed by info |
|absent (default is False) | present (True) | no messages printed
| present (True) | absent (default is False) | all messages, including info are printed
| present (True) |  present (True) | error |

Current behavior is:

|--verbose  |  --silent | current behavior |
| --- | --- | --- |
|absent (default is False) | absent (default is False) | all messages except those printed by info |
|absent (default is False) | present (ignored, so the default - False) | all messages except those printed by info |
| present (True) | absent (default is False) | all messages, including info are printed
| present (True) |  present (ignored, so the default - False) | all messages, including info are printed |
diff --git a/stix2validator/test/bundle_tests.py b/stix2validator/test/bundle_tests.py
index 8f417bd..52235ba 100644
--- a/stix2validator/test/bundle_tests.py
+++ b/stix2validator/test/bundle_tests.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import copy
 import json
 
+import pytest
+
 from . import ValidatorTest
 
 VALID_BUNDLE = u"""
@@ -51,3 +53,8 @@ class BundleTestCases(ValidatorTest):
 
         bundle['objects'][1]['modified'] = "2017-06-22T14:09:00.123Z"
         self.assertTrueWithOptions(bundle)
+
+    def test_silent_and_verbose(self):
+        bundle = json.loads(VALID_BUNDLE)
+        with pytest.raises(SystemExit):
+            self.assertFalseWithOptions(bundle, silent=True, verbose=True)

pip install -e .
parse_log_pytest
requirements.txt
pytest pytest-cov coverage
3.6
requirements.txt
pytest --no-header -rA --tb=line --color=no -p no:cacheprovider -W ignore::DeprecationWarning
alabaster==0.7.13
antlr4-python3-runtime==4.9.3
appdirs==1.4.4
attrs==21.4.0
Babel==2.11.0
bump2version==1.0.1
bumpversion==0.6.0
certifi==2021.5.30
cfgv==3.3.1
charset-normalizer==2.0.12
colorama==0.4.5
coverage==6.2
distlib==0.3.9
docutils==0.18.1
filelock==3.4.1
identify==2.4.4
idna==3.10
imagesize==1.4.1
importlib-metadata==4.8.3
importlib-resources==5.2.3
iniconfig==1.1.1
itsdangerous==2.0.1
Jinja2==3.0.3
jsonschema==2.5.1
MarkupSafe==2.0.1
nodeenv==1.6.0
packaging==21.3
platformdirs==2.4.0
pluggy==1.0.0
pre-commit==2.17.0
py==1.11.0
Pygments==2.14.0
pyparsing==3.1.4
pytest==7.0.1
pytest-cov==4.0.0
python-dateutil==2.9.0.post0
pytz==2025.2
PyYAML==6.0.1
requests==2.27.1
requests-cache==0.7.5
simplejson==3.20.1
six==1.17.0
snowballstemmer==2.2.0
Sphinx==5.3.0
sphinx-prompt==1.5.0
sphinxcontrib-applehelp==1.0.2
sphinxcontrib-devhelp==1.0.2
sphinxcontrib-htmlhelp==2.0.0
sphinxcontrib-jsmath==1.0.1
sphinxcontrib-qthelp==1.0.3
sphinxcontrib-serializinghtml==1.1.5
stix2-patterns==2.0.0
-e git+https://github.com/oasis-open/cti-stix-validator.git@f3dcf83c352c99b5190e9697db7149ce3baf5961#egg=stix2_validator
toml==0.10.2
tomli==1.2.3
tox==3.28.0
typing_extensions==4.1.1
url-normalize==1.4.3
urllib3==1.26.20
virtualenv==20.16.2
zipp==3.6.0

name: cti-stix-validator
channels:
  - defaults
  - https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/main
  - https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/r
  - conda-forge
dependencies:
  - _libgcc_mutex=0.1=main
  - _openmp_mutex=5.1=1_gnu
  - ca-certificates=2025.2.25=h06a4308_0
  - certifi=2021.5.30=py36h06a4308_0
  - ld_impl_linux-64=2.40=h12ee557_0
  - libffi=3.3=he6710b0_2
  - libgcc-ng=11.2.0=h1234567_1
  - libgomp=11.2.0=h1234567_1
  - libstdcxx-ng=11.2.0=h1234567_1
  - ncurses=6.4=h6a678d5_0
  - openssl=1.1.1w=h7f8727e_0
  - pip=21.2.2=py36h06a4308_0
  - python=3.6.13=h12debd9_1
  - readline=8.2=h5eee18b_0
  - setuptools=58.0.4=py36h06a4308_0
  - sqlite=3.45.3=h5eee18b_0
  - tk=8.6.14=h39e8969_0
  - wheel=0.37.1=pyhd3eb1b0_0
  - xz=5.6.4=h5eee18b_1
  - zlib=1.2.13=h5eee18b_1
  - pip:
      - alabaster==0.7.13
      - antlr4-python3-runtime==4.9.3
      - appdirs==1.4.4
      - attrs==21.4.0
      - babel==2.11.0
      - bump2version==1.0.1
      - bumpversion==0.6.0
      - cfgv==3.3.1
      - charset-normalizer==2.0.12
      - colorama==0.4.5
      - coverage==6.2
      - distlib==0.3.9
      - docutils==0.18.1
      - filelock==3.4.1
      - identify==2.4.4
      - idna==3.10
      - imagesize==1.4.1
      - importlib-metadata==4.8.3
      - importlib-resources==5.2.3
      - iniconfig==1.1.1
      - itsdangerous==2.0.1
      - jinja2==3.0.3
      - jsonschema==2.5.1
      - markupsafe==2.0.1
      - nodeenv==1.6.0
      - packaging==21.3
      - platformdirs==2.4.0
      - pluggy==1.0.0
      - pre-commit==2.17.0
      - py==1.11.0
      - pygments==2.14.0
      - pyparsing==3.1.4
      - pytest==7.0.1
      - pytest-cov==4.0.0
      - python-dateutil==2.9.0.post0
      - pytz==2025.2
      - pyyaml==6.0.1
      - requests==2.27.1
      - requests-cache==0.7.5
      - simplejson==3.20.1
      - six==1.17.0
      - snowballstemmer==2.2.0
      - sphinx==5.3.0
      - sphinx-prompt==1.5.0
      - sphinxcontrib-applehelp==1.0.2
      - sphinxcontrib-devhelp==1.0.2
      - sphinxcontrib-htmlhelp==2.0.0
      - sphinxcontrib-jsmath==1.0.1
      - sphinxcontrib-qthelp==1.0.3
      - sphinxcontrib-serializinghtml==1.1.5
      - stix2-patterns==2.0.0
      - toml==0.10.2
      - tomli==1.2.3
      - tox==3.28.0
      - typing-extensions==4.1.1
      - url-normalize==1.4.3
      - urllib3==1.26.20
      - virtualenv==20.16.2
      - zipp==3.6.0
prefix: /opt/conda/envs/cti-stix-validator

stix2validator/test/bundle_tests.py::BundleTestCases::test_silent_and_verbose
stix2validator/test/bundle_tests.py::BundleTestCases::test_bundle_duplicate_ids stix2validator/test/bundle_tests.py::BundleTestCases::test_wellformed_bundle
stix2validator/test/bundle_tests.py::BundleTestCases::test_bundle_created stix2validator/test/bundle_tests.py::BundleTestCases::test_bundle_object_categories stix2validator/test/bundle_tests.py::BundleTestCases::test_bundle_version
stix2validator/scripts/stix2_validator.py stix2validator/util.py
stix2validator/scripts/stix2_validator.py stix2validator/util.py