diff --git a/amodem-cli b/amodem-cli
index 0dbfa42..b11fbf2 100755
--- a/amodem-cli
+++ b/amodem-cli
@@ -62,9 +62,6 @@ def main():
     description = fmt.format(config.modem_bps / 1e3, len(config.symbols),
                              config.Nfreq, config.Fs / 1e3)
     p = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=description)
-    g = p.add_mutually_exclusive_group()
-    g.add_argument('-v', '--verbose', default=0, action='count')
-    g.add_argument('-q', '--quiet', default=False, action='store_true')
     subparsers = p.add_subparsers()
 
     # Modulator
@@ -116,6 +113,11 @@ def main():
         output_type=FileType('wb')
     )
 
+    for sub in subparsers.choices.values():
+        g = sub.add_mutually_exclusive_group()
+        g.add_argument('-v', '--verbose', default=0, action='count')
+        g.add_argument('-q', '--quiet', default=False, action='store_true')
+
     if argcomplete:
         argcomplete.autocomplete(p)
     args = p.parse_args()