diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f2c7fc0..91e613e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,7 +5,13 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
-## [1.5.3] - 2022-02-13
+## [1.5.4] - 2022-02-16
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Lean flag not omitting all output.
+
+## [1.5.3] - 2022-02-16
 
 ### Fixed
 
diff --git a/cmd/cron.go b/cmd/cron.go
index 5ea0c7f..269a70b 100644
--- a/cmd/cron.go
+++ b/cmd/cron.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package cmd
 
 import (
 	"github.com/cupcakearmy/autorestic/internal"
+	"github.com/cupcakearmy/autorestic/internal/flags"
 	"github.com/cupcakearmy/autorestic/internal/lock"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@ var cronCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Long:  `Intended to be mainly triggered by an automated system like systemd or crontab. For each location checks if a cron backup is due and runs it.`,
 	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		internal.GetConfig()
-		internal.CRON_LEAN, _ = cmd.Flags().GetBool("lean")
+		flags.CRON_LEAN, _ = cmd.Flags().GetBool("lean")
 		err := lock.Lock()
 		CheckErr(err)
 		defer lock.Unlock()
diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index c6f9b41..ae73f52 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/cupcakearmy/autorestic/internal"
 	"github.com/cupcakearmy/autorestic/internal/colors"
+	"github.com/cupcakearmy/autorestic/internal/flags"
 	"github.com/cupcakearmy/autorestic/internal/lock"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
@@ -37,8 +38,8 @@ func Execute() {
 
 func init() {
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&cfgFile, "config", "c", "", "config file (default is $HOME/.autorestic.yml or ./.autorestic.yml)")
-	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&internal.CI, "ci", false, "CI mode disabled interactive mode and colors and enables verbosity")
-	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&internal.VERBOSE, "verbose", "v", false, "verbose mode")
+	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&flags.CI, "ci", false, "CI mode disabled interactive mode and colors and enables verbosity")
+	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&flags.VERBOSE, "verbose", "v", false, "verbose mode")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&internal.RESTIC_BIN, "restic-bin", "restic", "specify custom restic binary")
 	cobra.OnInitialize(initConfig)
 }
@@ -46,13 +47,10 @@ func init() {
 func initConfig() {
 	if ci, _ := rootCmd.Flags().GetBool("ci"); ci {
 		colors.DisableColors(true)
-		internal.VERBOSE = true
+		flags.VERBOSE = true
 	}
 
 	if cfgFile != "" {
-		if internal.VERBOSE {
-			colors.Faint.Printf("> Using config file: %s\n", cfgFile)
-		}
 		viper.SetConfigFile(cfgFile)
 		viper.AutomaticEnv()
 		if viper.ConfigFileUsed() == "" {
@@ -81,7 +79,7 @@ func initConfig() {
 		for _, cfgPath := range configPaths {
 			viper.AddConfigPath(cfgPath)
 		}
-		if internal.VERBOSE {
+		if flags.VERBOSE {
 			colors.Faint.Printf("Using config paths: %s\n", strings.Join(configPaths, " "))
 		}
 		cfgFileName := ".autorestic"
diff --git a/internal/backend.go b/internal/backend.go
index 69cd5f8..ebb004d 100644
--- a/internal/backend.go
+++ b/internal/backend.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/cupcakearmy/autorestic/internal/colors"
+	"github.com/cupcakearmy/autorestic/internal/flags"
 )
 
 type BackendRest struct {
@@ -128,7 +129,7 @@ func (b Backend) validate() error {
 		// If not initialize
 		colors.Body.Printf("Initializing backend \"%s\"...\n", b.name)
 		out, err := ExecuteResticCommand(options, "init")
-		if VERBOSE {
+		if flags.VERBOSE {
 			colors.Faint.Println(out)
 		}
 		return err
@@ -146,7 +147,7 @@ func (b Backend) Exec(args []string) error {
 		colors.Error.Println(out)
 		return err
 	}
-	if VERBOSE {
+	if flags.VERBOSE {
 		colors.Faint.Println(out)
 	}
 	return nil
diff --git a/internal/config.go b/internal/config.go
index f7b25b4..c4a8f00 100644
--- a/internal/config.go
+++ b/internal/config.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/cupcakearmy/autorestic/internal/colors"
+	"github.com/cupcakearmy/autorestic/internal/flags"
 	"github.com/cupcakearmy/autorestic/internal/lock"
 	"github.com/joho/godotenv"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/go-homedir"
@@ -16,11 +17,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 )
 
-const VERSION = "1.5.3"
-
-var CI bool = false
-var VERBOSE bool = false
-var CRON_LEAN bool = false
+const VERSION = "1.5.4"
 
 type OptionMap map[string][]interface{}
 type Options map[string]OptionMap
@@ -52,15 +49,15 @@ func GetConfig() *Config {
 	if config == nil {
 		once.Do(func() {
 			if err := viper.ReadInConfig(); err == nil {
-				if !CRON_LEAN {
-					absConfig, _ := filepath.Abs(viper.ConfigFileUsed())
+				absConfig, _ := filepath.Abs(viper.ConfigFileUsed())
+				if !flags.CRON_LEAN {
 					colors.Faint.Println("Using config: \t", absConfig)
-					// Load env file
-					envFile := filepath.Join(filepath.Dir(absConfig), ".autorestic.env")
-					err = godotenv.Load(envFile)
-					if err == nil {
-						colors.Faint.Println("Using env:\t", envFile)
-					}
+				}
+				// Load env file
+				envFile := filepath.Join(filepath.Dir(absConfig), ".autorestic.env")
+				err = godotenv.Load(envFile)
+				if err == nil {
+					colors.Faint.Println("Using env:\t", envFile)
 				}
 			} else {
 				cfgFileName := ".autorestic"
diff --git a/internal/flags/flags.go b/internal/flags/flags.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ac7fc3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/flags/flags.go
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+package flags
+
+var CI bool = false
+var VERBOSE bool = false
+var CRON_LEAN bool = false
diff --git a/internal/location.go b/internal/location.go
index b94b916..45af39c 100644
--- a/internal/location.go
+++ b/internal/location.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/cupcakearmy/autorestic/internal/colors"
+	"github.com/cupcakearmy/autorestic/internal/flags"
 	"github.com/cupcakearmy/autorestic/internal/lock"
 	"github.com/cupcakearmy/autorestic/internal/metadata"
 	"github.com/robfig/cron"
@@ -108,7 +109,7 @@ func (l Location) ExecuteHooks(commands []string, options ExecuteOptions) error
 			colors.Error.Println(out)
 			return err
 		}
-		if VERBOSE {
+		if flags.VERBOSE {
 			colors.Faint.Println(out)
 		}
 	}
@@ -227,7 +228,7 @@ func (l Location) Backup(cron bool, specificBackend string) []error {
 			options.Envs[k+"_"+fmt.Sprint(i)] = v
 			options.Envs[k+"_"+strings.ToUpper(backend.name)] = v
 		}
-		if VERBOSE {
+		if flags.VERBOSE {
 			colors.Faint.Println(out)
 		}
 	}
@@ -276,7 +277,7 @@ func (l Location) Forget(prune bool, dry bool) error {
 		}
 		cmd = append(cmd, combineOptions("forget", l, backend)...)
 		out, err := ExecuteResticCommand(options, cmd...)
-		if VERBOSE {
+		if flags.VERBOSE {
 			colors.Faint.Println(out)
 		}
 		if err != nil {
@@ -367,7 +368,7 @@ func (l Location) RunCron() error {
 		lock.SetCron(l.name, now.Unix())
 		l.Backup(true, "")
 	} else {
-		if !CRON_LEAN {
+		if !flags.CRON_LEAN {
 			colors.Body.Printf("Skipping \"%s\", not due yet.\n", l.name)
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/internal/lock/lock.go b/internal/lock/lock.go
index b07727b..4667cb1 100644
--- a/internal/lock/lock.go
+++ b/internal/lock/lock.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/cupcakearmy/autorestic/internal/colors"
+	"github.com/cupcakearmy/autorestic/internal/flags"
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 )
 
@@ -25,7 +26,9 @@ func getLock() *viper.Viper {
 				os.Exit(1)
 			}
 			file = path.Join(path.Dir(p), ".autorestic.lock.yml")
-			colors.Faint.Println("Using lock:\t", file)
+			if !flags.CRON_LEAN {
+				colors.Faint.Println("Using lock:\t", file)
+			}
 			lock.SetConfigFile(file)
 			lock.SetConfigType("yml")
 			lock.ReadInConfig()
diff --git a/internal/utils.go b/internal/utils.go
index 302df2e..de6b167 100644
--- a/internal/utils.go
+++ b/internal/utils.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"os/exec"
 
 	"github.com/cupcakearmy/autorestic/internal/colors"
+	"github.com/cupcakearmy/autorestic/internal/flags"
 )
 
 var RESTIC_BIN string
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ func ExecuteCommand(options ExecuteOptions, args ...string) (string, error) {
 	cmd.Env = env
 	cmd.Dir = options.Dir
 
-	if VERBOSE {
+	if flags.VERBOSE {
 		colors.Faint.Printf("> Executing: %s\n", cmd)
 	}