diff --git a/libmproxy/cmdline.py b/libmproxy/cmdline.py
index c2911a6b7..6c0b1ae84 100644
--- a/libmproxy/cmdline.py
+++ b/libmproxy/cmdline.py
@@ -161,7 +161,6 @@ def get_common_options(options):
         anticache = options.anticache,
         anticomp = options.anticomp,
         client_replay = options.client_replay,
-        eventlog = options.eventlog,
         kill = options.kill,
         no_server = options.no_server,
         refresh_server_playback = not options.norefresh,
@@ -196,11 +195,6 @@ def common_options(parser):
         action="store", type = str, dest="confdir", default='~/.mitmproxy',
         help = "Configuration directory. (~/.mitmproxy)"
     )
-    parser.add_argument(
-        "-e",
-        action="store_true", dest="eventlog",
-        help="Show event log."
-    )
     parser.add_argument(
         "-n",
         action="store_true", dest="no_server",
diff --git a/libmproxy/console/flowlist.py b/libmproxy/console/flowlist.py
index deddae608..e03301712 100644
--- a/libmproxy/console/flowlist.py
+++ b/libmproxy/console/flowlist.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class BodyPile(urwid.Pile):
             else:
                 self.widget_list[1].header = self.inactive_header
             key = None
-        elif key == "v":
+        elif key == "e":
             self.master.toggle_eventlog()
             key = None
 
diff --git a/libmproxy/dump.py b/libmproxy/dump.py
index 6573d97db..c200e50ec 100644
--- a/libmproxy/dump.py
+++ b/libmproxy/dump.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ class Options(object):
         "anticache",
         "anticomp",
         "client_replay",
-        "eventlog",
         "keepserving",
         "kill",
         "no_server",
@@ -66,7 +65,6 @@ class DumpMaster(flow.FlowMaster):
         self.o = options
         self.anticache = options.anticache
         self.anticomp = options.anticomp
-        self.eventlog = options.eventlog
         self.showhost = options.showhost
         self.refresh_server_playback = options.refresh_server_playback
 
@@ -142,9 +140,9 @@ class DumpMaster(flow.FlowMaster):
         return flows
 
     def add_event(self, e, level="info"):
-        if self.eventlog:
-            print >> self.outfile, e
-            self.outfile.flush()
+        #FIXME refactor_loglevel
+        print >> self.outfile, e
+        self.outfile.flush()
 
     def indent(self, n, t):
         l = str(t).strip().split("\n")
diff --git a/libmproxy/script.py b/libmproxy/script.py
index 9638fdecc..bafa8ba93 100644
--- a/libmproxy/script.py
+++ b/libmproxy/script.py
@@ -15,9 +15,10 @@ class ScriptContext:
             Logs an event.
 
             How this is handled depends on the front-end. mitmdump will display
-            events if the eventlog flag ("-e") was passed. mitmproxy sends
-            output to the eventlog for display ("v" keyboard shortcut).
+            events if the v flag ("-e") was passed. mitmproxy sends
+            output to the eventlog for display ("e" keyboard shortcut).
         """
+        #FIXME refactor_loglevel
         self._master.add_event(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def duplicate_flow(self, f):
diff --git a/mitmproxy b/mitmproxy
index 934d17725..9d6fb3740 100755
--- a/mitmproxy
+++ b/mitmproxy
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
         action="store", dest="palette",
         help="Select color palette: " + ", ".join(palettes.palettes.keys())
     )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "-e",
+        action="store_true", dest="eventlog",
+        help="Show event log."
+    )
 
 
     group = parser.add_argument_group(
diff --git a/test/test_dump.py b/test/test_dump.py
index 0f7d9bea0..b723c3e08 100644
--- a/test/test_dump.py
+++ b/test/test_dump.py
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ class TestDumpMaster:
 
     def test_basic(self):
         for i in (1, 2, 3):
-            assert "GET" in self._dummy_cycle(1, "~s", "", verbosity=i, eventlog=True)
+            assert "GET" in self._dummy_cycle(1, "~s", "", verbosity=i)
             assert "GET" in self._dummy_cycle(1, "~s", "\x00\x00\x00", verbosity=i)
             assert "GET" in self._dummy_cycle(1, "~s", "ascii", verbosity=i)
 
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ class TestDumpMaster:
     def test_script(self):
         ret = self._dummy_cycle(
             1, None, "",
-            scripts=[tutils.test_data.path("scripts/all.py")], verbosity=0, eventlog=True
+            scripts=[tutils.test_data.path("scripts/all.py")], verbosity=0
         )
         assert "XCLIENTCONNECT" in ret
         assert "XSERVERCONNECT" in ret