diff --git a/test/ddthost_test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/ddthost_test/CMakeLists.txt
index 9486cf39..38dcee79 100644
--- a/test/ddthost_test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/ddthost_test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ list(APPEND CAPGEN_CMD "test_host")
 list(APPEND CAPGEN_CMD "--output-root")
 list(APPEND CAPGEN_CMD "${CCPP_CAP_FILES}")
 string(REPEAT "--verbose" ${VERBOSITY} VERBOSE_REPEATED)
-list(APPEND CAPGEN_CMD "--verbose")
+list(APPEND CAPGEN_CMD ${VERBOSE_REPEATED})
 list(APPEND CAPGEN_CMD "--debug")
 string(REPLACE ";" " " CAPGEN_STRING "${CAPGEN_CMD}")
 MESSAGE(STATUS "Running: ${CAPGEN_STRING}")