diff --git a/flags.go b/flags.go
index 49cdc28..64e747e 100644
--- a/flags.go
+++ b/flags.go
@@ -56,14 +56,6 @@ func init() {
 	full := "go.wit.com/log"
 	short := "log"
 
-	INFO = NewFlag("INFO", false, full, short, "Enable log.Info()")
-	SPEW = NewFlag("SPEW", false, full, short, "Enable log.Spew()")
-	WARN = NewFlag("WARN", true,  full, short, "Enable log.Warn()")
-
-	ERROR = NewFlag("ERROR",   true,   full, short, "Enable log.Error()")
-	PRINTLN = NewFlag("PRINTLN", true,   full, short, "Enable log.Println()")
-	VERBOSE = NewFlag("VERBOSE", false,  full, short, "Enable log.Verbose()")
-
 	// internally used to bypass the possibility that all the flags are off
 	always = new(LogFlag)
 	always.b = true
@@ -71,6 +63,15 @@ func init() {
 	always.subsystem = full
 	always.short = short
 	always.desc = "internal only"
+
+	INFO = NewFlag("INFO", true, full, short, "Enable log.Info()")
+	SPEW = NewFlag("SPEW", false, full, short, "Enable log.Spew()")
+	WARN = NewFlag("WARN", true,  full, short, "Enable log.Warn()")
+
+	ERROR = NewFlag("ERROR",   true,   full, short, "Enable log.Error()")
+	PRINTLN = NewFlag("PRINTLN", true,   full, short, "Enable log.Println()")
+	VERBOSE = NewFlag("VERBOSE", false,  full, short, "Enable log.Verbose()")
+
 }
 
 // restores flag to it's default value