diff --git a/src/db/db/dbEdgeProcessor.cc b/src/db/db/dbEdgeProcessor.cc
index 756f6af72..2447a47b8 100644
--- a/src/db/db/dbEdgeProcessor.cc
+++ b/src/db/db/dbEdgeProcessor.cc
@@ -975,7 +975,7 @@ BooleanOp2::compare_ns () const
 //  EdgeProcessor implementation
 
 EdgeProcessor::EdgeProcessor (bool report_progress, const std::string &progress_desc)
-  : m_report_progress (report_progress), m_progress_desc (progress_desc)
+  : m_report_progress (report_progress), m_progress_desc (progress_desc), m_base_verbosity (30)
 {
   mp_work_edges = new std::vector <WorkEdge> ();
   mp_cpvector = new std::vector <CutPoints> ();
@@ -1006,6 +1006,12 @@ EdgeProcessor::enable_progress (const std::string &progress_desc)
   m_progress_desc = progress_desc;
 }
 
+void
+EdgeProcessor::set_base_verbosity (int bv)
+{
+  m_base_verbosity = bv;
+}
+
 void 
 EdgeProcessor::reserve (size_t n)
 {
@@ -1534,7 +1540,7 @@ get_intersections_per_band_any (std::vector <CutPoints> &cutpoints, std::vector
 void 
 EdgeProcessor::process (db::EdgeSink &es, EdgeEvaluatorBase &op)
 {
-  tl::SelfTimer timer (tl::verbosity () >= 31, "EdgeProcessor: process");
+  tl::SelfTimer timer (tl::verbosity () >= m_base_verbosity, "EdgeProcessor: process");
 
   bool prefer_touch = op.prefer_touch (); 
   bool selects_edges = op.selects_edges (); 
@@ -1749,7 +1755,7 @@ EdgeProcessor::process (db::EdgeSink &es, EdgeEvaluatorBase &op)
 #endif
 
 
-  tl::SelfTimer timer2 (tl::verbosity () >= 41, "EdgeProcessor: production");
+  tl::SelfTimer timer2 (tl::verbosity () >= m_base_verbosity + 10, "EdgeProcessor: production");
 
   //  step 4: compute the result edges 
   
diff --git a/src/db/db/dbEdgeProcessor.h b/src/db/db/dbEdgeProcessor.h
index 9cca1308a..a3593499a 100644
--- a/src/db/db/dbEdgeProcessor.h
+++ b/src/db/db/dbEdgeProcessor.h
@@ -606,6 +606,14 @@ public:
    */
   void disable_progress ();
 
+  /**
+   *  @brief Base verbosity for timer reporting
+   *
+   *  The default value is 30. Basic timing will be reported for > base_verbosity, detailed timing
+   *  for > base_verbosity + 10.
+   */
+  void set_base_verbosity (int bv);
+
   /**
    *  @brief Reserve space for at least n edges
    */
@@ -943,6 +951,7 @@ private:
   std::vector <CutPoints> *mp_cpvector;
   bool m_report_progress;
   std::string m_progress_desc;
+  int m_base_verbosity;
 
   static size_t count_edges (const db::Polygon &q) 
   {