diff --git a/borgmatic/tests/unit/test_verbosity.py b/borgmatic/tests/unit/test_verbosity.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..685aed07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/borgmatic/tests/unit/test_verbosity.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import logging
+
+from borgmatic import verbosity as module
+
+
+def test_verbosity_to_log_level_maps_known_verbosity_to_log_level():
+    assert module.verbosity_to_log_level(module.VERBOSITY_SOME) == logging.INFO
+
+
+def test_verbosity_to_log_level_maps_unknown_verbosity_to_error_level():
+    assert module.verbosity_to_log_level('my pants') == logging.ERROR
diff --git a/borgmatic/verbosity.py b/borgmatic/verbosity.py
index 13b1ecc0..e1ea796d 100644
--- a/borgmatic/verbosity.py
+++ b/borgmatic/verbosity.py
@@ -13,5 +13,3 @@ def verbosity_to_log_level(verbosity):
         VERBOSITY_SOME: logging.INFO,
         VERBOSITY_LOTS: logging.DEBUG,
     }.get(verbosity, logging.ERROR)
-
-