diff --git a/code/nel/include/nel/misc/cdb.h b/code/nel/include/nel/misc/cdb.h
index d23986b0c..39426b6b9 100644
--- a/code/nel/include/nel/misc/cdb.h
+++ b/code/nel/include/nel/misc/cdb.h
@@ -35,12 +35,6 @@ class CCDBNodeLeaf;
 class CCDBNodeBranch;
 class CCDBBankHandler;
 
-///global bool, must be set to true if we want to display database modification. See displayDBModifs in commands.cpp
-extern bool VerboseDatabase;
-
-
-
-
 /**
  * Interface to manage a database node, can contain a unique property or a set of property
  * \author Stephane Coutelas
@@ -330,6 +324,9 @@ public :
 	/// release string mapper
 	static void releaseStringMapper();
 
+	static bool isDatabaseVerbose(){ return verboseDatabase; }
+	static void setVerboseDatabase( bool b ){ verboseDatabase = b; }
+
 protected:
 
 	/// Constructor
@@ -359,6 +356,8 @@ protected:
 
 	static CStringMapper *_DBSM;
 
+	static bool verboseDatabase;
+
 };
 
 
diff --git a/code/nel/src/misc/cdb.cpp b/code/nel/src/misc/cdb.cpp
index 8d4c6527f..1f39aae05 100644
--- a/code/nel/src/misc/cdb.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/misc/cdb.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ using namespace std;
 namespace NLMISC{
 
 CStringMapper *ICDBNode::_DBSM = NULL;
+bool ICDBNode::verboseDatabase = false;
 
 
 std::string ICDBNode::getFullName()
diff --git a/code/nel/src/misc/cdb_branch.cpp b/code/nel/src/misc/cdb_branch.cpp
index 6d8301049..143699eb5 100644
--- a/code/nel/src/misc/cdb_branch.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/misc/cdb_branch.cpp
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ void CCDBNodeBranch::readAndMapDelta( TGameCycle gc, CBitMemStream& s, uint bank
 	}
 
 	// Display the Name if we are in verbose mode
-	if ( VerboseDatabase )
+	if ( verboseDatabase )
 	{
 		string displayStr = string("Reading: ") +  *(_Nodes[idx]->getName());
 		//CInterfaceManager::getInstance()->getChatOutput()->addTextChild( ucstring( displayStr ),CRGBA(255,255,255,255));
@@ -423,13 +423,13 @@ void CCDBNodeBranch::readDelta( TGameCycle gc, CBitMemStream & f )
 	{
 		// Read the atom bitfield
 		uint nbAtomElements = countLeaves();
-		if(VerboseDatabase)
+		if(verboseDatabase)
 			nlinfo( "CDB/ATOM: %u leaves", nbAtomElements );
 		CBitSet bitfield( nbAtomElements );
 		f.readBits( bitfield );
 		if ( ! bitfield.getVector().empty() )
 		{
-			if(VerboseDatabase)
+			if(verboseDatabase)
 			{
 				nldebug( "CDB/ATOM: Bitfield: %s LastBits:", bitfield.toString().c_str() );
 				f.displayLastBits( bitfield.size() );
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ void CCDBNodeBranch::readDelta( TGameCycle gc, CBitMemStream & f )
 		{
 			if ( bitfield[i] )
 			{
-				if(VerboseDatabase)
+				if(verboseDatabase)
 				{
 					nldebug( "CDB/ATOM: Reading prop[%u] of atom", i );
 				}
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ void CCDBNodeBranch::readDelta( TGameCycle gc, CBitMemStream & f )
 		}
 
 		// Display the Name if we are in verbose mode
-		if ( VerboseDatabase )
+		if ( verboseDatabase )
 		{
 			string displayStr = string("Reading: ") +  *(_Nodes[idx]->getName());
 			//CInterfaceManager::getInstance()->getChatOutput()->addTextChild( ucstring( displayStr ),CRGBA(255,255,255,255));
diff --git a/code/nel/src/misc/cdb_leaf.cpp b/code/nel/src/misc/cdb_leaf.cpp
index fce66bd4a..efd49224e 100644
--- a/code/nel/src/misc/cdb_leaf.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/misc/cdb_leaf.cpp
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ void CCDBNodeLeaf::readDelta(TGameCycle gc, CBitMemStream & f )
 				_Property |= ~mask;
 			}
 		}
-		if ( VerboseDatabase )
+		if ( verboseDatabase )
 		{
 			nlinfo( "CDB: Read value (%u bits) %"NL_I64"d", bits, _Property );
 		}
diff --git a/code/ryzom/client/src/cdb_synchronised.cpp b/code/ryzom/client/src/cdb_synchronised.cpp
index 415024b17..eaca7a39b 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/cdb_synchronised.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/cdb_synchronised.cpp
@@ -49,8 +49,6 @@
 using namespace NLMISC;
 using namespace std;
 
-
-bool NLMISC::VerboseDatabase = false;
 uint32 NbDatabaseChanges = 0;
 
 
@@ -191,7 +189,7 @@ void CCDBSynchronised::readDelta( NLMISC::TGameCycle gc, CBitMemStream& s, uint
 	uint16 propertyCount = 0;
 	s.serial( propertyCount );
 
-	if ( VerboseDatabase )
+	if ( NLMISC::ICDBNode::isDatabaseVerbose() )
 		nlinfo( "CDB: Reading delta (%hu changes)", propertyCount );
 	NbDatabaseChanges += propertyCount;
 
diff --git a/code/ryzom/client/src/commands.cpp b/code/ryzom/client/src/commands.cpp
index bf2de0603..9af8275ab 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/commands.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/commands.cpp
@@ -985,8 +985,10 @@ NLMISC_COMMAND(verboseDatabase, "Enable/Disable the log for the database", "")
 	if(args.size() != 0)
 		return false;
 
-	VerboseDatabase = !VerboseDatabase;
-	if(VerboseDatabase)
+	bool v = NLMISC::ICDBNode::isDatabaseVerbose();
+	NLMISC::ICDBNode::setVerboseDatabase( !v );
+
+	if( !v )
 		nlinfo("Enable VerboseDatabase");
 	else
 		nlinfo("Disable VerboseDatabase");