diff --git a/letsencrypt/cli.py b/letsencrypt/cli.py
index 5443e0ac7..9036804cb 100644
--- a/letsencrypt/cli.py
+++ b/letsencrypt/cli.py
@@ -1705,7 +1705,7 @@ def main(cli_args=sys.argv[1:]):
         displayer = display_util.NoninteractiveDisplay(sys.stdout)
     elif config.text_mode:
         displayer = display_util.FileDisplay(sys.stdout)
-    elif config.renew:
+    elif config.verb == "renew":
         displayer = display_util.NoninteractiveDisplay(sys.stdout)
     else:
         displayer = display_util.NcursesDisplay()