diff --git a/cve_bin_tool/cvedb.py b/cve_bin_tool/cvedb.py
index 2c5f149f4a..09fac8d1b8 100644
--- a/cve_bin_tool/cvedb.py
+++ b/cve_bin_tool/cvedb.py
@@ -482,9 +482,9 @@ def populate_db(self) -> None:
         else:
             # error_mode.value will only be greater than 1 if quiet mode.
             if self.error_mode.value > 1:
-                years = track(self.nvd_years(), description="Updating CVEs from NVD...")
-            else:
                 years = self.nvd_years()
+            else:
+                years = track(self.nvd_years(), description="Updating CVEs from NVD...")
 
             for year in years:
                 cve_data = self.load_nvd_year(year)