diff --git a/bin/src/Main.purs b/bin/src/Main.purs
index bd54c5a76..e0ba9c832 100644
--- a/bin/src/Main.purs
+++ b/bin/src/Main.purs
@@ -860,6 +860,7 @@ mkBuildEnv buildArgs dependencies = do
     newWorkspace = workspace
       { buildOptions
           { output = buildArgs.output <|> workspace.buildOptions.output
+          , statVerbosity = buildArgs.statVerbosity <|> workspace.buildOptions.statVerbosity
           }
       -- Override the backend args from the config if they are passed in through a flag
       , backend = map
@@ -876,10 +877,7 @@ mkBuildEnv buildArgs dependencies = do
     , git
     , dependencies
     , workspace: newWorkspace
-    , psaCliFlags:
-        { statVerbosity: buildArgs.statVerbosity
-        , strict: buildArgs.strict
-        }
+    , strictWarnings: buildArgs.strict
     , pedanticPackages: buildArgs.pedanticPackages
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Spago/Command/Build.purs b/src/Spago/Command/Build.purs
index 26ec89672..4c818494a 100644
--- a/src/Spago/Command/Build.purs
+++ b/src/Spago/Command/Build.purs
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import Spago.Config as Config
 import Spago.Git (Git)
 import Spago.Log (prepareToDie)
 import Spago.Psa as Psa
-import Spago.Psa.Types as PsaTypes
 import Spago.Purs (Purs)
 import Spago.Purs.Graph as Graph
 
@@ -32,7 +31,7 @@ type BuildEnv a =
   , dependencies :: Fetch.PackageTransitiveDeps
   , logOptions :: LogOptions
   , workspace :: Workspace
-  , psaCliFlags :: PsaTypes.PsaOutputOptions
+  , strictWarnings :: Maybe Boolean
   , pedanticPackages :: Boolean
   | a
   }
@@ -49,7 +48,7 @@ run opts = do
   { dependencies
   , workspace
   , logOptions
-  , psaCliFlags
+  , strictWarnings
   , pedanticPackages
   } <- ask
 
@@ -113,7 +112,7 @@ run opts = do
   pathDecisions <- liftEffect $ sequence $ Psa.toPathDecisions
     { allDependencies
     , selectedPackages: NEA.toArray selectedPackages
-    , psaCliFlags
+    , psaCliFlags: { strict: strictWarnings, statVerbosity: workspace.buildOptions.statVerbosity }
     , censorLibWarnings: workspace.buildOptions.censorLibWarnings
     }
   let
diff --git a/src/Spago/Command/Publish.purs b/src/Spago/Command/Publish.purs
index cf56491e3..271d407b2 100644
--- a/src/Spago/Command/Publish.purs
+++ b/src/Spago/Command/Publish.purs
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ import Spago.Command.Build as Build
 import Spago.Command.Fetch as Fetch
 import Spago.Config (Package(..), Workspace, WorkspacePackage)
 import Spago.Config as Config
-import Spago.Config as Core
 import Spago.Db (Db)
 import Spago.Git (Git)
 import Spago.Git as Git
@@ -382,10 +381,7 @@ publish _args = do
       , dependencies: dependencies
       , logOptions: env.logOptions
       , workspace: env.workspace { selected = Just selected }
-      , psaCliFlags:
-          { statVerbosity: (Nothing :: Maybe Core.StatVerbosity)
-          , strict: (Nothing :: Maybe Boolean)
-          }
+      , strictWarnings: (Nothing :: Maybe Boolean)
       , pedanticPackages: false
       }
       action
diff --git a/src/Spago/Config.purs b/src/Spago/Config.purs
index 12cdea56b..e0f0444fb 100644
--- a/src/Spago/Config.purs
+++ b/src/Spago/Config.purs
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 module Spago.Config
-  ( BuildOptions
-  , BuildType(..)
+  ( BuildType(..)
   , Package(..)
   , PackageSet(..)
   , PackageMap
   , WithTestGlobs(..)
   , Workspace
+  , WorkspaceBuildOptions
   , WorkspacePackage
   , addPackagesToConfig
   , addRangesToConfig
@@ -72,13 +72,13 @@ type Workspace =
   , packageSet :: PackageSet
   , compatibleCompiler :: Range
   , backend :: Maybe Core.BackendConfig
-  , buildOptions :: BuildOptions
+  , buildOptions :: WorkspaceBuildOptions
   , doc :: YamlDoc Core.Config
   , workspaceConfig :: Core.WorkspaceConfig
   , rootPackage :: Maybe Core.PackageConfig
   }
 
-type BuildOptions =
+type WorkspaceBuildOptions =
   { output :: Maybe FilePath
   , censorLibWarnings :: Maybe Core.CensorBuildWarnings
   , statVerbosity :: Maybe Core.StatVerbosity
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ readWorkspace { maybeSelectedPackage, pureBuild, migrateConfig } = do
         ]
 
   let
-    buildOptions :: BuildOptions
+    buildOptions :: WorkspaceBuildOptions
     buildOptions =
       { output: _.output =<< workspace.buildOpts
       , censorLibWarnings: _.censorLibraryWarnings =<< workspace.buildOpts
diff --git a/test-fixtures/censor-stats-output.txt b/test-fixtures/censor-stats-output.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fffe123d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test-fixtures/censor-stats-output.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+Reading Spago workspace configuration...
+
+✅ Selecting package to build: aaa
+
+Downloading dependencies...
+Building...
+
+
+✅ Build succeeded.
diff --git a/test/Spago/Build.purs b/test/Spago/Build.purs
index 1e83acdb2..2d6a912a0 100644
--- a/test/Spago/Build.purs
+++ b/test/Spago/Build.purs
@@ -101,23 +101,30 @@ spec = Spec.around withTempDir do
         , dst: spagoYaml
         }
       spago [ "build" ] >>= shouldBeFailure
-    
 
-    Spec.it "should censor warnings with given errorcode and prefix messsage" \{spago, fixture} -> do 
+    Spec.itOnly "respects the --censor-stats flag" \{ spago, fixture } -> do
+      spago [ "init", "--name", "aaa" ] >>= shouldBeSuccess
+      spago [ "build" ] >>= shouldBeSuccess
+      spago [ "build", "--censor-stats" ] >>= shouldBeSuccessErr (fixture "censor-stats-output.txt")
+
+    Spec.it "should censor warnings with given errorcode and prefix messsage" \{ spago, fixture } -> do
       FS.copyTree { src: fixture "build/censor-warnings", dst: "." }
-       
-      let remainingWarningPath = [ escapePathInErrMsg [ "src", "Main.purs:5:1" ] ]
-          filteredWarningPath = [ escapePathInErrMsg [ "src", "Main.purs:3:1" ]
-                                , escapePathInErrMsg [ "src", "Main.purs:10:6" ]
-                                ]
-      
-          shouldHaveWarning = assertWarning remainingWarningPath true
-          shouldNotHaveWarning = assertWarning filteredWarningPath false
-
-      spago [ "build" ] >>= check { stdout: mempty
-                                  , stderr: fold <<< flap [shouldHaveWarning, shouldNotHaveWarning]
-                                  , result: isRight
-                                  }
+
+      let
+        remainingWarningPath = [ escapePathInErrMsg [ "src", "Main.purs:5:1" ] ]
+        filteredWarningPath =
+          [ escapePathInErrMsg [ "src", "Main.purs:3:1" ]
+          , escapePathInErrMsg [ "src", "Main.purs:10:6" ]
+          ]
+
+        shouldHaveWarning = assertWarning remainingWarningPath true
+        shouldNotHaveWarning = assertWarning filteredWarningPath false
+
+      spago [ "build" ] >>= check
+        { stdout: mempty
+        , stderr: fold <<< flap [ shouldHaveWarning, shouldNotHaveWarning ]
+        , result: isRight
+        }
 
     Spec.describe "lockfile" do
       Spec.it "building with a lockfile doesn't need the Registry repo" \{ spago, fixture } -> do
@@ -132,7 +139,6 @@ spec = Spec.around withTempDir do
         -- And that we still don't have the registry
         FS.exists Paths.registryPath `Assert.shouldReturn` false
 
-
       Spec.it "using the --pure flag does not refresh the lockfile" \{ spago, fixture } -> do
         spago [ "init", "--name", "aaa", "--package-set", "33.0.0" ] >>= shouldBeSuccess
         spago [ "build" ] >>= shouldBeSuccess