diff --git a/ctis/inverters/_iterative/_mart/_mart.py b/ctis/inverters/_iterative/_mart/_mart.py
index e45c41b..8275554 100644
--- a/ctis/inverters/_iterative/_mart/_mart.py
+++ b/ctis/inverters/_iterative/_mart/_mart.py
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ def __call__(
             if verbose:  # pragma: nocover
                 print(f"merit: {merit}")
 
-            elif (merit_old - merit) < self.threshold_convergence:
+            if (merit_old - merit) < self.threshold_convergence:
                 message = f"Achieved merit less than {self.threshold_convergence}."
                 success = True
                 num_iteration = i + 1
diff --git a/ctis/inverters/_iterative/_mart/_mart_test.py b/ctis/inverters/_iterative/_mart/_mart_test.py
index b354523..55570db 100644
--- a/ctis/inverters/_iterative/_mart/_mart_test.py
+++ b/ctis/inverters/_iterative/_mart/_mart_test.py
@@ -114,3 +114,19 @@ def test__call__(
         assert isinstance(fig, plt.Figure)
         for ax in axs:
             assert isinstance(ax, plt.Axes)
+
+
+def test__call__verbose_convergence():
+    """
+    Verbose output must not disable the convergence check.
+    """
+    a = ctis.inverters.MartInverter(
+        instrument=instrument,
+        num_iteration=50,
+        threshold_convergence=1e-2,
+    )
+
+    result = a(images, verbose=True)
+
+    assert result.success
+    assert result.num_iteration < a.num_iteration