diff --git a/ani-cli b/ani-cli
index c3ff4f8..84b4b74 100755
--- a/ani-cli
+++ b/ani-cli
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ help_text () {
 
 
 die () {
-	printf "$c_red%s$c_reset\n" "$*" >&1
+	printf "$c_red%s$c_reset\n" "$*" >&2
 	exit 1
 }