diff --git a/git-portfolio b/git-portfolio
index 895c0d7..f89283e 100755
--- a/git-portfolio
+++ b/git-portfolio
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 #!/usr/bin/bash
 repos="/tmp/repos-$(cat /dev/urandom | base64 | tr -d '=+/' | head -c 8)"
 if [ -d "$repos" ]; then
-	echo "Error: Temporary directory '$repos' already exists."
+	echo "Error: Temporary directory '$repos' already exists." >&2
 	exit 1
 fi
 mkdir -p "$repos"
 tmp_portfolio="/tmp/portfolio-$(cat /dev/urandom | base64 | tr -d '=+/' | head -c 8)"
 if [ -d "$tmp_portfolio" ]; then
-	echo "Error: Temporary directory '$tmp_portfolio' already exists."
+	echo "Error: Temporary directory '$tmp_portfolio' already exists." >&2
 	exit 1
 fi
 function safely_remove_tmp_repos() {