diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 5b6e4b2..ab73b64 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ async fn main() {
 
     INBOX.count_messages("test"); // initialize the lazy static so we know if redis is unavailable
     if let Err(why) = client.start().await {
-        println!("An error occurred while running the client: {:?}", why);
+        eprintln!("An error occurred while running the client: {:?}", why);
     }
 }
 
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ async fn inbox(ctx: &Context, msg: &Message) -> CommandResult {
                 send_or_log!(msg.channel_id.say(&ctx, &content).await);
             }
         }
-        println!("{:?}", messages); // paranoia for now so the messages aren’t lost
+        eprintln!("{:?}", messages); // paranoia for now so the messages aren’t lost
         if let Err(e) = INBOX.clear_messages(name) {
             eprintln!("Could not clear inbox of user {} because {}", name, e);
         }
diff --git a/src/reactions.rs b/src/reactions.rs
index 00cef97..7df855b 100644
--- a/src/reactions.rs
+++ b/src/reactions.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ lazy_static! {
             &std::fs::read_to_string("reaction_config.json").unwrap_or("[]".to_string()),
         )
         .expect("Could not read reaction config");
-        println!("Read reaction config: {:?}", c);
+        eprintln!("Read reaction config: {:?}", c);
         c
     };
 }