diff --git a/plugins/common/functions b/plugins/common/functions
index 86278277f..e2843bf69 100755
--- a/plugins/common/functions
+++ b/plugins/common/functions
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ dokku_log_verbose() {
 
 dokku_log_warn() {
   declare desc="log warning formatter"
-  echo " !     $*"
+  echo " !     $*" 1>&2
 }
 
 dokku_log_fail() {