diff --git a/main.sh b/main.sh
index 2f5e0a4..44b4534 100755
--- a/main.sh
+++ b/main.sh
@@ -60,14 +60,15 @@ function _fmt ()      {
   fi
   echo -e "$(date -u +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S UTC") ${color}$(printf "[%9s]" ${1})${color_reset}";
 }
-function emergency () { echo "$(_fmt emergency) ${@}" || true; exit 1; }
-function alert ()     { [ "${LOG_LEVEL}" -ge 1 ] && echo "$(_fmt alert) ${@}" || true; }
-function critical ()  { [ "${LOG_LEVEL}" -ge 2 ] && echo "$(_fmt critical) ${@}" || true; }
-function error ()     { [ "${LOG_LEVEL}" -ge 3 ] && echo "$(_fmt error) ${@}" || true; }
-function warning ()   { [ "${LOG_LEVEL}" -ge 4 ] && echo "$(_fmt warning) ${@}" || true; }
-function notice ()    { [ "${LOG_LEVEL}" -ge 5 ] && echo "$(_fmt notice) ${@}" || true; }
-function info ()      { [ "${LOG_LEVEL}" -ge 6 ] && echo "$(_fmt info) ${@}" || true; }
-function debug ()     { [ "${LOG_LEVEL}" -ge 7 ] && echo "$(_fmt debug) ${@}" || true; }
+function emergency () {                             echo "$(_fmt emergency) ${@}" 1>&2 || true; exit 1; }
+function alert ()     { [ "${LOG_LEVEL}" -ge 1 ] && echo "$(_fmt alert) ${@}" 1>&2 || true; }
+function critical ()  { [ "${LOG_LEVEL}" -ge 2 ] && echo "$(_fmt critical) ${@}" 1>&2 || true; }
+function error ()     { [ "${LOG_LEVEL}" -ge 3 ] && echo "$(_fmt error) ${@}" 1>&2 || true; }
+function warning ()   { [ "${LOG_LEVEL}" -ge 4 ] && echo "$(_fmt warning) ${@}" 1>&2 || true; }
+function notice ()    { [ "${LOG_LEVEL}" -ge 5 ] && echo "$(_fmt notice) ${@}" 1>&2 || true; }
+function info ()      { [ "${LOG_LEVEL}" -ge 6 ] && echo "$(_fmt info) ${@}" 1>&2 || true; }
+function debug ()     { [ "${LOG_LEVEL}" -ge 7 ] && echo "$(_fmt debug) ${@}" 1>&2 || true; }
+
 
 function help () {
   echo ""