diff --git a/config/dev.exs b/config/dev.exs
index 6b7ffb0e9..ab3e83c12 100644
--- a/config/dev.exs
+++ b/config/dev.exs
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
   import_config "dev.secret.exs"
 else
   IO.puts(
+    :stderr,
     "!!! RUNNING IN LOCALHOST DEV MODE! !!!\nFEDERATION WON'T WORK UNTIL YOU CONFIGURE A dev.secret.exs"
   )
 end