diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/localscripts.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/localscripts.cpp
index 7ccc213c4..f0174ac52 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/localscripts.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/localscripts.cpp
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ void MWWorld::LocalScripts::add (const std::string& scriptName, const Ptr& ptr)
             for (std::list<std::pair<std::string, Ptr> >::iterator iter = mScripts.begin(); iter!=mScripts.end(); ++iter)
                 if (iter->second==ptr)
                 {
-                    std::cout << "warning, tried to add local script twice for " << ptr.getCellRef().getRefId() << std::endl;
+                    std::cerr << "warning, tried to add local script twice for " << ptr.getCellRef().getRefId() << std::endl;
                     remove(ptr);
                     break;
                 }