diff --git a/notes.org b/notes.org
index 3759fa5..12d8410 100644
--- a/notes.org
+++ b/notes.org
@@ -222,7 +222,9 @@ i will use rustyline, since it seems like the most feature-complete
 
 * DONE better error message display for unclosed " in string
 
-* TODO print errors to stderr
+* DONE print errors to stderr
+
+* TODO write a proper grammar
 
 * TODO parse insert statements in the form
 insert <id:int> <username:string> <email:string>
diff --git a/src/error_display.rs b/src/error_display.rs
index 0f8bd14..45b237c 100644
--- a/src/error_display.rs
+++ b/src/error_display.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ impl OSDBError for CommandParseError {
                     )
                     .with_note(format!("expected token type to be one of {items:?}"))
                     .finish()
-                    .print((file, Source::from(input)))
+                    .eprint((file, Source::from(input)))
                     .unwrap()
             }
         }
@@ -60,6 +60,6 @@ impl OSDBError for ScanError {
                     .with_message(format!("{self}")),
             ),
         };
-        report.finish().print((file, Source::from(input))).unwrap();
+        report.finish().eprint((file, Source::from(input))).unwrap();
     }
 }