diff --git a/st b/st
index f449675..f96394d 100755
--- a/st
+++ b/st
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ fi
 
 ### Check if pavucontrol is available
 if (! type pactl &>/dev/null); then
-    printf "ERROR 12: 'pactl' command not found!\n\n  This command is part of PulseAudio Volume Control, which may commonly be found in your distribution's repository as 'pavucontrol'.\n  Please install and try again."
+    printf "ERROR 12: 'pactl' command not found!\n\n  This command is part of PulseAudio Volume Control, which may commonly be found in your distribution's repository as 'pavucontrol'.\n  Please install and try again." >&2
     exit 12
 fi