diff --git a/src/wofi.c b/src/wofi.c
index bcefac1..5c61e09 100644
--- a/src/wofi.c
+++ b/src/wofi.c
@@ -1283,7 +1283,7 @@ static void do_copy(void) {
 			close(fds[0]);
 
 			if (write(fds[1], action, strlen(action)) != 0) {
-				printf("fd pipe failed to write");
+				fprintf(stderr, "fd pipe failed to write");
 			}
 
 			close(fds[1]);