diff --git a/helper.zsh b/helper.zsh
index dc25281e..0ad29ce3 100644
--- a/helper.zsh
+++ b/helper.zsh
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@ TRAP_SIGNALS=(
 # Adds a function to a list to be called when a trap is triggered.
 function add-zsh-trap() {
   if (( $# < 2 )); then
-    print "usage: $0 type function"
+    print "usage: $0 type function" >&2
     return 1
   fi
 
   if [[ -z "$TRAP_SIGNALS[(r)$1]" ]]; then
-    print "$0: unknown signal: $1"
+    print "$0: unknown signal: $1" >&2
     return 1
   fi
 
diff --git a/init.zsh b/init.zsh
index 46545ae7..97df02c0 100644
--- a/init.zsh
+++ b/init.zsh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # Check for the minimum supported version.
 min_zsh_version='4.3.10'
 if ! autoload -Uz is-at-least || ! is-at-least "$min_zsh_version"; then
-  print "omz: too old shell version detected, minimum required: $min_zsh_version"
+  print "omz: old shell version detected, minimum required: $min_zsh_version" >&2
 fi
 unset min_zsh_version