diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/UtilityCommands/ImportRedAlertMapCommand.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/UtilityCommands/ImportRedAlertMapCommand.cs
index 51feea9c12..d2f564a317 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/UtilityCommands/ImportRedAlertMapCommand.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/UtilityCommands/ImportRedAlertMapCommand.cs
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Cnc.UtilityCommands
 		public override void ValidateMapFormat(int format)
 		{
 			if (format < 2)
-				Console.WriteLine($"ERROR: Detected NewINIFormat {format}. Are you trying to import a Tiberian Dawn map?");
+				Console.Error.WriteLine($"Detected NewINIFormat {format}. Are you trying to import a Tiberian Dawn map?");
 		}
 
 		// Mapping from RA95 overlay index to type string
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/UtilityCommands/ImportTiberianDawnMapCommand.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/UtilityCommands/ImportTiberianDawnMapCommand.cs
index b4fbd64219..dc1675093c 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/UtilityCommands/ImportTiberianDawnMapCommand.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Cnc/UtilityCommands/ImportTiberianDawnMapCommand.cs
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Cnc.UtilityCommands
 		public override void ValidateMapFormat(int format)
 		{
 			if (format > 1)
-				Console.WriteLine($"ERROR: Detected NewINIFormat {format}. Are you trying to import a Red Alert map?");
+				Console.Error.WriteLine($"Detected NewINIFormat {format}. Are you trying to import a Red Alert map?");
 		}
 
 		static readonly FrozenDictionary<string, (byte Type, byte Index)> OverlayResourceMapping = new Dictionary<string, (byte Type, byte Index)>