diff --git a/urchin b/urchin
index 8fec7d4..2ca9f06 100755
--- a/urchin
+++ b/urchin
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ recurse() {
       done < "${shell_list}"
       wait
     else
-      echo "${potential_test}: Neither file nor directory!?" > /dev/stderr
+      echo "${potential_test}: Neither file nor directory!?" >&2
     fi
   else
     # Shell is ''
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ main() {
             validate_strings "${shell_for_sh_tests}" 'Shell paths'
             if echo "${shell_for_sh_tests}" | grep -q \ ; then
               echo "Warning: It is best if shell paths contain no spaces so that
-  you don't need to quote the TEST_SHELL variable." > /dev/stderr
+  you don't need to quote the TEST_SHELL variable." >&2
             fi
 
             echo "${shell_for_sh_tests}" >> "${shell_list}"
@@ -696,7 +696,7 @@ main() {
   finish=$(date +%s)
 
   if test $(cat "${urchin_tmp}"/log | wc -l) -eq 0; then
-    echo 'No tests found' > /dev/stderr
+    echo 'No tests found' >&2
     urchin_exit 1
   fi