diff --git a/src/plugins/gramplet/bottombar.gpr.py b/src/plugins/gramplet/bottombar.gpr.py
index 92cb5d811..5d3dd6dc1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/gramplet/bottombar.gpr.py
+++ b/src/plugins/gramplet/bottombar.gpr.py
@@ -85,7 +85,8 @@ try:
     import pyexiv2
     available = True
 except:
-    print _("WARNING: pyexiv2 module not loaded.  "
+    import sys
+    print >> sys.stderr, _("WARNING: pyexiv2 module not loaded.  "
             "Image metadata functionality will not be available.")
     available = False
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/view/geography.gpr.py b/src/plugins/view/geography.gpr.py
index 740ce9801..e02c53ffd 100644
--- a/src/plugins/view/geography.gpr.py
+++ b/src/plugins/view/geography.gpr.py
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ try :
     OSMGPSMAP = True
 except:
     OSMGPSMAP = False
-    print _("WARNING: osmgpsmap module not loaded. "
+    import sys
+    print >> sys.stderr, _("WARNING: osmgpsmap module not loaded. "
             "Geography functionality will not be available.")
 
 if OSMGPSMAP: