diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2135a11a..d8c244ad 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. See [standa
 ### Changed
 
 * Simplify automatic loading: use `import 'dotenv/config'` or `dotenv run -- yourcommand` ([#1035](https://github.com/motdotla/dotenv/pull/1035))
+* Injecting message sent to stderr rather than stdout ([#1037](https://github.com/motdotla/dotenv/pull/1037))
 
 ### Removed
 
diff --git a/cli.js b/cli.js
index ab738577..d5b9271d 100755
--- a/cli.js
+++ b/cli.js
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ function run (argv) {
       if (result.loadedPaths.length > 0) {
         message += ` from ${result.loadedPaths.join(', ')}`
       }
-      console.log(message)
+      console.error(message)
     }
   } catch (e) {
     console.error(`dotenv: ${e.message}`)
diff --git a/lib/main.js b/lib/main.js
index 3eb71113..0bc2d618 100644
--- a/lib/main.js
+++ b/lib/main.js
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ function _debug (message) {
 }
 
 function _log (message) {
-  console.log(`◇ ${message}`)
+  console.error(`◇ ${message}`)
 }
 
 function _resolveHome (envPath) {
diff --git a/tests/test-cli.js b/tests/test-cli.js
index 9e8ef1d5..053125ab 100644
--- a/tests/test-cli.js
+++ b/tests/test-cli.js
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ t.test('dotenv run loads .env by default', ct => {
   removeDir(cwd)
 
   ct.equal(result.status, 0)
-  ct.equal(result.stdout, '◇ injected env (1) from .env\nbasic\n')
-  ct.equal(result.stderr, '')
+  ct.equal(result.stdout, 'basic\n')
+  ct.equal(result.stderr, '◇ injected env (1) from .env\n')
   ct.end()
 })
 
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ t.test('dotenv run continues when default .env is missing', ct => {
   removeDir(cwd)
 
   ct.equal(result.status, 0)
-  ct.equal(result.stdout, '◇ injected env (0)\nok\n')
-  ct.equal(result.stderr, '')
+  ct.equal(result.stdout, 'ok\n')
+  ct.equal(result.stderr, '◇ injected env (0)\n')
   ct.end()
 })
 
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ t.test('dotenv run supports -f path', ct => {
   ])
 
   ct.equal(result.status, 0)
-  ct.equal(result.stdout, '◇ injected env (2) from ./tests/.env.local\nlocal_basic\n')
-  ct.equal(result.stderr, '')
+  ct.equal(result.stdout, 'local_basic\n')
+  ct.equal(result.stderr, '◇ injected env (2) from ./tests/.env.local\n')
   ct.end()
 })
 
@@ -101,8 +101,8 @@ t.test('dotenv run supports -f=path', ct => {
   ])
 
   ct.equal(result.status, 0)
-  ct.equal(result.stdout, '◇ injected env (2) from ./tests/.env.local\nlocal_basic\n')
-  ct.equal(result.stderr, '')
+  ct.equal(result.stdout, 'local_basic\n')
+  ct.equal(result.stderr, '◇ injected env (2) from ./tests/.env.local\n')
   ct.end()
 })
 
@@ -120,8 +120,8 @@ t.test('dotenv run supports multiple -f paths without override', ct => {
   ])
 
   ct.equal(result.status, 0)
-  ct.equal(result.stdout, '◇ injected env (41) from ./tests/.env.local, ./tests/.env\nlocal_basic\n')
-  ct.equal(result.stderr, '')
+  ct.equal(result.stdout, 'local_basic\n')
+  ct.equal(result.stderr, '◇ injected env (41) from ./tests/.env.local, ./tests/.env\n')
   ct.end()
 })
 
@@ -142,8 +142,8 @@ t.test('dotenv run does not override existing environment variables', ct => {
   )
 
   ct.equal(result.status, 0)
-  ct.equal(result.stdout, '◇ injected env (39) from ./tests/.env\nexisting\n')
-  ct.equal(result.stderr, '')
+  ct.equal(result.stdout, 'existing\n')
+  ct.equal(result.stderr, '◇ injected env (39) from ./tests/.env\n')
   ct.end()
 })
 
@@ -164,8 +164,8 @@ t.test('dotenv run does not expand variables', ct => {
   removeDir(cwd)
 
   ct.equal(result.status, 0)
-  ct.equal(result.stdout, '◇ injected env (2) from .env\n$BASIC\n')
-  ct.equal(result.stderr, '')
+  ct.equal(result.stdout, '$BASIC\n')
+  ct.equal(result.stderr, '◇ injected env (2) from .env\n')
   ct.end()
 })
 
diff --git a/tests/test-config.js b/tests/test-config.js
index 818a60eb..8227137f 100644
--- a/tests/test-config.js
+++ b/tests/test-config.js
@@ -7,14 +7,17 @@ const t = require('tap')
 const dotenv = require('../lib/main')
 
 let logStub
+let errorStub
 
 t.beforeEach(() => {
   logStub = null
+  errorStub = null
   delete process.env.BASIC // reset
 })
 
 t.afterEach(() => {
   if (logStub) logStub.restore()
+  if (errorStub) errorStub.restore()
   delete process.env.DOTENV_CONFIG_ENCODING
   delete process.env.DOTENV_CONFIG_PATH
   delete process.env.DOTENV_CONFIG_QUIET
@@ -27,12 +30,12 @@ t.test('uses DOTENV_CONFIG_* values as config defaults', ct => {
   process.env.DOTENV_CONFIG_QUIET = 'true'
   process.env.DOTENV_CONFIG_OVERRIDE = 'true'
   const processEnv = { BASIC: 'existing' }
-  logStub = sinon.stub(console, 'log')
+  errorStub = sinon.stub(console, 'error')
 
   dotenv.config({ processEnv })
 
   ct.equal(processEnv.BASIC, 'local_basic')
-  ct.ok(logStub.notCalled)
+  ct.ok(errorStub.notCalled)
   ct.end()
 })
 
@@ -41,12 +44,12 @@ t.test('config options override DOTENV_CONFIG_* defaults', ct => {
   process.env.DOTENV_CONFIG_QUIET = 'true'
   process.env.DOTENV_CONFIG_OVERRIDE = 'true'
   const processEnv = { BASIC: 'existing' }
-  logStub = sinon.stub(console, 'log')
+  errorStub = sinon.stub(console, 'error')
 
   dotenv.config({ path: 'tests/.env', quiet: false, override: false, processEnv })
 
   ct.equal(processEnv.BASIC, 'existing')
-  ct.ok(logStub.called)
+  ct.ok(errorStub.called)
   ct.end()
 })
 
@@ -287,7 +290,7 @@ t.test('logs any errors parsing when in debug and override mode', ct => {
 })
 
 t.test('deals with file:// path', ct => {
-  logStub = sinon.stub(console, 'log')
+  errorStub = sinon.stub(console, 'error')
 
   const testPath = 'file:///tests/.env'
   const env = dotenv.config({ path: testPath })
@@ -296,7 +299,7 @@ t.test('deals with file:// path', ct => {
   ct.equal(process.env.BASIC, undefined)
   ct.equal(env.error.message, "ENOENT: no such file or directory, open 'file:///tests/.env'")
 
-  ct.ok(logStub.called)
+  ct.ok(errorStub.called)
 
   ct.end()
 })
@@ -336,62 +339,62 @@ t.test('path.relative fails somehow', ct => {
 
 t.test('displays the injected env message without tips', ct => {
   ct.plan(1)
-  logStub = sinon.stub(console, 'log')
+  errorStub = sinon.stub(console, 'error')
   const testPath = 'tests/.env'
 
   dotenv.config({ path: testPath })
 
-  ct.match(logStub.firstCall.args[0], /^◇ injected env \(\d+\) from tests\/\.env$/)
+  ct.match(errorStub.firstCall.args[0], /^◇ injected env \(\d+\) from tests\/\.env$/)
   ct.end()
 })
 
 t.test('logs when no path is set', ct => {
   ct.plan(1)
 
-  logStub = sinon.stub(console, 'log')
+  errorStub = sinon.stub(console, 'error')
 
   dotenv.config()
-  ct.ok(logStub.called)
+  ct.ok(errorStub.called)
 })
 
 t.test('does log by default', ct => {
   ct.plan(1)
 
   const testPath = 'tests/.env'
-  logStub = sinon.stub(console, 'log')
+  errorStub = sinon.stub(console, 'error')
 
   dotenv.config({ path: testPath })
-  ct.ok(logStub.called)
+  ct.ok(errorStub.called)
 })
 
 t.test('does not log if quiet flag passed true', ct => {
   ct.plan(1)
 
   const testPath = 'tests/.env'
-  logStub = sinon.stub(console, 'log')
+  errorStub = sinon.stub(console, 'error')
 
   dotenv.config({ path: testPath, quiet: true })
-  ct.ok(logStub.notCalled)
+  ct.ok(errorStub.notCalled)
 })
 
 t.test('does log if quiet flag false', ct => {
   ct.plan(1)
 
   const testPath = 'tests/.env'
-  logStub = sinon.stub(console, 'log')
+  errorStub = sinon.stub(console, 'error')
 
   dotenv.config({ path: testPath, quiet: false })
-  ct.ok(logStub.called)
+  ct.ok(errorStub.called)
 })
 
 t.test('does log if quiet flag present and undefined/null', ct => {
   ct.plan(1)
 
   const testPath = 'tests/.env'
-  logStub = sinon.stub(console, 'log')
+  errorStub = sinon.stub(console, 'error')
 
   dotenv.config({ path: testPath, quiet: undefined })
-  ct.ok(logStub.called)
+  ct.ok(errorStub.called)
 })
 
 t.test('logs if debug set', ct => {