diff --git a/docs/test_docs.sh b/docs/test_docs.sh
index f6677b9..3e51ad7 100755
--- a/docs/test_docs.sh
+++ b/docs/test_docs.sh
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@
 && chmod 0644 *.md
 
 if [ -n "$(git status --porcelain)" ]; then 
-    git status
-    echo '/docs is out of date. Please run `./docs/update_docs.sh` from the root of rules_rust and push the results' >&2
+    >&2 git status
+    >&2 echo '/docs is out of date. Please run `./docs/update_docs.sh` from the root of rules_rust and push the results' >&2
     exit 1
 fi