diff --git a/gateway/src/commands/init.rs b/gateway/src/commands/init.rs
index a21039cac6..ecdb5ad583 100644
--- a/gateway/src/commands/init.rs
+++ b/gateway/src/commands/init.rs
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ impl From<Init> for OverrideConfig {
 }
 
 pub async fn execute(args: Init, output: OutputFormat) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error + Send + Sync>> {
-    println!("Initialising gateway {}...", args.id);
+    eprintln!("Initialising gateway {}...", args.id);
 
     let already_init = if Config::default_config_file_path(&args.id).exists() {
         eprintln!(