diff --git a/src/mu-cmd-find.c b/src/mu-cmd-find.c
index 1ee09da5..5beb8a22 100644
--- a/src/mu-cmd-find.c
+++ b/src/mu-cmd-find.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 static void
 update_warning (void)
 {
-	g_printerr ("the database needs to be updated to version %s\n",
+	g_warning ("the database needs to be updated to version %s\n",
 		   MU_XAPIAN_DB_VERSION);
 	g_message ("please run 'mu index --rebuild' (see the man page)");
 }