diff --git a/cmd/init.go b/cmd/init.go
index 80d05443fb..528a1bfe36 100644
--- a/cmd/init.go
+++ b/cmd/init.go
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ dapr init --redis-stack
 			}
 
 			if !utils.IsValidContainerRuntime(containerRuntime) {
-				print.FailureStatusEvent(os.Stdout, "Invalid container runtime. Supported values are docker and podman.")
+				print.FailureStatusEvent(os.Stderr, "Invalid container runtime. Supported values are docker and podman.")
 				os.Exit(1)
 			}
 
diff --git a/cmd/list.go b/cmd/list.go
index 1d7a6047cd..a54591be78 100644
--- a/cmd/list.go
+++ b/cmd/list.go
@@ -34,13 +34,13 @@ func outputList(list interface{}, length int) {
 	if outputFormat == "json" || outputFormat == "yaml" {
 		err := utils.PrintDetail(os.Stdout, outputFormat, list)
 		if err != nil {
-			print.FailureStatusEvent(os.Stdout, err.Error())
+			print.FailureStatusEvent(os.Stderr, err.Error())
 			os.Exit(1)
 		}
 	} else {
 		table, err := gocsv.MarshalString(list)
 		if err != nil {
-			print.FailureStatusEvent(os.Stdout, err.Error())
+			print.FailureStatusEvent(os.Stderr, err.Error())
 			os.Exit(1)
 		}
 
@@ -72,13 +72,13 @@ dapr list -k --all-namespaces
 `,
 	PreRun: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		if outputFormat != "" && outputFormat != "json" && outputFormat != "yaml" && outputFormat != "table" {
-			print.FailureStatusEvent(os.Stdout, "An invalid output format was specified.")
+			print.FailureStatusEvent(os.Stderr, "An invalid output format was specified.")
 			os.Exit(1)
 		}
 	},
 	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		if kubernetesMode {
-			print.WarningStatusEvent(os.Stdout, "In future releases, this command will only query the \"default\" namespace by default. Please use the --namespace flag for a specific namespace, or the --all-namespaces (-A) flag for all namespaces.")
+			print.WarningStatusEvent(os.Stderr, "In future releases, this command will only query the \"default\" namespace by default. Please use the --namespace flag for a specific namespace, or the --all-namespaces (-A) flag for all namespaces.")
 			if allNamespaces {
 				resourceNamespace = meta_v1.NamespaceAll
 			} else if resourceNamespace == "" {
diff --git a/cmd/uninstall.go b/cmd/uninstall.go
index 05d56191f0..727e728ad8 100644
--- a/cmd/uninstall.go
+++ b/cmd/uninstall.go
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ dapr uninstall --runtime-path <path-to-install-directory>
 			err = kubernetes.Uninstall(uninstallNamespace, uninstallAll, uninstallDev, timeout)
 		} else {
 			if !utils.IsValidContainerRuntime(uninstallContainerRuntime) {
-				print.FailureStatusEvent(os.Stdout, "Invalid container runtime. Supported values are docker and podman.")
+				print.FailureStatusEvent(os.Stderr, "Invalid container runtime. Supported values are docker and podman.")
 				os.Exit(1)
 			}
 			print.InfoStatusEvent(os.Stdout, "Removing Dapr from your machine...")
diff --git a/cmd/version.go b/cmd/version.go
index 74f9e088c7..9fabc9adab 100644
--- a/cmd/version.go
+++ b/cmd/version.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ dapr version --output json
 `,
 	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		if output != "" && output != "json" {
-			print.FailureStatusEvent(os.Stdout, "An invalid output format was specified.")
+			print.FailureStatusEvent(os.Stderr, "An invalid output format was specified.")
 			os.Exit(1)
 		}
 		switch output {
diff --git a/cmd/workflow/raiseevent.go b/cmd/workflow/raiseevent.go
index 6a40cc9fc8..9b210616a2 100644
--- a/cmd/workflow/raiseevent.go
+++ b/cmd/workflow/raiseevent.go
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ var RaiseEventCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		}
 
 		if err = workflow.RaiseEvent(ctx, opts); err != nil {
-			print.FailureStatusEvent(os.Stdout, err.Error())
+			print.FailureStatusEvent(os.Stderr, err.Error())
 			os.Exit(1)
 		}
 
diff --git a/cmd/workflow/rerun.go b/cmd/workflow/rerun.go
index 2d45290ba7..3a049b8f54 100644
--- a/cmd/workflow/rerun.go
+++ b/cmd/workflow/rerun.go
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ var ReRunCmd = &cobra.Command{
 
 		id, err := workflow.ReRun(ctx, opts)
 		if err != nil {
-			print.FailureStatusEvent(os.Stdout, err.Error())
+			print.FailureStatusEvent(os.Stderr, err.Error())
 			os.Exit(1)
 		}
 
diff --git a/cmd/workflow/resume.go b/cmd/workflow/resume.go
index 68085181cb..6d60e17af8 100644
--- a/cmd/workflow/resume.go
+++ b/cmd/workflow/resume.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ var ResumeCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		}
 
 		if err = workflow.Resume(ctx, opts); err != nil {
-			print.FailureStatusEvent(os.Stdout, err.Error())
+			print.FailureStatusEvent(os.Stderr, err.Error())
 			os.Exit(1)
 		}
 
diff --git a/cmd/workflow/run.go b/cmd/workflow/run.go
index 6a26b6ed3d..9baee0fc82 100644
--- a/cmd/workflow/run.go
+++ b/cmd/workflow/run.go
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ var RunCmd = &cobra.Command{
 
 		id, err := workflow.Run(ctx, opts)
 		if err != nil {
-			print.FailureStatusEvent(os.Stdout, err.Error())
+			print.FailureStatusEvent(os.Stderr, err.Error())
 			os.Exit(1)
 		}
 
diff --git a/cmd/workflow/suspend.go b/cmd/workflow/suspend.go
index 1023a58bb9..ba39bbd084 100644
--- a/cmd/workflow/suspend.go
+++ b/cmd/workflow/suspend.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ var SuspendCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		}
 
 		if err = workflow.Suspend(ctx, opts); err != nil {
-			print.FailureStatusEvent(os.Stdout, err.Error())
+			print.FailureStatusEvent(os.Stderr, err.Error())
 			os.Exit(1)
 		}
 
diff --git a/cmd/workflow/terminate.go b/cmd/workflow/terminate.go
index 2c4823932e..670fe37b49 100644
--- a/cmd/workflow/terminate.go
+++ b/cmd/workflow/terminate.go
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ var TerminateCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		}
 
 		if err = workflow.Terminate(ctx, opts); err != nil {
-			print.FailureStatusEvent(os.Stdout, err.Error())
+			print.FailureStatusEvent(os.Stderr, err.Error())
 			os.Exit(1)
 		}