diff --git a/compiled_starters/elixir/lib/main.ex b/compiled_starters/elixir/lib/main.ex
index 0df1adf..ae054a8 100644
--- a/compiled_starters/elixir/lib/main.ex
+++ b/compiled_starters/elixir/lib/main.ex
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ defmodule CLI do
     case args do
       ["tokenize", filename] ->
         # You can use print statements as follows for debugging, they'll be visible when running tests.
-        IO.puts("Logs from your program will appear here!")
+        IO.puts(:stderr, "Logs from your program will appear here!")
 
         case File.read(filename) do
           {:ok, file_contents} ->
diff --git a/solutions/elixir/01-ry8/diff/lib/main.ex.diff b/solutions/elixir/01-ry8/diff/lib/main.ex.diff
index a77a1cf..cf643f9 100644
--- a/solutions/elixir/01-ry8/diff/lib/main.ex.diff
+++ b/solutions/elixir/01-ry8/diff/lib/main.ex.diff
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
      case args do
        ["tokenize", filename] ->
 -        # You can use print statements as follows for debugging, they'll be visible when running tests.
--        IO.puts("Logs from your program will appear here!")
+-        IO.puts(:stderr, "Logs from your program will appear here!")
 -
          case File.read(filename) do
            {:ok, file_contents} ->
diff --git a/starter_templates/elixir/code/lib/main.ex b/starter_templates/elixir/code/lib/main.ex
index 0df1adf..ae054a8 100644
--- a/starter_templates/elixir/code/lib/main.ex
+++ b/starter_templates/elixir/code/lib/main.ex
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ defmodule CLI do
     case args do
       ["tokenize", filename] ->
         # You can use print statements as follows for debugging, they'll be visible when running tests.
-        IO.puts("Logs from your program will appear here!")
+        IO.puts(:stderr, "Logs from your program will appear here!")
 
         case File.read(filename) do
           {:ok, file_contents} ->