diff --git a/gaboshlib/g_runcmd.bashfunc b/gaboshlib/g_runcmd.bashfunc
index 10a6310..d6def0b 100644
--- a/gaboshlib/g_runcmd.bashfunc
+++ b/gaboshlib/g_runcmd.bashfunc
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 function g_runcmd {
   set -o pipefail
-  g_echo "running $@"
+  >&2 echo "running $@"
   $@ 2>&1 | tee $g_tmp/g_runcmd-output
   g_runcmd_exitcode=$?