diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index b8065083d..836ed8e2e 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -19,12 +19,15 @@ pub fn cli_print_error_chain<'a>(
         &'a (dyn Error + 'static),
     ) -> Option<String>,
 ) {
-    let msg = format!("Error: {component} exited with the following");
+    // Debug info.
+    error!("Fatal error: {top_error:?}");
+
+    eprint!("Error: {component} exited with the following ");
     if top_error.source().is_none() {
-        error!("{msg} error:");
-        error!("  {top_error}");
+        eprintln!("error:");
+        eprintln!("  {top_error}");
     } else {
-        error!("{msg} chain of errors:");
+        eprintln!("chain of errors:");
         std::iter::successors(Some(top_error), |sub_error| {
             // Dereference necessary to mitigate rustc compiler bug.
             // See <https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/141673>
@@ -34,13 +37,10 @@ pub fn cli_print_error_chain<'a>(
         .for_each(|(level, error)| {
             // Special case: handling of HTTP Server responses in ch-remote
             if let Some(message) = display_modifier(level, 2, error) {
-                error!("{message}");
+                eprintln!("{message}");
             } else {
-                error!("  {level}: {error}");
+                eprintln!("  {level}: {error}");
             }
         });
     }
-
-    error!("");
-    error!("Debug Info: {top_error:?}");
 }