diff --git a/cmd/camput/camput.go b/cmd/camput/camput.go
index bf2482222..fd80a8c2e 100644
--- a/cmd/camput/camput.go
+++ b/cmd/camput/camput.go
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ func initUploader() {
 
 func handleResult(what string, pr *client.PutResult, err error) error {
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Printf("Error putting %s: %s", what, err)
+		cmdmain.Errorf("Error putting %s: %s\n", what, err)
 		cmdmain.ExitWithFailure = true
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/cmdmain/cmdmain.go b/pkg/cmdmain/cmdmain.go
index 1e250fb47..bc1eff592 100644
--- a/pkg/cmdmain/cmdmain.go
+++ b/pkg/cmdmain/cmdmain.go
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ func Main() {
 	if err != nil {
 		if !ExitWithFailure {
 			// because it was already logged if ExitWithFailure
-			log.Printf("Error: %v", err)
+			Errorf("Error: %v\n", err)
 		}
 		Exit(2)
 	}