diff --git a/lib/transifex.js b/lib/transifex.js
index b99977cf..ac262dae 100644
--- a/lib/transifex.js
+++ b/lib/transifex.js
@@ -78,8 +78,7 @@ const txPull = async function (project, resource, locale, mode = 'default') {
             buffer = await download(url);
             return JSON.parse(buffer.toString());
         } catch (e) {
-            // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
-            console.error(`got ${e.message}, retrying after ${i + 1} failed attempt(s)`);
+            process.stdout.write(`got ${e.message}, retrying after ${i + 1} failed attempt(s)\n`);
         }
     }
     throw Error('failed to pull after 5 retries');
diff --git a/scripts/tx-pull-www.js b/scripts/tx-pull-www.js
index 1f528acb..585ce09f 100755
--- a/scripts/tx-pull-www.js
+++ b/scripts/tx-pull-www.js
@@ -63,8 +63,7 @@ const getLocaleData = async function (item) {
                 file: fileName
             };
         } catch (e) {
-            // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
-            console.error(`got ${e.message}, retrying after ${i + 1} attempts`);
+            process.stdout.write(`got ${e.message}, retrying after ${i + 1} attempt(s)\n`);
         }
     }
     throw Error('failed to pull translations after 5 retries');