diff --git a/src/swanctl/commands/load_authorities.c b/src/swanctl/commands/load_authorities.c
index 32f59b4b64..832509bf4d 100644
--- a/src/swanctl/commands/load_authorities.c
+++ b/src/swanctl/commands/load_authorities.c
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ int load_authorities_cfg(vici_conn_t *conn, command_format_options_t format,
 	}
 	if (found == 0)
 	{
-		fprintf(stderr, "no authorities found, %u unloaded\n", unloaded);
+		printf("no authorities found, %u unloaded\n", unloaded);
 		return 0;
 	}
 	if (loaded == found)
@@ -301,6 +301,7 @@ int load_authorities_cfg(vici_conn_t *conn, command_format_options_t format,
 			   loaded, unloaded);
 		return 0;
 	}
+
 	fprintf(stderr, "loaded %u of %u authorities, %u failed to load, "
 			"%u unloaded\n", loaded, found, found - loaded, unloaded);
 	return EINVAL;
diff --git a/src/swanctl/commands/load_conns.c b/src/swanctl/commands/load_conns.c
index de23816fb4..47e434956b 100644
--- a/src/swanctl/commands/load_conns.c
+++ b/src/swanctl/commands/load_conns.c
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ int load_conns_cfg(vici_conn_t *conn, command_format_options_t format,
 	}
 	if (found == 0)
 	{
-		fprintf(stderr, "no connections found, %u unloaded\n", unloaded);
+		printf("no connections found, %u unloaded\n", unloaded);
 		return 0;
 	}
 	if (loaded == found)
diff --git a/src/swanctl/commands/load_pools.c b/src/swanctl/commands/load_pools.c
index 0ff6827e11..a3bbcfd3ae 100644
--- a/src/swanctl/commands/load_pools.c
+++ b/src/swanctl/commands/load_pools.c
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ int load_pools_cfg(vici_conn_t *conn, command_format_options_t format,
 	}
 	if (found == 0)
 	{
-		fprintf(stderr, "no pools found, %u unloaded\n", unloaded);
+		printf("no pools found, %u unloaded\n", unloaded);
 		return 0;
 	}
 	if (loaded == found)