diff --git a/src/var.rs b/src/var.rs
index 84ec5f0..492cd30 100644
--- a/src/var.rs
+++ b/src/var.rs
@@ -472,13 +472,13 @@ pub fn load_prefs() -> Preferences {
             match toml {
                 Ok(toml) => (toml, Some(path)),
                 Err(error) => {
-                    error!("Failed to open preferences file '{path}': {error}");
+                    eprintln!("Error: Failed to open preferences file '{path}': {error}");
                     return Preferences::default();
                 }
             }
         }
         None => {
-            warn!("Found no preference file, using default preferences.");
+            println!("Found no preference file, using default preferences.");
             (include_str!("data/outfly.toml").to_string(), None)
         }
     };
@@ -486,21 +486,21 @@ pub fn load_prefs() -> Preferences {
         Ok(doc) => match toml_edit::de::from_document::<Preferences>(doc) {
             Ok(mut pref) => {
                 if let Some(path) = &path {
-                    info!("Loaded preference file from {path}");
+                    println!("Loaded preference file from {path}");
                 } else {
-                    info!("Loaded preferences from internal defaults");
+                    println!("Loaded preferences from internal defaults");
                 }
                 pref.source_file = path;
                 dbg!(&pref);
                 return pref;
             }
             Err(error) => {
-                error!("Failed to read preference line: {error}");
+                eprintln!("Error: Failed to read preference line: {error}");
                 return Preferences::default();
             }
         },
         Err(error) => {
-            error!("Failed to open preferences: {error}");
+            eprintln!("Error: Failed to open preferences: {error}");
             return Preferences::default();
         }
     }