diff --git a/data/helpers.d/utils b/data/helpers.d/utils
index c6603ab38..d24474ebc 100644
--- a/data/helpers.d/utils
+++ b/data/helpers.d/utils
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ ynh_exit_properly () {
 	trap '' EXIT	# Ignore new exit signals
 	set +eu	# Do not exit anymore if a command fail or if a variable is empty
 
-	echo -e "!!\n  $app's script has encountered an error. Its execution was cancelled.\n!!" >&2
+	ynh_print_err --message="!!\n  $app's script has encountered an error. Its execution was cancelled.\n!!"
 
 	# If the script is executed from a terminal, dump the end of the log that precedes the crash.
 	if ynh_is_term