diff --git a/functions/compression.sh b/functions/compression.sh
index bb33cd2e..9616a2c3 100644
--- a/functions/compression.sh
+++ b/functions/compression.sh
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ validate_for_chd() {
         log i "Validating .cue associated .bin files"
         local cue_bin_files=$(grep -o -P "(?<=FILE \").*(?=\".*$)" "$file")
         log i "Associated bin files read:"
-        log i $(printf '%s\n' "$cue_bin_files")
+        log i "$(printf '%s\n' "$cue_bin_files")"
         if [[ ! -z "$cue_bin_files" ]]; then
           while IFS= read -r line
           do
diff --git a/functions/logger.sh b/functions/logger.sh
index d37dafb6..9c2ea6c3 100755
--- a/functions/logger.sh
+++ b/functions/logger.sh
@@ -86,11 +86,11 @@ log() {
   esac
 
   # Display the message in the terminal
-  echo -e "$colored_message"
+  echo -e "$colored_message" >&2
 
   # Write the log message to the log file
   if [ ! -f "$logfile" ]; then
-    echo "$timestamp [WARN] Log file not found in \"$logfile\", creating it"
+    echo "$timestamp [WARN] Log file not found in \"$logfile\", creating it" >&2
     touch "$logfile"
   fi
   echo "$log_message" >> "$logfile"