diff --git a/virt-v2v/cold/entrypoint.go b/virt-v2v/cold/entrypoint.go
index 92e248534..bec4dd26a 100644
--- a/virt-v2v/cold/entrypoint.go
+++ b/virt-v2v/cold/entrypoint.go
@@ -207,7 +207,6 @@ func executeVirtV2v(source string, args []string) (err error) {
 	virtV2vMonitorCmd := exec.Command("/usr/local/bin/virt-v2v-monitor")
 	virtV2vMonitorCmd.Stdin = r
 	virtV2vMonitorCmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
-	virtV2vMonitorCmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
 
 	var teeErr io.Reader
 	if source == OVA {
@@ -216,7 +215,7 @@ func executeVirtV2v(source string, args []string) (err error) {
 			fmt.Printf("Error setting up stdout pipe: %v\n", err)
 			return err
 		}
-		teeErr = io.TeeReader(virtV2vStderrPipe, os.Stdout)
+		teeErr = io.TeeReader(virtV2vStderrPipe, os.Stderr)
 	}
 
 	if err = virtV2vMonitorCmd.Start(); err != nil {