diff --git a/src/network_manager_main.cpp b/src/network_manager_main.cpp
index 1c2e38e..ffd97df 100644
--- a/src/network_manager_main.cpp
+++ b/src/network_manager_main.cpp
@@ -320,8 +320,8 @@
     }
     catch (const std::exception& e)
     {
-        auto msg = fmt::format("FAILED: {}", e.what());
-        log<level::ERR>(msg.c_str(), entry("ERROR", e.what()));
+        fmt::print(stderr, "FAILED: {}", e.what());
+        fflush(stderr);
         return 1;
     }
 }