diff --git a/spec/jasmine-test-runner.coffee b/spec/jasmine-test-runner.coffee
index 8d1eeac85..7ef34ce54 100644
--- a/spec/jasmine-test-runner.coffee
+++ b/spec/jasmine-test-runner.coffee
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ buildTerminalReporter = (logFile, resolveWithExitCode) ->
     if logStream?
       fs.writeSync(logStream, str)
     else
-      ipc.send 'write-to-stdout', str
+      ipc.send 'write-to-stderr', str
 
   {TerminalReporter} = require 'jasmine-tagged'
   new TerminalReporter
diff --git a/src/browser/atom-application.coffee b/src/browser/atom-application.coffee
index e63e3a766..b8e3e7bc2 100644
--- a/src/browser/atom-application.coffee
+++ b/src/browser/atom-application.coffee
@@ -277,6 +277,9 @@ class AtomApplication
     ipc.on 'write-to-stdout', (event, output) ->
       process.stdout.write(output)
 
+    ipc.on 'write-to-stderr', (event, output) ->
+      process.stderr.write(output)
+
   # Public: Executes the given command.
   #
   # If it isn't handled globally, delegate to the currently focused window.