diff --git a/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/cloud/RecoveryStrategy.java b/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/cloud/RecoveryStrategy.java
index e6c63a4d73e..438b75fd70e 100644
--- a/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/cloud/RecoveryStrategy.java
+++ b/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/cloud/RecoveryStrategy.java
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ public class RecoveryStrategy extends Thread implements ClosableThread {
                     .getNewestSearcher(false);
                 SolrIndexSearcher searcher = searchHolder.get();
                 try {
-                  System.out.println(core.getCoreDescriptor()
+                  System.err.println(core.getCoreDescriptor()
                       .getCoreContainer().getZkController().getNodeName()
                       + " synched "
                       + searcher.search(new MatchAllDocsQuery(), 1).totalHits);
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ public class RecoveryStrategy extends Thread implements ClosableThread {
             .getNewestSearcher(false);
         SolrIndexSearcher searcher = searchHolder.get();
         try {
-          System.out.println(core.getCoreDescriptor().getCoreContainer()
+          System.err.println(core.getCoreDescriptor().getCoreContainer()
               .getZkController().getNodeName()
               + " replayed "
               + searcher.search(new MatchAllDocsQuery(), 1).totalHits);
diff --git a/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/handler/admin/CoreAdminHandler.java b/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/handler/admin/CoreAdminHandler.java
index ad3f5f8ec2e..80072af6c4b 100644
--- a/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/handler/admin/CoreAdminHandler.java
+++ b/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/handler/admin/CoreAdminHandler.java
@@ -802,7 +802,7 @@ public class CoreAdminHandler extends RequestHandlerBase {
                 .getNewestSearcher(false);
             SolrIndexSearcher searcher = searchHolder.get();
             try {
-              System.out.println(core.getCoreDescriptor().getCoreContainer()
+              System.err.println(core.getCoreDescriptor().getCoreContainer()
                   .getZkController().getNodeName()
                   + " synched "
                   + searcher.search(new MatchAllDocsQuery(), 1).totalHits);
@@ -927,7 +927,7 @@ public class CoreAdminHandler extends RequestHandlerBase {
                 .getNewestSearcher(false);
             SolrIndexSearcher searcher = searchHolder.get();
             try {
-              System.out.println(core.getCoreDescriptor().getCoreContainer()
+              System.err.println(core.getCoreDescriptor().getCoreContainer()
                   .getZkController().getNodeName()
                   + " to replicate "
                   + searcher.search(new MatchAllDocsQuery(), 1).totalHits