diff --git a/osc/commandline.py b/osc/commandline.py
index 3b8ded4a2..3a336a1d3 100644
--- a/osc/commandline.py
+++ b/osc/commandline.py
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ def load_command(self, cls, module_prefix):
 
     def load_commands(self):
         if IN_VENV:
-            output.print_msg("Running in virtual environment, skipping loading plugins installed outside the virtual environment.", print_to="stderr")
+            output.print_msg("Running in virtual environment, skipping loading plugins installed outside the virtual environment.", print_to="debug")
 
         for module_prefix, module_path in self.MODULES:
             module_path = os.path.expanduser(module_path)
@@ -10231,7 +10231,7 @@ def do_comment(self, subcmd, opts, *args):
 
     def _load_plugins(self):
         if IN_VENV:
-            output.print_msg("Running in virtual environment, skipping loading legacy plugins.", print_to="stderr")
+            output.print_msg("Running in virtual environment, skipping loading legacy plugins.", print_to="debug")
             return
 
         plugin_dirs = [