diff --git a/.github/run_tests.sh b/.github/run_tests.sh
index bb5c42a0c..6672f7060 100755
--- a/.github/run_tests.sh
+++ b/.github/run_tests.sh
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ main() {
     testpr)   shift; target_testpr   "$@";;
     testnets) shift; target_testnets "$@";;
     -h|--help) usage;;
-    *) echo "Unknown target: $cmd" >&2; usage; exit 2;;
+    *) echo "Unknown target: $cmd" >&2; usage >&2; exit 2;;
   esac
 }
 
diff --git a/scripts/build_and_link_node_bins.sh b/scripts/build_and_link_node_bins.sh
index 3d71f9fd0..da0fc844a 100755
--- a/scripts/build_and_link_node_bins.sh
+++ b/scripts/build_and_link_node_bins.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ usage() {
 }
 
 if [ $# -ne 3 ]; then
-  usage
+  usage >&2
   exit 2
 fi
 
diff --git a/scripts/update_node_bins.sh b/scripts/update_node_bins.sh
index 80dfec5c3..d46c0ba50 100755
--- a/scripts/update_node_bins.sh
+++ b/scripts/update_node_bins.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ set -euo pipefail
 usage() { printf "Usage: %s /path/to/cardano-node-repo\n" "${0}"; }
 
 if [ $# -ne 1 ]; then
-  usage
+  usage >&2
   exit 2
 fi
 REPO_PATH="$(readlink -m "$1")"