diff --git a/cli/command/orchestrator.go b/cli/command/orchestrator.go
index 9fa9c713d3..4438ef5cc6 100644
--- a/cli/command/orchestrator.go
+++ b/cli/command/orchestrator.go
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 package command
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
-
-	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
 // Orchestrator type acts as an enum describing supported orchestrators.
@@ -45,7 +44,9 @@ func GetOrchestrator(orchestrator string) Orchestrator {
 		return o
 	}
 
-	logrus.Infof("Specified orchestrator %q is invalid. Please use either kubernetes or swarm", orchestrator)
+	if orchestrator != "" {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Specified orchestrator %q is invalid. Please use either kubernetes or swarm\n", orchestrator)
+	}
 	// Nothing set, use default orchestrator
 	return defaultOrchestrator
 }