diff --git a/src/command.ts b/src/command.ts
index 1e72c5166..5bbdeb1a8 100644
--- a/src/command.ts
+++ b/src/command.ts
@@ -201,12 +201,18 @@ export default abstract class Command {
 
   log(message = '', ...args: any[]): void {
     if (!this.jsonEnabled()) {
-      // tslint:disable-next-line strict-type-predicates
       message = typeof message === 'string' ? message : inspect(message)
       process.stdout.write(format(message, ...args) + '\n')
     }
   }
 
+  logToStderr(message = '', ...args: any[]): void {
+    if (!this.jsonEnabled()) {
+      message = typeof message === 'string' ? message : inspect(message)
+      process.stderr.write(format(message, ...args) + '\n')
+    }
+  }
+
   public jsonEnabled(): boolean {
     return this.ctor.enableJsonFlag && this.argv.includes('--json')
   }