diff --git a/files/file_list.py b/files/file_list.py
index 97c6598..d0374b4 100755
--- a/files/file_list.py
+++ b/files/file_list.py
@@ -161,29 +161,29 @@ def checkdb(options):
         print_stderr("----\nDiffering files:")
         pad=str(max([len(x[0]) for x in differing]))
         for f in differing:
-            print_stderr(("%-"+pad+"s (%s %7s => %s %7s)")%(f[0],humanize_date(f[3]),humanize_size(f[2]),
+            print(("%-"+pad+"s (%s %7s => %s %7s)")%(f[0],humanize_date(f[3]),humanize_size(f[2]),
                                                 humanize_date(os.path.getmtime(f[0])),
                                                 humanize_size(os.path.getsize(f[0]))))
     if len(missing)>0:
-        print_stderr("----\nMissing files:")
+        print("----\nMissing files:")
         pad=str(max([len(x[0]) for x in missing]))
         for f in missing:
-            print_stderr(("%-"+pad+"s (%s %7s)")%(f[0],humanize_date(f[3]),humanize_size(f[2])))
+            print(("%-"+pad+"s (%s %7s)")%(f[0],humanize_date(f[3]),humanize_size(f[2])))
     (added,changed)=has_changes_additions(db,options,False)
     if len(added)>0:
-        print_stderr("----\nAdded files:")
+        print("----\nAdded files:")
         pad=str(max([len(x[0]) for x in added]))
         for f in added:
-            print_stderr(("%-"+pad+"s (%s %7s)")%(f,
+            print(("%-"+pad+"s (%s %7s)")%(f,
                                                 humanize_date(os.path.getmtime(f)),
                                                 humanize_size(os.path.getsize(f))))
     
-    print_stderr("----\nFile check summary:")
-    print_stderr("Database modified: %s"%(humanize_date(os.path.getmtime(options.sqlfile)),))
-    print_stderr("Checksum matches : %d"%(OK_count,))
-    print_stderr("Checksum mismatch: %d"%(len(differing),))
-    print_stderr("Files missing    : %d"%(len(missing),))
-    print_stderr("Files added      : %d"%(len(added),))
+    print("----\nFile check summary:")
+    print("Database modified: %s"%(humanize_date(os.path.getmtime(options.sqlfile)),))
+    print("Checksum matches : %d"%(OK_count,))
+    print("Checksum mismatch: %d"%(len(differing),))
+    print("Files missing    : %d"%(len(missing),))
+    print("Files added      : %d"%(len(added),))
     
 
 def clean_dirs(dirs):
@@ -328,11 +328,11 @@ def get_md5(filename,fullfile=False):
         md5 = hashlib.md5()
         with open(filename,'rb') as f: 
             for chunk in iter(lambda: f.read(block_size), b''): 
-                sys.stdout.write('\r %s (%02d%%)'%(ANIM[anim_i%anim_len],int(anim_i*percents_per_block)))
-                sys.stdout.flush()
+                sys.stderr.write('\r %s (%02d%%)'%(ANIM[anim_i%anim_len],int(anim_i*percents_per_block)))
+                sys.stderr.flush()
                 anim_i+=1
                 md5.update(chunk)
-        sys.stdout.write('\r        ')
+        sys.stderr.write('\r        ')
         return md5.hexdigest()
     return hashlib.md5(open(filename,'rb').read(DEFAULT_CHUNK)).hexdigest()