diff --git a/cli/src/main/java/org/onosproject/cli/AbstractShellCommand.java b/cli/src/main/java/org/onosproject/cli/AbstractShellCommand.java
index 6e6eb03..5e87a2a 100644
--- a/cli/src/main/java/org/onosproject/cli/AbstractShellCommand.java
+++ b/cli/src/main/java/org/onosproject/cli/AbstractShellCommand.java
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
      * @param args   arguments
      */
     public void print(String format, Object... args) {
-        session.getConsole().println(String.format(format, args));
+        System.out.println(String.format(format, args));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -73,8 +73,7 @@
      * @param args   arguments
      */
     public void error(String format, Object... args) {
-        //FIXME we write both out and err to the same console (stdout)
-        session.getConsole().println(String.format(format, args));
+        System.err.println(String.format(format, args));
     }
 
     /**