diff --git a/jiracli/usage.go b/jiracli/usage.go
index bb45245..4f4c432 100644
--- a/jiracli/usage.go
+++ b/jiracli/usage.go
@@ -103,7 +103,8 @@ Commands:
 
 func CommandLine(fig *figtree.FigTree, o *oreo.Client) *kingpin.Application {
 	app := kingpin.New("jira", "Jira Command Line Interface")
-
+	app.UsageWriter(os.Stdout)
+	app.ErrorWriter(os.Stderr)
 	app.Command("version", "Prints version").PreAction(func(*kingpin.ParseContext) error {
 		fmt.Println(jira.VERSION)
 		panic(Exit{Code: 0})