diff --git a/ocis/cmd/ocis/main.go b/ocis/cmd/ocis/main.go
index 308bfed19..c4e426d3c 100644
--- a/ocis/cmd/ocis/main.go
+++ b/ocis/cmd/ocis/main.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"os"
 
 	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/ocis/pkg/command"
@@ -8,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 
 func main() {
 	if err := command.Execute(); err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, err.Error())
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 }