diff --git a/src/ipc.cpp b/src/ipc.cpp
index 7252da40..951ab18f 100644
--- a/src/ipc.cpp
+++ b/src/ipc.cpp
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ using namespace std;
 #define IPC_CHANNEL_PREFIX "/tmp/polybar_mqueue."
 #endif
 
-void log(const string& msg) {
-  fprintf(stderr, "polybar-msg: %s\n", msg.c_str());
+void display(const string& msg) {
+  fprintf(stdout, "%s\n", msg.c_str());
 }
 
 void log(int exit_code, const string& msg) {
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ void remove_pipe(const string& handle) {
   if (unlink(handle.c_str()) == -1) {
     log(1, "Could not remove stale ipc channel: "s + strerror(errno));
   } else {
-    log("Removed stale ipc channel: " + handle);
+    display("Removed stale ipc channel: " + handle);
   }
 }
 
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
       file_descriptor fd(channel, O_WRONLY | O_NONBLOCK);
       string payload{ipc_type + ':' + ipc_payload};
       if (write(fd, payload.c_str(), payload.size()) != -1) {
-        log("Successfully wrote \"" + payload + "\" to \"" + channel + "\"");
+        display("Successfully wrote \"" + payload + "\" to \"" + channel + "\"");
         exit_status = 0;
       } else {
         log(E_WRITE, "Failed to write \"" + payload + "\" to \"" + channel + "\" (err: " + strerror(errno) + ")");