diff --git a/electrum/util.py b/electrum/util.py
index 485b34585..7b67e9916 100644
--- a/electrum/util.py
+++ b/electrum/util.py
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ class PrintError(object):
 
     def print_error(self, *msg):
         if self.verbosity_filter in verbosity or verbosity == '*':
-            print_stderr("[%s]" % self.diagnostic_name(), *msg)
+            print_error("[%s]" % self.diagnostic_name(), *msg)
 
     def print_stderr(self, *msg):
         print_stderr("[%s]" % self.diagnostic_name(), *msg)