diff --git a/backup/pvc/bin/run.sh b/backup/pvc/bin/run.sh
index 5fb371739..441902dd0 100644
--- a/backup/pvc/bin/run.sh
+++ b/backup/pvc/bin/run.sh
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ find_exceeding_backups() {
     local backup_count="$2"
     # Check if we have any backup
     if is_backup_not_exist "${backup_dir}"; then
-        echo "backups not found in ${backup_dir}"
+        echo "backups not found in ${backup_dir}" >&2
         return
     fi
     find "${backup_dir}"/*.tar.zstd -maxdepth 0 -exec basename {} \; | sort -gr | tail -n +$((backup_count +1))