diff --git a/bin/internal/shared.sh b/bin/internal/shared.sh
index f97a75d7789..88ab8ab9b71 100644
--- a/bin/internal/shared.sh
+++ b/bin/internal/shared.sh
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ function pub_upgrade_with_retry {
   local total_tries="10"
   local remaining_tries=$((total_tries - 1))
   while [[ "$remaining_tries" -gt 0 ]]; do
-    (cd "$FLUTTER_TOOLS_DIR" && "$DART" pub upgrade --suppress-analytics) && break
+    (cd "$FLUTTER_TOOLS_DIR" && "$DART" pub upgrade --suppress-analytics >&2) && break
     >&2 echo "Error: Unable to 'pub upgrade' flutter tool. Retrying in five seconds... ($remaining_tries tries left)"
     remaining_tries=$((remaining_tries - 1))
     sleep 5