diff --git a/lib/vmfloaty/utils.rb b/lib/vmfloaty/utils.rb
index 9478d04..f6d69ef 100644
--- a/lib/vmfloaty/utils.rb
+++ b/lib/vmfloaty/utils.rb
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ class Utils
   end
 
   def self.pretty_print_hosts(verbose, service, hostnames = [], print_to_stderr = false, indent = 0)
+    output_target = print_to_stderr ? $stderr : $stdout
+
     fetched_data = self.get_host_data(verbose, service, hostnames)
     fetched_data.each do |hostname, host_data|
       case service.type
@@ -96,7 +98,8 @@ class Utils
         vmpooler_service = service.clone
         vmpooler_service.silent = true
         vmpooler_service.maybe_use_vmpooler
-        puts "- [JobID:#{host_data['request']['job']['id']}] <#{host_data['state']}>"
+        output_target.puts "- [JobID:#{host_data['request']['job']['id']}] <#{host_data['state']}>"
+
         host_data['allocated_resources'].each do |vm_name, _i|
           self.pretty_print_hosts(verbose, vmpooler_service, vm_name['hostname'].split('.')[0], print_to_stderr, indent+2)
         end
@@ -105,13 +108,13 @@ class Utils
         tag_pairs = host_data['tags'].map { |key, value| "#{key}: #{value}" } unless host_data['tags'].nil?
         duration = "#{host_data['running']}/#{host_data['lifetime']} hours"
         metadata = [host_data['template'], duration, *tag_pairs]
-        puts "- #{hostname}.#{host_data['domain']} (#{metadata.join(', ')})".gsub(/^/, ' ' * indent)
+        output_target.puts "- #{hostname}.#{host_data['domain']} (#{metadata.join(', ')})".gsub(/^/, ' ' * indent)
       when 'NonstandardPooler'
         line = "- #{host_data['fqdn']} (#{host_data['os_triple']}"
         line += ", #{host_data['hours_left_on_reservation']}h remaining"
         line += ", reason: #{host_data['reserved_for_reason']}" unless host_data['reserved_for_reason'].empty?
         line += ')'
-        puts line
+        output_target.puts line
       else
         raise "Invalid service type #{service.type}"
       end