diff --git a/datadog/dogshell/common.py b/datadog/dogshell/common.py
index 2951c0396..fe478981b 100644
--- a/datadog/dogshell/common.py
+++ b/datadog/dogshell/common.py
@@ -10,10 +10,7 @@
 
 def print_err(msg):
     if is_p3k():
-        if 'ERROR' in msg:
-            print(msg + '\n', file=sys.stderr)
-        else:
-            print('ERROR: ' + msg + '\n', file=sys.stderr)
+        print('ERROR: ' + msg + '\n', file=sys.stderr)
     else:
         sys.stderr.write(msg + '\n')