diff --git a/userspace/falco/app/actions/load_rules_files.cpp b/userspace/falco/app/actions/load_rules_files.cpp
index cde74ba5..9f622347 100644
--- a/userspace/falco/app/actions/load_rules_files.cpp
+++ b/userspace/falco/app/actions/load_rules_files.cpp
@@ -79,10 +79,9 @@ falco::app::run_result falco::app::actions::load_rules_files(falco::app::state&
 			break;
 		}
 
-		// If verbose is true, also print any warnings
-		if(s.options.verbose && res->has_warnings())
+		if(res->has_warnings())
 		{
-			fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", res->as_string(true, rc).c_str());
+			falco_logger::log(falco_logger::level::WARNING,res->as_string(true, rc) + "\n");
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/userspace/falco/app/actions/validate_rules_files.cpp b/userspace/falco/app/actions/validate_rules_files.cpp
index 67cfdcd7..cf55f3f5 100644
--- a/userspace/falco/app/actions/validate_rules_files.cpp
+++ b/userspace/falco/app/actions/validate_rules_files.cpp
@@ -114,12 +114,7 @@ falco::app::run_result falco::app::actions::validate_rules_files(falco::app::sta
 				// file was ok with warnings, without actually
 				// printing the warnings.
 				summary += filename + ": Ok, with warnings";
-
-				// If verbose is true, print the warnings now.
-				if(s.options.verbose)
-				{
-					fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", res->as_string(true, rc).c_str());
-				}
+				falco_logger::log(falco_logger::level::WARNING, res->as_string(true, rc) + "\n");
 			}
 		}