diff --git a/pkg/compiler/backend/simpledocker.go b/pkg/compiler/backend/simpledocker.go
index a8a720e3..88538b00 100644
--- a/pkg/compiler/backend/simpledocker.go
+++ b/pkg/compiler/backend/simpledocker.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 package backend
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
@@ -241,13 +242,20 @@ func (*SimpleDocker) Changes(fromImage, toImage string) ([]compiler.ArtifactLaye
 		return []compiler.ArtifactLayer{}, errors.Wrap(err, "Error met while creating tempdir for rootfs")
 	}
 	defer os.RemoveAll(tmpdiffs) // clean up
+	var errorBuffer bytes.Buffer
 
 	diffargs := []string{"diff", fromImage, toImage, "-v", "error", "-q", "--type=file", "-j", "-n", "-c", tmpdiffs}
-	out, err := exec.Command("container-diff", diffargs...).Output()
+	cmd := exec.Command("container-diff", diffargs...)
+	cmd.Stderr = &errorBuffer
+	out, err := cmd.Output()
 	if err != nil {
 		return []compiler.ArtifactLayer{}, errors.Wrap(err, "Failed Resolving layer diffs: "+string(out))
 	}
 
+	if string(errorBuffer.Bytes()) != "" {
+		Warning("container-diff errored with: " + string(errorBuffer.Bytes()))
+	}
+
 	if config.LuetCfg.GetGeneral().ShowBuildOutput {
 		Info(string(out))
 	}