diff --git a/greenmine/settings/__init__.py b/greenmine/settings/__init__.py
index da0350a5..dbbe083a 100644
--- a/greenmine/settings/__init__.py
+++ b/greenmine/settings/__init__.py
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-
-from __future__ import absolute_import
-import os
+from __future__ import (
+    absolute_import,
+    print_function
+)
+import os, sys
 
 try:
-    print "Trying import local.py settings..."
+    print("Trying import local.py settings...", file=sys.stderr)
     from .local import *
 except ImportError:
-    print "Trying import development.py settings..."
+    print("Trying import development.py settings...", file=sys.stderr)
     from .development import *