diff --git a/src/gajim-remote.py b/src/gajim-remote.py
index 11c7a094e..c464fbf1d 100755
--- a/src/gajim-remote.py
+++ b/src/gajim-remote.py
@@ -46,8 +46,7 @@ i18n.init()
 
 def send_error(error_message):
 		''' Writes error message to stderr and exits'''
-		sys.stderr.write(error_message + '\n')
-		sys.stderr.flush()
+		print >> sys.stderr, error_message
 		sys.exit(1)
 
 try: