diff --git a/cmd/notation/verify.go b/cmd/notation/verify.go
index 8cadc07a..66cc0df0 100644
--- a/cmd/notation/verify.go
+++ b/cmd/notation/verify.go
@@ -246,8 +246,8 @@ func getVerifier(ctx context.Context) (notation.Verifier, error) {
 	}
 	fileCache, err := crl.NewFileCache(cacheRoot)
 	if err != nil {
-		// discard NewFileCache error directly as cache is not critical
-		fmt.Printf("Warning: %v\n", err)
+		// discard NewFileCache error as cache errors are not critical
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Warning: %v\n", err)
 	} else {
 		crlFetcher.Cache = &clicrl.CacheWithLog{
 			Cache:             fileCache,
diff --git a/test/e2e/suite/scenario/crl.go b/test/e2e/suite/scenario/crl.go
index 4eef6944..bf76424f 100644
--- a/test/e2e/suite/scenario/crl.go
+++ b/test/e2e/suite/scenario/crl.go
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ var _ = Describe("notation CRL revocation check", Serial, func() {
 		})
 	})
 
-	It("successfully completed with cache creation error in debug log", func() {
+	It("successfully completed with cache creation error in warning message", func() {
 		Host(CRLOptions(), func(notation *utils.ExecOpts, artifact *Artifact, vhost *utils.VirtualHost) {
 			notation.Exec("sign", artifact.ReferenceWithDigest()).
 				MatchKeyWords(SignSuccessfully)
@@ -152,9 +152,9 @@ var _ = Describe("notation CRL revocation check", Serial, func() {
 			notation.Exec("verify", artifact.ReferenceWithDigest(), "-d").
 				MatchKeyWords(
 					VerifySuccessfully,
-					"Warning: failed to create crl file cache",
 				).
 				MatchErrKeyWords(
+					"Warning: failed to create crl file cache",
 					"OCSP check failed with unknown error and fallback to CRL check for certificate #2",
 					`"GET" "http://localhost:10086/intermediate.crl"`,
 					`"GET" "http://localhost:10086/leaf.crl"`,
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ var _ = Describe("notation CRL revocation check", Serial, func() {
 		})
 	})
 
-	It("failed with revoked leaf certificate and cache creation error in debug log", func() {
+	It("failed with revoked leaf certificate and cache creation error in warning message", func() {
 		Host(CRLOptions(), func(notation *utils.ExecOpts, artifact *Artifact, vhost *utils.VirtualHost) {
 			notation.Exec("sign", artifact.ReferenceWithDigest()).
 				MatchKeyWords(SignSuccessfully)
@@ -180,11 +180,9 @@ var _ = Describe("notation CRL revocation check", Serial, func() {
 
 			// verify without cache
 			notation.ExpectFailure().Exec("verify", artifact.ReferenceWithDigest(), "-d").
-				MatchKeyWords(
-					"Warning: failed to create crl file cache",
-				).
 				MatchErrKeyWords(
 					VerifyFailed,
+					"Warning: failed to create crl file cache",
 					"OCSP check failed with unknown error and fallback to CRL check for certificate #2",
 					`"GET" "http://localhost:10086/intermediate.crl"`,
 					`"GET" "http://localhost:10086/leaf.crl"`,