diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/scripts/optimize-tsconfig.js b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/scripts/optimize-tsconfig.js
index fec49336e2635..745f0db45e4fa 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/scripts/optimize-tsconfig.js
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/scripts/optimize-tsconfig.js
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 const { optimizeTsConfig } = require('./optimize-tsconfig/optimize');
 
 optimizeTsConfig().catch(err => {
-  // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
-  console.log(err);
+  console.error(err);
   process.exit(1);
 });
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/scripts/unoptimize-tsconfig.js b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/scripts/unoptimize-tsconfig.js
index 8d1ef68f1daa6..e33dc502a9587 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/scripts/unoptimize-tsconfig.js
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/scripts/unoptimize-tsconfig.js
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 const { unoptimizeTsConfig } = require('./optimize-tsconfig/unoptimize');
 
 unoptimizeTsConfig().catch(err => {
-  // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
-  console.log(err);
+  console.error(err);
   process.exit(1);
 });