diff --git a/lua/frecency/db.lua b/lua/frecency/db.lua
index 2e39d31a..588af7f5 100644
--- a/lua/frecency/db.lua
+++ b/lua/frecency/db.lua
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ function db.remove(entries, silent)
     local count = fs:count()
     fs:remove()
     if not vim.F.if_nil(silent, false) then
-      print(("Telescope-frecency: removed all entries. number of entries removed %d ."):format(count))
+      vim.notify(("Telescope-frecency: removed all entries. number of entries removed %d ."):format(count))
     end
     return
   end
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ function db.remove(entries, silent)
   end
 
   if not vim.F.if_nil(silent, false) then
-    print(("Telescope-frecency: removed %d missing entries."):format(#entries))
+    vim.notify(("Telescope-frecency: removed %d missing entries."):format(#entries))
   end
 end
 
diff --git a/lua/frecency/picker.lua b/lua/frecency/picker.lua
index d8f95d62..320f6fff 100644
--- a/lua/frecency/picker.lua
+++ b/lua/frecency/picker.lua
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ m.setup = function(config)
     for _, path in ipairs(oldfiles) do
       fs.insert { path = path, count = 0 } -- TODO: remove when sql.nvim#97 is closed
     end
-    print(("Telescope-Frecency: Imported %d entries from oldfiles."):format(#oldfiles))
+    vim.notify(("Telescope-Frecency: Imported %d entries from oldfiles."):format(#oldfiles))
   end
 
   -- TODO: perhaps ignore buffer without file path here?
diff --git a/lua/frecency/util.lua b/lua/frecency/util.lua
index f8dbef67..e09e8b98 100644
--- a/lua/frecency/util.lua
+++ b/lua/frecency/util.lua
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ end
 
 util.abort_remove_unlinked_files = function()
   ---TODO: refactor all messages to a lua file. alarts.lua?
-  print "TelescopeFrecency: validation aborted."
+  vim.notify "TelescopeFrecency: validation aborted."
 end
 
 util.tbl_match = function(field, val, tbl)