diff --git a/src/tools/contract.cpp b/src/tools/contract.cpp
index cd7f4c522..2418246b8 100644
--- a/src/tools/contract.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/contract.cpp
@@ -179,8 +179,10 @@ catch (const std::bad_alloc &e)
     util::Log(logERROR) << "Please provide more memory or consider using a larger swapfile";
     return EXIT_FAILURE;
 }
+#ifdef _WIN32
 catch (const std::exception &e)
 {
-    std::cerr << "[exception] " << e.what();
+    util::Log(logERROR) << "[exception] " << e.what();
     return EXIT_FAILURE;
 }
+#endif
diff --git a/src/tools/extract.cpp b/src/tools/extract.cpp
index 6b40ab187..985921552 100644
--- a/src/tools/extract.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/extract.cpp
@@ -172,8 +172,10 @@ catch (const std::bad_alloc &e)
     util::Log(logERROR) << "Please provide more memory or consider using a larger swapfile";
     return EXIT_FAILURE;
 }
+#ifdef _WIN32
 catch (const std::exception &e)
 {
-    std::cerr << "[exception] " << e.what();
+    util::Log(logERROR) << "[exception] " << e.what() << std::endl;
     return EXIT_FAILURE;
 }
+#endif
diff --git a/src/tools/routed.cpp b/src/tools/routed.cpp
index d2e3c4598..c9be99f0a 100644
--- a/src/tools/routed.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/routed.cpp
@@ -350,8 +350,10 @@ catch (const std::bad_alloc &e)
     util::Log(logWARNING) << "Please provide more memory or consider using a larger swapfile";
     return EXIT_FAILURE;
 }
+#ifdef _WIN32
 catch (const std::exception &e)
 {
-    std::cerr << "[exception] " << e.what();
+    util::Log(logERROR) << "[exception] " << e.what();
     return EXIT_FAILURE;
 }
+#endif