diff --git a/webnotes/utils/__init__.py b/webnotes/utils/__init__.py
index 83d5062f5f..a58a914bfb 100644
--- a/webnotes/utils/__init__.py
+++ b/webnotes/utils/__init__.py
@@ -471,9 +471,9 @@ def in_words(integer, in_million=True):
 		bestguess, remainder = str(n), 0
 
 		if n<=20:
-			webnotes.msgprint(sys.stderr)
-			webnotes.msgprint(n)  
-			webnotes.msgprint("How did this happen?")
+			webnotes.errprint(sys.stderr)
+			webnotes.errprint(n)  
+			webnotes.errprint("How did this happen?")
 			assert 0
 		elif n < 100:
 			bestguess= xpsn((n//10)*10, known, xpsn) + '-' + xpsn(n%10, known, xpsn)
@@ -513,7 +513,6 @@ def in_words(integer, in_million=True):
 
 	return psn(n, known, psn)
 	
-
 # Get Defaults
 # ==============================================================================