diff --git a/src/common.js b/src/common.js
index dbca994..d5793c6 100644
--- a/src/common.js
+++ b/src/common.js
@@ -64,16 +64,15 @@ function error(msg, _code, _continue) {
   if(config.fatal)
     throw new Error(log_entry);
 
+  if (msg.length > 0)
+    log(log_entry);
+
   if(!_continue) {
-    // throw new Error(log_entry);
     throw {
       msg: 'earlyExit',
       retValue: (new ShellString('', state.error, state.errorCode))
     };
   }
-
-  if (msg.length > 0)
-    log(log_entry);
 }
 exports.error = error;
 
diff --git a/test/common.js b/test/common.js
index e7e1d93..b450ae2 100644
--- a/test/common.js
+++ b/test/common.js
@@ -94,6 +94,11 @@ assert.ok(typeof result.stderr === 'undefined');
 assert.ok(result.to);
 assert.ok(result.toEnd);
 
+// Commands that fail will still output error messages to stderr
+result = shell.exec(JSON.stringify(process.execPath) + ' -e "require(\'../global\'); ls(\'noexist\'); cd(\'noexist\');"');
+assert.equal(result.stdout, '');
+assert.equal(result.stderr, 'ls: no such file or directory: noexist\ncd: no such file or directory: noexist\n');
+
 shell.exit(123);