diff --git a/git-redate b/git-redate
index 850cd62..5040aa6 100755
--- a/git-redate
+++ b/git-redate
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ shift
 done
 
 die () {
-    echo `basename $0`: >&2 $*
+    echo >&2 `basename $0`: $*
     exit 1
 }