diff --git a/pool.c b/pool.c
index 3e306a6f..d5c3c81b 100644
--- a/pool.c
+++ b/pool.c
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ static void make_link(const char* pool_dir, struct snapraid_disk* disk, const ch
 	ret = symlink(linkto, path);
 	if (ret != 0) {
 		if (errno == EEXIST) {
-			fprintf(stderr, "warning: Duplicate pooling for '%s'\n", path);
+			fprintf(stderr, "WARNING! Duplicate pooling for '%s'\n", path);
 #ifdef _WIN32
 		} else if (errno == EPERM) {
 			fprintf(stderr, "You must run as Adminstrator to be able to create symlinks.\n");
diff --git a/scan.c b/scan.c
index d1fd1aad..424bd19f 100644
--- a/scan.c
+++ b/scan.c
@@ -740,7 +740,7 @@ static int scan_dir(struct snapraid_scan* scan, struct snapraid_state* state, in
 				/* in Unix don't follow mount points in different devices */
 				/* in Windows we are already skipping them reporting them as special files */
 				if ((uint64_t)st.st_dev != disk->device) {
-					fprintf(stderr, "warning: Ignoring mount point '%s' because it appears to be in a different device\n", path_next);
+					fprintf(stderr, "WARNING! Ignoring mount point '%s' because it appears to be in a different device\n", path_next);
 				} else
 #endif
 				{
@@ -764,7 +764,7 @@ static int scan_dir(struct snapraid_scan* scan, struct snapraid_state* state, in
 			}
 		} else {
 			if (filter_path(&state->filterlist, disk->name, sub_next) == 0) {
-				fprintf(stderr, "warning: Ignoring special '%s' file '%s'\n", stat_desc(&st), path_next);
+				fprintf(stderr, "WARNING! Ignoring special '%s' file '%s'\n", stat_desc(&st), path_next);
 			} else {
 				if (state->opt.verbose) {
 					printf("Excluding special '%s' file '%s'\n", stat_desc(&st), path_next);
diff --git a/snapraid.c b/snapraid.c
index e3aa6faa..6d21be4f 100644
--- a/snapraid.c
+++ b/snapraid.c
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 			opt.force_device = 1;
 			break;
 		case 'N' :
-			fprintf(stderr, "warning: Option --find-by-name, -N is deprecated and does nothing!\n");
+			fprintf(stderr, "WARNING! Option --find-by-name, -N is deprecated and does nothing!\n");
 			break;
 		case 'a' :
 			audit_only = 1;
diff --git a/state.c b/state.c
index a346bd97..3a0706e6 100644
--- a/state.c
+++ b/state.c
@@ -3127,7 +3127,7 @@ void state_read(struct snapraid_state* state)
 
 			/* otherwise continue */
 			if (node->next) {
-				fprintf(stderr, "warning: Content file '%s' not found, trying with another copy...\n", path);
+				fprintf(stderr, "WARNING! Content file '%s' not found, trying with another copy...\n", path);
 
 				/* ensure to rewrite all the content files */
 				state->need_write = 1;
@@ -3143,7 +3143,7 @@ void state_read(struct snapraid_state* state)
 		/* create the initial mapping */
 		state_map(state);
 
-		fprintf(stderr, "warning: No content file found. Assuming empty.\n");
+		fprintf(stderr, "No content file found. Assuming empty.\n");
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -3174,8 +3174,8 @@ void state_read(struct snapraid_state* state)
 		} else {
 			/* if the size is different */
 			if (other_st.st_size != st.st_size) {
-				fprintf(stderr, "warning: Content files '%s' and '%s' have a different size!\n", path, other_path);
-				fprintf(stderr, "warning: Likely one of the two is broken!\n");
+				fprintf(stderr, "WARNING! Content files '%s' and '%s' have a different size!\n", path, other_path);
+				fprintf(stderr, "Likely one of the two is broken!\n");
 		
 				/* ensure to rewrite all the content files */
 				state->need_write = 1;