diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index f6219e2..0b583b6 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func init() {
 func Execute() int {
 	if err := rootCmd.Execute(); err != nil {
 		if err != errSilent {
-			fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, err)
+			fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, fmt.Errorf("❌ %s", err))
 		}
 		return 1
 	}
diff --git a/internal/pkg/markdown/markdown.go b/internal/pkg/markdown/markdown.go
index 8498f8a..da4d8eb 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/markdown/markdown.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/markdown/markdown.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ func Render(path string) error {
 
 	data, err := ioutil.ReadFile(path)
 	if err != nil {
-		return errors.New("❌ changelog not found. Check your configuration or run gh changelog new")
+		return errors.New("changelog not found. Check your configuration or run gh changelog new")
 	}
 
 	content, err := r.Render(string(data))