diff --git a/detox/src/utils/exec.js b/detox/src/utils/exec.js
index e896962cc2..958a73890b 100644
--- a/detox/src/utils/exec.js
+++ b/detox/src/utils/exec.js
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ function spawnAndLog(command, flags, options) {
   }
 
   stdout.on('data', (chunk) => log.trace({ stdout: true, event: 'SPAWN_STDOUT' }, chunk.toString()));
-  stderr.on('data', (chunk) => log.trace({ stderr: true, event: 'SPAWN_STDERR' }, chunk.toString()));
+  stderr.on('data', (chunk) => log.error({ stderr: true, event: 'SPAWN_STDERR' }, chunk.toString()));
 
   function onEnd(e) {
     const signal = e.childProcess.signalCode || '';
diff --git a/detox/src/utils/exec.test.js b/detox/src/utils/exec.test.js
index 18bedb7d11..aa9b874e71 100644
--- a/detox/src/utils/exec.test.js
+++ b/detox/src/utils/exec.test.js
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ describe('spawn', () => {
     expect(log.debug).toBeCalledWith(expect.objectContaining({ event: 'SPAWN_CMD' }), '[pid=2018] command');
     expect(log.trace).toBeCalledWith(expect.objectContaining({ event: 'SPAWN_END' }), 'command finished with code = 0');
     expect(log.trace).toBeCalledWith(expect.objectContaining({ event: 'SPAWN_STDOUT', stdout: true }), 'hello');
-    expect(log.trace).toBeCalledWith(expect.objectContaining({ event: 'SPAWN_STDERR', stderr: true }), 'world');
+    expect(log.error).toBeCalledWith(expect.objectContaining({ event: 'SPAWN_STDERR', stderr: true }), 'world');
   });
 
   it('should log erroneously finished spawns', async () => {
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ describe('spawn', () => {
 
     expect(log.debug).toBeCalledWith(expect.objectContaining({ event: 'SPAWN_CMD' }), '[pid=8102] command');
     expect(log.trace).toBeCalledWith(expect.objectContaining({ event: 'SPAWN_END' }), 'command finished with code = -2');
-    expect(log.trace).toBeCalledWith(expect.objectContaining({ event: 'SPAWN_STDERR', stderr: true }), 'Some error.');
+    expect(log.error).toBeCalledWith(expect.objectContaining({ event: 'SPAWN_STDERR', stderr: true }), 'Some error.');
   });
 
   it('should log immediate spawn errors', async () => {
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ describe('spawn', () => {
 
     expect(log.debug).toBeCalledWith(expect.objectContaining({ event: 'SPAWN_CMD' }), '[pid=null] command');
     expect(log.error).toBeCalledWith(expect.objectContaining({ event: 'SPAWN_ERROR' }), 'command failed with code = -2');
-    expect(log.trace).toBeCalledWith(expect.objectContaining({ event: 'SPAWN_STDERR', stderr: true }), 'Command `command` not found.');
+    expect(log.error).toBeCalledWith(expect.objectContaining({ event: 'SPAWN_STDERR', stderr: true }), 'Command `command` not found.');
   });
 });