diff --git a/lib/simple_config.py b/lib/simple_config.py
index 71818e7f..3b747b0a 100644
--- a/lib/simple_config.py
+++ b/lib/simple_config.py
@@ -162,12 +162,12 @@ class SimpleConfig(PrintError):
         self.rename_config_keys(self.user_config, {'auto_cycle': 'auto_connect'})
 
         try:
-            # migrate server string FROM host:port:proto TO host:port
+            # change server string FROM host:port:proto TO host:port:s
             server_str = self.user_config.get('server')
             host, port, protocol = str(server_str).rsplit(':', 2)
             assert protocol in ('s', 't')
             int(port)  # Throw if cannot be converted to int
-            server_str = str('{}:{}'.format(host, port))
+            server_str = '{}:{}:s'.format(host, port)
             self._set_key_in_user_config('server', server_str)
         except BaseException:
             self._set_key_in_user_config('server', None)
diff --git a/lib/util.py b/lib/util.py
index d9eaea6c..db5fe896 100644
--- a/lib/util.py
+++ b/lib/util.py
@@ -77,8 +77,12 @@ class PrintError(object):
         return self.__class__.__name__
 
     def print_error(self, *msg):
+        # only prints with --verbose flag
         print_error("[%s]" % self.diagnostic_name(), *msg)
 
+    def print_stderr(self, *msg):
+        print_stderr("[%s]" % self.diagnostic_name(), *msg)
+
     def print_msg(self, *msg):
         print_msg("[%s]" % self.diagnostic_name(), *msg)