diff --git a/lua/catppuccino/core/cs.lua b/lua/catppuccino/core/cs.lua
index 2605af6..a987043 100644
--- a/lua/catppuccino/core/cs.lua
+++ b/lua/catppuccino/core/cs.lua
@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@ function M.get_color_scheme(cs)
 	local good, color_scheme = pcall(require, "catppuccino.color_schemes." .. cs)
 
 	if not good then
-		return false, "Catppuccino: the colorscheme '" .. cs .. "' was not recognized."
+		return {status = false, msg = "Catppuccino: the colorscheme '" .. cs .. "' was not recognized. Defaulting to Catppuccino Dark."}, require("catppuccino.color_schemes.catppuccino")
 	end
 
 	if not (next(remaps) == nil) then
-		return true, vim.tbl_deep_extend("force", color_scheme, remaps)
+		return {status = true}, vim.tbl_deep_extend("force", color_scheme, remaps)
 	else
-		return true, color_scheme
+		return {status = true}, color_scheme
 	end
 end
 
diff --git a/lua/catppuccino/core/mapper.lua b/lua/catppuccino/core/mapper.lua
index 83f828b..7a9a98a 100644
--- a/lua/catppuccino/core/mapper.lua
+++ b/lua/catppuccino/core/mapper.lua
@@ -202,10 +202,10 @@ end
 function M.apply(cs)
 	_G.cpc = require("catppuccino.config").options
 	cs = cs or cpc.colorscheme
-	local good, color_scheme = require("catppuccino.core.cs").get_color_scheme(cs)
+	local err, color_scheme = require("catppuccino.core.cs").get_color_scheme(cs)
 
-	if not good then
-		return false, color_scheme -- error message
+	if not err.status then
+		vim.api.nvim_err_writeln(err.msg)
 	end
 
 	set_cs(color_scheme)
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ function M.apply(cs)
 	-- uninstantiate to avoid poluting global scope and because they are not needed anymore
 	_G.cpc = nil
 
-    return true, theme
+    return theme
 end
 
 return M
diff --git a/lua/catppuccino/main.lua b/lua/catppuccino/main.lua
index 0a77c99..a8396de 100644
--- a/lua/catppuccino/main.lua
+++ b/lua/catppuccino/main.lua
@@ -9,13 +9,7 @@ local function load(args)
         catppuccino.before_loading()
     end
 
-	local good, theme = require("catppuccino.core.mapper").apply(args)
-
-	if not good then
-		print(theme) -- error message
-		return
-	end
-
+	local theme = require("catppuccino.core.mapper").apply(args)
 	utils.load(theme)
 
     if (catppuccino.after_loading ~= nil) then
diff --git a/lua/lualine/themes/catppuccino.lua b/lua/lualine/themes/catppuccino.lua
index 6865f2f..c512927 100644
--- a/lua/lualine/themes/catppuccino.lua
+++ b/lua/lualine/themes/catppuccino.lua
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-local good, color_scheme = require("catppuccino.core.cs").get_color_scheme(require("catppuccino.config").options["colorscheme"])
+local err, color_scheme = require("catppuccino.core.cs").get_color_scheme(require("catppuccino.config").options["colorscheme"])
 
-if not good then
-    print(color_scheme) -- error message
-    return
+if not err.status then
+	vim.api.nvim_err_writeln(err.msg)
 end
 
 local cpt = color_scheme