diff --git a/shell-integration/bash/kitty.bash b/shell-integration/bash/kitty.bash
index 0e006c066..3daae7a27 100644
--- a/shell-integration/bash/kitty.bash
+++ b/shell-integration/bash/kitty.bash
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ _ksi_main() {
     builtin unset KITTY_SHELL_INTEGRATION
 
     _ksi_debug_print() {
-        # print a line to STDOUT of parent kitty process
+        # print a line to STDERR of parent kitty process
         builtin local b
         b=$(builtin command base64 <<< "${@}")
         builtin printf "\eP@kitty-print|%s\e\\" "${b//[[:space:]]}}"
diff --git a/shell-integration/zsh/kitty-integration b/shell-integration/zsh/kitty-integration
index 131a9b072..878efb0f3 100644
--- a/shell-integration/zsh/kitty-integration
+++ b/shell-integration/zsh/kitty-integration
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ typeset -gi _ksi_fd
     }
 } 2>/dev/null || (( _ksi_fd = 1 ))
 
-# Asks kitty to print $@ to its STDOUT. This is for debugging.
+# Asks kitty to print $@ to its STDERR. This is for debugging.
 _ksi_debug_print() {
     builtin local data
     data=$(builtin command base64 <<<"${(j: :)@}") || builtin return