diff --git a/storage_scrubber/src/main.rs b/storage_scrubber/src/main.rs
index 4c804c00c1..40165a6b60 100644
--- a/storage_scrubber/src/main.rs
+++ b/storage_scrubber/src/main.rs
@@ -201,21 +201,21 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
                         }
 
                         if summary.is_fatal() {
-                            Err(anyhow::anyhow!("Fatal scrub errors detected"))
+                            eprintln!("Fatal scrub errors detected");
                         } else if summary.is_empty() {
                             // Strictly speaking an empty bucket is a valid bucket, but if someone ran the
                             // scrubber they were likely expecting to scan something, and if we see no timelines
                             // at all then it's likely due to some configuration issues like a bad prefix
-                            Err(anyhow::anyhow!(
+                            eprintln!(
                                 "No timelines found in bucket {} prefix {}",
                                 bucket_config.bucket,
                                 bucket_config
                                     .prefix_in_bucket
                                     .unwrap_or("<none>".to_string())
-                            ))
-                        } else {
-                            Ok(())
+                            );
                         }
+
+                        Ok(())
                     }
                 }
             }