diff --git a/frontend/src/organisms/connection/shell.svelte b/frontend/src/organisms/connection/shell.svelte
index 3e4d62f..605e45a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/organisms/connection/shell.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/organisms/connection/shell.svelte
@@ -77,11 +77,15 @@
         </button>
       </BlankState>
     {:else}
-      <pre>{result.output || ''}</pre>
+      <pre>{result.output || ''}{#if result.stderr}<div class="error">{result.stderr}</div>{/if}</pre>
     {/if}
   </div>
 
   <div class="controls">
+    <button class="button" on:click={run}>
+      <Icon name="play" /> Run
+    </button>
+
     {#key result}
       <div class="status flash-green">
         {#if result?.status}
@@ -89,10 +93,6 @@
         {/if}
       </div>
     {/key}
-
-    <button class="btn" on:click={run}>
-      <Icon name="play" /> Run
-    </button>
   </div>
 </div>
 
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
   }
 
   .output {
-    background-color: #111;
+    background-color: #2e3027;
     color: #fff;
     overflow: auto;
     display: flex;
@@ -129,6 +129,10 @@
     -webkit-user-select: text;
     cursor: text;
   }
+  .output pre .error {
+    color: #ff8989;
+    margin-top: 2px;
+  }
   .output :global(.blankstate) {
     margin: auto;
     padding: 0.5rem;
@@ -141,6 +145,6 @@
     grid-column: 1 / 3;
   }
   .controls .status {
-    margin-right: auto;
+    margin-left: auto;
   }
 </style>
diff --git a/internal/app/host_shell.go b/internal/app/host_shell.go
index 9b27c07..9a4a9ad 100644
--- a/internal/app/host_shell.go
+++ b/internal/app/host_shell.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"path"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
 	"github.com/wailsapp/wails/v2/pkg/runtime"
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 
 type ExecuteShellScriptResult struct {
 	Output           string `json:"output"`
+	Stderr           string `json:"stderr"`
 	Status           int    `json:"status"`
 	ErrorTitle       string `json:"errorTitle"`
 	ErrorDescription string `json:"errorDescription"`
@@ -85,14 +87,17 @@ func (a *App) ExecuteShellScript(hostKey, dbKey, collKey, script string) (result
 		return
 	}
 
+	var outbuf, errbuf strings.Builder
 	cmd := exec.Command("mongosh", "--file", fname, host.URI)
-	stdout, err := cmd.Output()
+	cmd.Stdout = &outbuf
+	cmd.Stderr = &errbuf
+	err = cmd.Run()
 
 	if exiterr, ok := err.(*exec.ExitError); ok {
 		result.Status = exiterr.ExitCode()
 	} else if err != nil {
 		runtime.LogWarningf(a.ctx, "Shell: failed to execute: mongosh --file %s: %s", fname, err.Error())
-		result.ErrorTitle = "Could not execute script"
+		result.ErrorTitle = "mongosh failure"
 		result.ErrorDescription = err.Error()
 		return
 	} else {
@@ -100,6 +105,7 @@ func (a *App) ExecuteShellScript(hostKey, dbKey, collKey, script string) (result
 	}
 
 	os.Remove(fname)
-	result.Output = string(stdout)
+	result.Output = outbuf.String()
+	result.Stderr = errbuf.String()
 	return
 }