diff --git a/extra/interface/ap/src/main/java/org/spongepowered/configurate/interfaces/processor/ConfigImplementationGenerator.java b/extra/interface/ap/src/main/java/org/spongepowered/configurate/interfaces/processor/ConfigImplementationGenerator.java
index 9f0fa1cc..19973aaf 100644
--- a/extra/interface/ap/src/main/java/org/spongepowered/configurate/interfaces/processor/ConfigImplementationGenerator.java
+++ b/extra/interface/ap/src/main/java/org/spongepowered/configurate/interfaces/processor/ConfigImplementationGenerator.java
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ private boolean gatherElementSpec(
                 if (element.isDefault()) {
                     continue;
                 }
-                this.processor.error(
+                this.processor.printError(
                         "Cannot make config due to method %s, which is an excluded method that has no implementation!",
                         element
                 );
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ private boolean gatherElementSpec(
 
             final List<? extends VariableElement> parameters = element.getParameters();
             if (parameters.size() > 1) {
-                this.processor.error("Setters cannot have more than one parameter! Method: " + element);
+                this.processor.printError("Setters cannot have more than one parameter! Method: " + element);
                 return false;
             }
 
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ private boolean handleSetter(
         // we have two main branches of setters, default non-void setters and non-default any setters
         if (element.isDefault()) {
             if (MoreTypes.isTypeOf(Void.TYPE, returnType)) {
-                this.processor.error("A default setter cannot have void as return type. Method: " + element);
+                this.processor.printError("A default setter cannot have void as return type. Method: " + element);
                 return false;
             }
 
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ private boolean handleSetter(
         if (!MoreTypes.isTypeOf(Void.TYPE, returnType)) {
             // the return type can be a parent type of parameter, but it has to be assignable
             if (!this.processor.typeUtils.isAssignable(parameter.asType(), returnType)) {
-                this.processor.error(
+                this.processor.printError(
                         "Cannot create a setter with return type %s for argument type %s. Method: %s",
                         returnType,
                         parameter.asType(),
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ private void handleGetter(
     ) {
         // voids aren't valid
         if (MoreTypes.isTypeOf(Void.TYPE, nodeType)) {
-            this.processor.error(
+            this.processor.printError(
                     "Cannot create a getter with return type void for method %s, did you forget to @Exclude this method?",
                     element
             );
diff --git a/extra/interface/ap/src/main/java/org/spongepowered/configurate/interfaces/processor/ConfigImplementationGeneratorProcessor.java b/extra/interface/ap/src/main/java/org/spongepowered/configurate/interfaces/processor/ConfigImplementationGeneratorProcessor.java
index 622aa814..ba1dc9f8 100644
--- a/extra/interface/ap/src/main/java/org/spongepowered/configurate/interfaces/processor/ConfigImplementationGeneratorProcessor.java
+++ b/extra/interface/ap/src/main/java/org/spongepowered/configurate/interfaces/processor/ConfigImplementationGeneratorProcessor.java
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ public boolean process(final Set<? extends TypeElement> ignored, final RoundEnvi
             try {
                 processInterface(typeElement);
             } catch (final IOException exception) {
-                error(exception.getMessage());
+                printError(exception.getMessage());
             }
         }
 
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ Properties generatedClasses() {
         return this.mappings;
     }
 
-    void error(final String message, final Object... arguments) {
+    void printError(final String message, final Object... arguments) {
         this.messager.printMessage(Kind.ERROR, String.format(Locale.ROOT, message, arguments));
     }