diff --git a/src/Command.php b/src/Command.php
index 639db1b..6c76296 100644
--- a/src/Command.php
+++ b/src/Command.php
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ private function __construct()
      *
      * @throws \Exception
      */
-    public static function exec($command, array $params = array())
+    public static function exec($command, array $params = array(), $mergeStdErr=true)
     {
         if (empty($command)) {
             throw new \InvalidArgumentException('Command line is empty');
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ public static function exec($command, array $params = array())
 
         $command = self::bindParams($command, $params);
 
+        if ($mergeStdErr) {
+            // Redirect stderr to stdout to include it in $output
+            $command .= ' 2>&1';
+        }
+
         exec($command, $output, $code);
 
         if (count($output) === 0) {