diff --git a/run/power.sh b/run/power.sh
index f27acb6..ad1d207 100644
--- a/run/power.sh
+++ b/run/power.sh
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ _graceful_shutdown() {
     echo $(($(cat ${_QEMU_SHUTDOWN_COUNTER})+1)) > ${_QEMU_SHUTDOWN_COUNTER}
 
     # Try to connect to qemu
-    if echo 'info version'| nc -q 1 -w 1 localhost "${QEMU_MONPORT}" > /dev/null; then
+    if echo 'info version'| nc -q 1 -w 1 localhost "${QEMU_MONPORT}" >/dev/null 2>&1 ; then
 
       sleep 1
       echo "Shutting down, waiting... ($(cat ${_QEMU_SHUTDOWN_COUNTER})/${QEMU_POWERDOWN_TIMEOUT})"
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ _graceful_shutdown() {
   done
 
   echo && echo "Quitting..."
-  echo 'quit' | nc -q 1 -w 1 localhost "${QEMU_MONPORT}" > /dev/null || true
+  echo 'quit' | nc -q 1 -w 1 localhost "${QEMU_MONPORT}" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
 
   return
 }