diff --git a/lirc.init b/lirc.init
index ab5c833..f5ebb92 100755
--- a/lirc.init
+++ b/lirc.init
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ start() {
             rcs=$(find -L /sys/class/rc/ -maxdepth 2 -name protocols 2> /dev/null)
             for rc in $rcs
             do
-                echo lirc > ${rc}
+                (echo lirc > ${rc}) 2> /dev/null
             done
         fi
     fi
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ stop() {
         protos=$(cat ${rc})
         for p in $protos
         do
-            echo "+${p}" > ${rc}
+            (echo "+${p}" > ${rc}) 2> /dev/null
         done
     done