diff --git a/scripts/update_birdnet_snippets.sh b/scripts/update_birdnet_snippets.sh
index 5e63ff7..1f30143 100755
--- a/scripts/update_birdnet_snippets.sh
+++ b/scripts/update_birdnet_snippets.sh
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@ trap 'exit 1' SIGINT SIGHUP
 USER=$(awk -F: '/1000/ {print $1}' /etc/passwd)
 HOME=$(awk -F: '/1000/ {print $6}' /etc/passwd)
 my_dir=$HOME/BirdNET-Pi/scripts
-if ! grep python3 <(head -n1 $my_dir/analyze.py);then
+if ! grep python3 <(head -n1 $my_dir/analyze.py) &>/dev/null;then
   echo "Ensure all python scripts use the virtual environment"
   sed -si "1 i\\#\!$HOME/BirdNET-Pi/birdnet/bin/python3" $my_dir/*.py
 fi
-if ! grep PRIVACY_MODE /etc/birdnet/birdnet.conf;then
+if ! grep PRIVACY_MODE /etc/birdnet/birdnet.conf &>/dev/null;then
   sudo -u${USER} echo "PRIVACY_MODE=off" >> /etc/birdnet/birdnet.conf
 fi
 if ! which lsof &>/dev/null;then